Ammon – A Mexican man was able to buy a gold and diamond ring at a cheap price thanks to a typo on the Internet.
Rogelio Villarreal (27 years old) got the deal of a lifetime when a typographical error occurred on the Cartier website, where he priced a pair of gold and diamond earrings at just $13, according to the site British Daily Mail website.
Villarreal, a doctor who lives in the northern state of Tamaulipa, revealed that he came across the luxury jewelry brand in an ad while browsing the Instagram application, stressing that he could not believe in these items, which range from necklaces to watches to handbags, each of which costs thousands of dollars.
He said he noticed that the 18-karat rose gold bracelets and diamond lining are priced at only 237 Mexican pesos, or about $13, which is much lower than the average price of the brand’s products.
“I was shocked when I saw how much necklaces, etc. cost,” Villarreal wrote in a post on “X.”
He bought two pairs of earrings before the price was changed to its original value of 237,000 pesos per pair, or more than $13,000, meaning the site left an unsolicited zero.
But Villarreal did not expect the battle that continued for a month with Cartier and received a lot of media attention, as Cartier initially tried to cancel the order several times a week in the he bought the earrings, claiming they were unavailable.
In an email to Villarreal, the company offered him an expensive gift as an apology for the inconvenience, but instead of accepting the gift, he filed a case with Mexico’s Federal Consumer Protection Agency .
Villarreal used a contact form on Cartier’s website to point to Mexico’s federal consumer protection law, which states that a product supplier can be taken to court if they do not respect the terms and conditions under which a product is shipped. to buy
The terms and conditions of sale on the Cartier website state that any dispute may be submitted to the Office of the Federal Consumer Attorney for arbitration.
Cartier finally sent the earrings to Villarreal, and posted a photo of two small gift boxes wrapped by Cartier with the brand’s signature seal.
Mexican Senator Lily Tellez expressed her dissatisfaction with the situation, stressing that she disagreed with the seller’s decision.
She said, in a post on “X”: “What the buyer of the Cartier earrings did is wrong,” she said: “It is wrong to take the opportunity and take advantage of a mistake, a misuse of the law even if which is to your benefit, and deception. company,” noting that “being respected is more important than owning a pair of Cartier earrings.”
For his part, Villarreal told The New York Times that he plans to give the earrings to someone special, saying: “I’m excited, especially for my mom.” that.”
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