Zappos Loses $1.6 Million in Six-Hour Pricing Screw-Up

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This past Friday, between midnight and 6 a.m. PST, 6pm.com, a Zappos sister site, accidentally made the biggest pricing error in the company's history. All items in the store were capped at a maximum price of $49.95--a huge mistake, since 6pm.com carries luxury items that can reach into the thousands of dollars. Read more ...

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What a crazy story! Pretty amazing that they're honoring all purchases made during their mess up. So many sites simply cancel orders when a pricing error is made. Pat on the back, 6pm!

JessNYCA posted May 26, 2010

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dealspl.us also had the great deal :)
http://dealspl.us/product/the-north-face-super-sale-95-each

skyk posted May 26, 2010

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skyk replied:

BTW, Zappos and 6pm are an awesome company!

Posted May 26, 2010

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wow.. really??? 1.6 million is sales??? how about other cost?

kissme posted May 26, 2010

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is zappos and 6pm same company?

DealOrNoDeal posted May 26, 2010

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DealOrNoDeal replied:

dang how can i miss that!!!

Posted May 26, 2010

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rep: 9

i thought as much.
i was so luck. I got a BALLY SHOES REDUCED FROM $375 TO $49.i have received it

IT WAS A MAD DAY. EXPENSIVE SHOES UP TO $800 REDUCED TO $49. I told my wife this must be a mistake

ozonelayer posted May 26, 2010

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ThePriceIsRight replied:

dang why didn't you let everyboyd on DP know that day!

Posted May 26, 2010

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ozonelayer replied:

Only lasted for 6hours. For me 3hrs

Posted May 26, 2010

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OMG!! and to think I slept through it all! grrrr!!

I'm a software engineer and boy, can a line of code mess you up, forget a line of code, one darn character!!! *Ouch!*

dealsGirl101 posted May 26, 2010

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rep: 4.06k

omg!!! i wish!!

Devil_Doc posted May 26, 2010

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