A savvy, bargain-hunting shopper raised eyebrows after revealing she managed to get a pair of coveted Adidas Gazelle trainers from online shopping giant ASOS for a wildly reduced price
A savvy ASOS shopper has left people stunned after managing to bag a pair of popular Adidas trainers for just £1.50.
With the cost of living crisis raging on, any discount or little financial win can be a major mood boost. For one shopper, this was the case when she managed to scoop a pair of original Adidas Gazelle trainers for less than a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks.
The lucky shoe lover was browsing on online shopping site ASOS, which stocks a wide variety of clothing, shoes, accessories, makeup, skincare and more from an eclectic range of brands. It also boasts its own in-house ranges, much to the delight of fashion enthusiasts and aficionados.
The shopper shared her win via the phenomenally popular Facebook page, Extreme Couponing and Bargains, where she dubbed it her “bargain of the year” and confirmed the trainers had been delivered safe and sound.
In disbelief, stunned social media users flocked to the comments to share their thoughts. One user asked: “How did you manage to get them for that price?” To which, another shopper replied, “they don’t have to honour it. That’s why a lot of orders get cancelled”.
Online shopping can be tricky when it comes to incorrect prices being listed. According to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau, your legal rights all come down to whether or not you have what’s deemed as a “contract” with the retailer.
Guidance on the bureau’s website states that, depending on the company’s terms and conditions, you’ll have legal rights – and a contract – either:
It’s important to find “the company’s terms and conditions to find out where you stand”. The CBA advises that if you do have a contract, “the company can’t usually cancel your order, even if they realise they’ve sold you something at the wrong price”. In fact, a company should “only be able to cancel it if it was a genuine and honest mistake on their part that you should’ve noticed”.
If you’re in a situation where it transpires you don’t have a contract and someone realises they’ve told you the wrong price, the company can cancel your order. For the ASOS shopper, since she received her new trainers, it appears the retail giant honoured the listed price.
Impressed shoppers shared their thoughts beneath her post on Facebook. One said: “Bargain you got there [thumbs up emoji]”, but a disappointed shopper commented: “All out of stock now for anyone hoping and only £1.50 on size 4.5.”
One person replied: “Of course they will be out of stock. Once put on here, others will buy them whether they want them or not and whether they’re a size 4.5 or not which will make them oos [out of stock].”
Another upset Adidas fan said: “I’m a 4.5 gutted I missed this [sobbing with tears emoji]”, but another said: “Bl***y brill well done hun!” Another echoed such sentiments and said: “Wow that’s brilliant [thumbs up emoji]”.
One shopper said: “Well done. And great idea to post after receiving them. Otherwise would have probs been cancelled with the 1000s of orders [crying laughing emoji]”.
Another advised: “Just tried for us but back up to normal price”, while another added: “4.5 and size 8 were £1.50 but all out of stock now”.