“You know the old saying — if a deal is too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true,” Leslie Tripp reports for CNN. “That’s what happened to a major retailer’s online shoppers Friday afternoon.”
“Sears.com inadvertently advertised Apple’s 16GB iPad 2 for $69, much less than the regular advertised price of $744.99,” Tripp reports.
MacDailyNews Take: We don’t know from where these prices are coming, but, in reality, Apple’s 16GB iPad Wi-Fi costs US$499 and the 16GB Wi-Fi+3G iPad 2 costs $629.
“That low price got the attention of web shoppers and the deal went viral on Twitter and other social media websites,” Tripp reports. “Many people took advantage of the unbelievable deal, though a Sears spokesperson couldn’t give an exact number.”
Tripp reports, “Friday night, Sears posted a statement online telling customers the error was made by a third-party vendor and the deal will not be honored.”
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