Thankfully (for my wallet) I didn't see this until it was too late. My size on that natural Lincoln loafer is sold out.
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Originally posted by mebejoseph View PostThey are all sold out--everything.
What a scam.
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Seems like at least some people got their orders through so I wouldn't call it a scam. Part of this was a marketing push so they had a limited supply for sale which they sold out of: I don't think the goal was to sell these shoes for $80 to every single person who wanted them.Instagram: WoofOrWeft
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Originally posted by Deke View PostIt's disappointing, but I don't know if I'd go so far as calling it a scam. Judging by the time stamps in this thread (and the conversation about the site crashing and such), it sounds like a lot of people may have been waiting to pounce at midnight when the sale started.
EVERYTHING SOLD OUT.
They didn't say there was a limited number of shoes for sale. Indeed, they are saying it is still available for another 14 hours. And that's a lie when they do not have a single pair to sell.
It's driving traffic to their website and they don't have the goods.
But they are letting prospective buyers "reserve" a pair from the next batch. So, they are benefiting from advertising something they don't have.
You can bet it won't be at a choose your own price.
It's false advertising, it's a scam, and it's a crappy way to do business.WHY ARE THE GUYS IN SUITS HERE? HAS SOMETHING GONE WRONG?
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I ordered at 8 AM ET and there were still a few options in my size, so definitely not a scam. I wasn't even in the shoe market so I would consider it a smart marketing move. I am sure it is disappointing to those who missed out, but given that we don't know what to expect from the first line, perhaps it is a blessing?
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Originally posted by mebejoseph View PostThey are still advertising "Pay What you Choose" on their website and everything is sold out. I couldn't buy any shoes last night trying for two hours. I tried as soon as I woke up this morning at 6:30.
EVERYTHING SOLD OUT.
They didn't say there was a limited number of shoes for sale. Indeed, they are saying it is still available for another 14 hours. And that's a lie when they do not have a single pair to sell.
It's driving traffic to their website and they don't have the goods.
But they are letting prospective buyers "reserve" a pair from the next batch. So, they are benefiting from advertising something they don't have.
You can bet it won't be at a choose your own price.
It's false advertising, it's a scam, and it's a crappy way to do business.Instagram: WoofOrWeft
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Originally posted by neminat View PostHow is it a scam. how many shoes do you want them to sell for a loss?
I'm not saying that customers are being malicious in this TBC case, but to your point, people need to keep things in perspective in that TBC was selling GYW shoes for cheaper than a lot of cemented crap. Yeah it sucks that you wasted time and couldn't order anything in your size but at the end of the day the promotion wasn't designed to directly make any money, it was for publicity.Instagram: WoofOrWeft
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It's definitely not a scam. It did exactly what they wanted. It created awareness for the brand and drove traffic to their site.
How is this sale any different than others. When they run out, they run out. No one complains when other manufacturers does this.
It's not like they promised everyone a pair of shoes at the lower price.
With that said, I actually was able to order a couple pairs. I want planning on buying anything because I assumed they would be sold out.
But but when my daughter woke me up at 3 on the morning PST I decided wth and jumped on the site.
I ordered a black cap toe cause I needed one black pair of footwear for when I need a black pair of shoes...and also a natural ptb just cause.
Well see how they are. For 80, that's less than Cole haan, ecko, rockport, etc
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Scam seems overly harsh. I bought a pair at around 7am and only a couple styles were sold out at that point. The pair of natural Statesman I bought are backordered and won't arrive until late may, so it looks like they were allowing a number of backorder slots to be filled in addition to selling the available stock on hand. Seeing as they crashed their website when the sale started at midnight, I can imagine they moved a lot of shoes with that volume of traffic.
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Originally posted by mebejoseph View PostThey are still advertising "Pay What you Choose" on their website and everything is sold out. I couldn't buy any shoes last night trying for two hours. I tried as soon as I woke up this morning at 6:30.
EVERYTHING SOLD OUT.
They didn't say there was a limited number of shoes for sale. Indeed, they are saying it is still available for another 14 hours. And that's a lie when they do not have a single pair to sell.
It's driving traffic to their website and they don't have the goods.
But they are letting prospective buyers "reserve" a pair from the next batch. So, they are benefiting from advertising something they don't have.
You can bet it won't be at a choose your own price.
It's false advertising, it's a scam, and it's a crappy way to do business.
Edit: My order acknowledgment was at 6:49am EST - for complete transparency.
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