7,500 Customers Sold Their Soul To GameStation
Retailer April Fool results in legally binding soul-earning.
We know that most game stores can be ruthless with their policies, but how would you feel if one of those policies involved them snapping up ownership of your very soul? GameStation did just that when it altered the terms and conditions to its online store on 1st April.
The retailer revealed the amendment yesterday, stating that as a result of the "Immortal Soul Clause" it legally owned the souls of some 7,500 customers who failed to read the terms and conditions before purchase.
The company said the clause was added to highlight how few people actually inspect the small print before jumping into a sale. It reported that 88 percent of its customers did not look at the T&C - had they done so and opted out, they would have received a free £5 GameStation gift voucher.
For those who fear their souls are now the property of a games retailer, worry not - GameStation executives have said they will not be enforcing the Immortal Soul Clause and instead will be emailing affecting customers with a notice of nullification.
Via News:Bite.
The retailer revealed the amendment yesterday, stating that as a result of the "Immortal Soul Clause" it legally owned the souls of some 7,500 customers who failed to read the terms and conditions before purchase.
The company said the clause was added to highlight how few people actually inspect the small print before jumping into a sale. It reported that 88 percent of its customers did not look at the T&C - had they done so and opted out, they would have received a free £5 GameStation gift voucher.
For those who fear their souls are now the property of a games retailer, worry not - GameStation executives have said they will not be enforcing the Immortal Soul Clause and instead will be emailing affecting customers with a notice of nullification.
Via News:Bite.
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Comments
l 16 Apr 2010 12:01
1/5
silly
K 16 Apr 2010 12:59
2/5
Not 'silly'
They made a good point, I don't always read T&C's. They just seem long and boring.
Well done to the people who spotted it and got a £5 voucher!
They made a good point, I don't always read T&C's. They just seem long and boring.
Well done to the people who spotted it and got a £5 voucher!
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LeadMagnet 16 Apr 2010 13:22
3/5
Funniest damn thing I've EVAR heard of!!!! Serves em' right. Should be on "Fail Blog" for failure to read! :)
RoyLoo 16 Apr 2010 17:00
4/5
Yes, the fine print should be read, but honestly, there is just so much of it and most of it is 'boilerplate', who can be blamed for not bothering, especially for the purchase and use of software?
confusedhippy44 17 Apr 2010 17:53
5/5
I thought this was hilarious but what really tickled me was how all of a sudden the soul seems so important to a previously mainly secular society