20-May-2013 11:16
Is this unethical behaviour?
I have just used the resources & ‘part-tracking’ services of one UK online company (and also called them directly offline as they had a web-published Freefone 0800) & after ascertaining exactly which ‘part number’ I needed, I then further researched prices and availability online and bought/ordered the unit from another UK online website at a far lower price…
On the one hand I feel a bit soiled as I’ve ‘used’ Company A, but on the other hand feel rather chuffed that I’ve saved quite a lot of £$£$£ using Company B!
So…
Is this unethical behaviour & I’m a bit naughty or am I simply utilising the web – as perhaps it should be used - to (my) great advantage?
Answers on a postcard please…
Equally, if they are over-priced, this will happen to them a lot, and force them to re-examine either their product or their prices.
It is a marketplace, after all.
Would we not shop round street stalls in the same way ?
As "everybody" now checks out goods on the high street and then rushes home to get internet discounts, it's not new behaviour, but as you say, how ethical are we being ?
I use a specialist company to search for HP server parts, but if I find the part cheaper elsewhere they will always match the price, I only have to ask.
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