11-12-2018, 05:17 PM
Quote:"Flash sales" publicising a Chinese smartphone company's UK launch have sparked a backlash on social media.Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46183480
Xiaomi advertised two of its new handsets for £1 each last week as part of a "crazy deals" promotion.
But it has emerged that each flash sale involved only two or three phones and Xiaomi had set its website to say: "Sold out," as soon as the sale opened.
The UK's ads watchdog said it had received a complaint and was now deciding whether to investigate.
Xiaomi said it hoped customers would not be discouraged from taking part in future campaigns.
Sounds like a rip-off to me, although you can see in the image that the phone itself was a whopping £279 (about 358USD). Still and all, it's no wonder they got into deep trouble for it.
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