£1 special offer umbrellas can only sell 3 at a time, went back for more - now £3, when already held for me

[fdeluxe]

Hi, I

 

found kids umbrellas marked at £1 each in a high street shop in Glasgow today

- I took 9 to the till, and asked if they had more in the stock room, thinking they would be perfect prizes for my daughters birthday party.

 

They said they could only sell three at a time (though it did not say this on the shop floor), then the staff upped the limit to 6.

 

They said I could buy more if I came back later.

 

They agreed to keep them behind the till and look out more from the stockroom, both of which they did.

 

I came back later as we had discussed and the price had gone up to £3 each - they had kept them behind the till but repriced them!

 

I bought one more at the £3 price thinking at least I'd have enough for the girls - but I feel a bit cheated.

 

I let off a bit to staff about how I felt this was unfair, but can anyone tell me

 

- do they have the right to do this?

[assisted blonde]

Yes they can a) limit the amount of goods that you can buy at a certain price and b) sell them at whatever price they want or c) not sell them to you at all.

look on the bright side instead of £21.00 for 7 you have only paid £9.00 still a bargain.

[sneaksms]

Sorry, you don't have a hope unless you have something written down that they will supply the umbrellas to you for £1 - or had paid a deposit/paid in advance

[mattyprice4004]

Of course they can sell them for whatever price they want.

[jackieandwayne]

Hmmm - yes they can do this, but I would have poked one of the assistants in the eye with one of the brollies! Greed.

[freakyleaky]

Can't you get some friends/relatives to go buy some more at reduced rate??

[locutus]

It's over a month later. I would however say that given the past 4 weeks weather, the umbrellas were a good choice in gift

[freakyleaky]

Yes unfortunately the subject of rain is always topical in this country.