Taking DELL to court.

[Crimsoned]

So because of Dell's wrong doings. Your own wrong doings are justified. Sorry I am not some sheep that sees his neighbor steal and thinks it's okay to do so.
First come first serve. Maybe they were trying to get rid of some stock of models. Who cares.
Nice talking to you, cheapskate. Trying to hide the fact you are abusive, and a cheapskate by trying to paint a cynical picture. Poor wordplay, to be honest. You are not very creative.

[thedalmeny]

So because of Dell's wrong doings. Your own wrong doings are justified. Sorry I am not some sheep that sees his neighbor steal and thinks it's okay to do so.
First come first serve. Maybe they were trying to get rid of some stock of models. Who cares.
Nice talking to you, cheapskate. Trying to hide the fact you are abusive, and a cheapskate by trying to paint a cynical picture. Poor wordplay, to be honest. You are not very creative.

Two wrongs may not make a right, it certainly feels good though.

Perhaps you live in a world where large corporations treat people fairly, maybe the trees are covered in chocolates and the sky is purple... I don't.

Give a CEO a penny, he'll steal a fortune.

[Crimsoned]

Again, trying to paint a cynical corporate Illuminati picture to justify and win an argument. PS: Thanks for agreeing that what you are doing is wrong. Hopefully a moderator will take action against this type of fraudulent action.
I find your bias towards evil malevolent companies, and not the apparently sweet and innocent consumer to be dismaying. Consumers by and large are sickening at times, just as evil money hungry corporations. Poor consumers SOMEBODY HELP THEM!
Stop dude, you're a cheapskate out of your own doing.

I really wish you success in life, both financially and life-wise. Maybe then you wouldn't have to rely on these type of cheap deceitful tactics to get a fregging laptop.

Or maybe you are already succesful, you just like drama, and cynicism... I can't even tell with people anymore. If it's truly situational, or self-inflicting...

[thedalmeny]

Once again, you don't seem to be listening. I'll quote what i've said, before you continue to suggest i'm being 'fraudulent'.

Did i believe it was a misprice? perhaps. Was my main suspicion that they were trying to shift stock of a particular model? Mainly yes. There has been a great deal of change of the models made available in the U.K, at one point they completely removed the Dell XPS 15 from sale. After which, only the i5 versions were present for purchase. It's not beyond realm of possibility for this to be the case.

As for the rest, our opinions just differ. I also don't need to paint a picture, Dell do that by themselves. God love them for it aswell.

Then you're suggesting i am poor, somehow this is my motivation. You'd be mistaken.

I do understand that you wish to hammer home this point though, since you failed so miserably to understand consumer law, causing you to edit a post that made you look foolish. Please don't take out your own frustrations on me, i can only suggest you go educate yourself, i can't do it for you.

[BLOBY]

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[Robin24k]

I'm glad to be living in the US, especially with things like this:

large organisations violating consumer law, or even EU regulations

With all of those regulations and consumer protection laws, it's simply too difficult for many (usually smaller) companies to do business in Europe. Such laws tend to give consumers an feeling of entitlement, and if you give someone an inch this time, next time they'll ask for a yard.

Perhaps you will be on top this time, but there's a price to be paid - what comes around goes around, and it will probably affect others when it does.

[2.0™]

If UK law is such, then Dell needs to take greater care in publishing pricing. Their failure to do so warrants any legal action that a consumer can lawfully bring.

[Disguise]

Dell is a massive company, they can absorb the losses of their mistakes. UK contract law states that once a contract is in place (written confirmation of order) then derogation from the contract is actionable by either party. It cuts both ways. If the OP had decided, after confirmation, that he didn't want the laptop, Dell would still be entitled to refuse cancellation and take his money or failing that taking him to court to recover that money. Sure, Dell might try to write an cancellation clause in its Ts & Cs but that runs up into consumer protection law which exists to protect consumers against vendors posting a lower price, luring people in with a deposit or full payment, and then claiming "mistake!" and raising prices. If what OP is saying is true, then he should be entitled to the original price or his money back.

Crimsoned, your name-calling isn't doing you any favours. As a business owner you've probably experienced people gaming the system for their advantage but if what OP is saying is true, he is simply asking for what he was promised. Besides, Dell is a big boy with its own team of very expensive lawyers, it can take care of itself.

[jaug1337]

If you ain't got the money, it's not worth doing, you will lose.

Better off settling on a new laptop with better pricing.

[yeuemmaimai]

@Bungrai, I would highly recommend you read terms of conditions. It was my understanding the moment the laptop ships, you are charged and the transaction is finalized. So why they canceled at that point, I am unsure. Seek options, in your case you may actually have something.

You are charged when the order is placed (to verify funds). I placed my orders with Dell on a Satuday morning and money was immediately removed from my account (USA Customer). First laptop shipped on this last Wednesday and they finalized the charge of $734.04 when it shipped. The second one goes out this next Wednesday at which point they will recharge my card for $479.35. Since they did not take the cash within 5 days, the funds were released which is what happened to the OP... It is not Dell's fault that the funds were held, it was his bank holding the funds pending the final charge from Dell. This is a common practice with all credit/debit cards.