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michelel72) wrote2009-04-12 03:31 pm
michelel72) wrote2009-04-12 03:31 pm
What the HELL, Amazon?!?
What. The. Hell.
Does this trace back to that nutjob who triggered the Great LJ Strikethrough Clusterf*ck or something? And regardless of whether it does, how did Amazon not learn anything from that?
Are there no retailers out there I can give my business to?
Looks like I'll be shopping elsewhere, at least for the time being.
Does this trace back to that nutjob who triggered the Great LJ Strikethrough Clusterf*ck or something? And regardless of whether it does, how did Amazon not learn anything from that?
Are there no retailers out there I can give my business to?
Looks like I'll be shopping elsewhere, at least for the time being.
From the post
*******FINAL UPDATE******************
Amazon has released a statement of apology stating that it was an "embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error" that pertained to 57,310 listings. They also say that It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles. So it's over. Amazon admits they goofed, and I, for one, shall give them the benefit of the doubt and say I do not believe that there was any malicious intent. Case closed.
So was it a "clerical error" or a PR disaster that blew up in their faces (a la Time-Warner's proposed bandwidth caps)? And under what circumstances do they get the benefit of the doubt? Mark himself seems to think it's over.