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December 05, 2004

M&S cripple own Christmas sale

Marks and Spencers launched a big Christmas promo and tried to lure Christmas shoppers to buy with 20% off in a "one-day spectacular".

Unfortunately for them, people were unable to order from the chain online during the time in question.

M&S blamed a surge in traffic to their site.

A wry smile and a little cynicism hardly seems appropriate at this time of year. :)

Still, they're not alone - I've covered before issues I've had with online purchases - especially from US web hosting companies:

Ordering Online: Does yours work?

Posted by brian_turner at December 5, 2004 11:29 PM

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