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BenQ Ultra Short Throw Full HD Projector MH856UST $295 (was $1500+??) Delivered @ Officeworks

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BenQ Ultra Short Throw Full HD Projector MH856UST $295 (was $1500+??) Delivered @ Officeworks
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RogueWolf on 17/05/2018 - 11:33 officeworks.com.au (25753 clicks)
Last edited 26/05/2018 - 01:42 by 1 other user

Not sure but looks as this is reduced from $1500+? shopbot ..Keep in mind Could be a price error

The BenQ MH856UST Ultra Short Throw Projector is ideal for use in classrooms, meeting rooms or other areas limited for space. It can provide a Full HD, 100 inch large projection from as little as 0.43 m away. Plus, with SmartEco technology, the projector will deliver reliable and vibrant images without using extra power.
The projector supports Full HD projections with a resolution of 1080p.
It delivers 3,500 lumens of brightness for ultra vibrant presentations.
You can connect to the projector via VGA, RCA, S-Video, USB and HDMI.
It has a high contrast ratio of 10,000:1.
It has a lamp life of up to 4,000 hours.
You can also add audio to your presentations using the 2 inbuilt 10 W speakers

Update:

  • Item was discontinued and was put on clearance.
  • Initial online orders that were put in before they ran out of the stock in their warehouse will be fulfilled.
  • Orders after the stock ran out will not be fulfilled as they usually can put another order in from the manufacturer but as it's a discontinued, they can't get more stock.
  • People who put in an order early but chose click and collect will get it if the local store had stock. If no stock, you wont get nothing as the warehouse ran out of the stock fairly quickly with online orders and deliveries.
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      • raptormesh on 17/05/2018 - 17:27

        It was tongue in cheek :P.

        • Gloriaaa on 17/05/2018 - 17:53

          LoL. Thought I was missing out on something

  • roy125 on 17/05/2018 - 17:00
    +1

    just got my refund over the phone… there should be laws which enforce ppl to honour their ozbargains.

    • King Tightarse on 17/05/2018 - 17:06
      +3

      hahaha DEMAND your rights!
      If that doesn't work DEMAND a Royal Commission into it

      • Procyon on 17/05/2018 - 17:13
        +1

        Exactly! I'll vote for the first party who promises a Royal Commission into Officeworks at the next election!

      • lplau on 17/05/2018 - 17:14
        +2

        Actually under Consumer Affairs the company is actually demanding their rights right now by saying its a pricing error lol.
        check the link above that i posted from Consumer Affairs Victoria.

        • Procyon on 17/05/2018 - 17:26

          I wouldn't say it's that clear cut! In that case they should have removed the item from sale, instead of processing the orders and taking money out of people's bank accounts.

  • pacman21 on 17/05/2018 - 17:13
    +4

    Because an employee pressed the wrong button, you want to take the company to court?

    • pacman21 on 17/05/2018 - 17:14
      +1

      Not directed to anyone specifically.. Just those making outlandish claims.

        • richmond12 on 17/05/2018 - 18:43
          +6

          I agree. Nothing lasts anymore on this site like it used to.

          If OP really wanted the projector he def decreased his chance once he posted here.

        • RogueWolf on 17/05/2018 - 18:45

          @richmond12: op didn’t order one.. left it for the ozb’s deall exploded much more then expected lol.. shame it’s a price error

    • ifcw on 17/05/2018 - 17:29
      +2

      I disagree that it's "too big" - I think it's great.
      It's this that I agree with "people who don't need a product but think they can make big bucks selling it on."

    • giventofly on 17/05/2018 - 17:50

      Pfft.

  • bluebagger1 on 17/05/2018 - 17:24
    +8

    Has nothing to do with being greedy. Officeworks clearly show item as clearance. Have personally seen many sales that were way under cost.

    • MojoMiwo on 17/05/2018 - 18:27
      +1

      Yes a year or 2 back I bought 2x5TB HDs for around $150 each. Seemed to good to be true but got 2 for pickup :)

  • Herbse on 17/05/2018 - 17:54
    +12

    I come for the oz bargains.
    I stay for the ozbargain rage comments.

  • laviosa on 17/05/2018 - 17:54

    Called and got a PayPal refund. Frankly I feel violated…

  • PissLUR on 17/05/2018 - 18:03
    -1

    should we all start a PayPal dispute?

    • IMadeYouReadThis on 17/05/2018 - 18:03

      should we all start a PayPal dispute?

      What will be the base of dispute? Comments on OzB?

    • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 18:04

      Class action lawsuit time against officeworks.

      /s

      • AshFon on 17/05/2018 - 18:22
        +3

        Lets appoint Harvey Specter to fight for us, he always win.

        • Symbiotic on 17/05/2018 - 18:33
          +2

          It might look bleak now, but any minute now Mike is going to walk through that door with a bit of paper that changes everything.

        • DirtyMunchy on 17/05/2018 - 23:41

          @Symbiotic: and Donna can sure spice up any situation with her perky comments.

        • brokeunistudent on 18/05/2018 - 07:38

          its bullsh*t and you know it

      • Symbiotic on 17/05/2018 - 18:31
        +2

        Yes lol. 10,000 people claiming lost earnings and emotional distress…due to spending half their working day on Ozbargain chasing a pricing error then complaining about it when it didn’t come off

        • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 18:42
          +1

          Im suing for millions. Just for pain and suffering.

  • bargainist on 17/05/2018 - 18:08
    +2

    If the price is too good to be true…

    • laviosa on 17/05/2018 - 18:16
      +16

      buy 10?

      • Symbiotic on 17/05/2018 - 18:20
        +2

        Then rant about the ACCC while you wait for a refund.

    • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 18:26

      Broden… Then profit…

  • TZK on 17/05/2018 - 18:21
    +2

    So this is Australia?

    • brokeunistudent on 18/05/2018 - 07:39

      yes, been watching a lot of This is America?

  • MojoMiwo on 17/05/2018 - 18:24
    +5

    I bought 2. One to use and the other for the spare bulb

  • Symbiotic on 17/05/2018 - 18:27
    +8

    Every time there’s a pricing error the comments section morphs from excitement into an entitled and toxic Whirlpool style thread

    This one was no exception. Stone cold classic.

  • moneyhungry on 17/05/2018 - 18:31

    LOL no such thing as a free lunch!

    • Truthbe on 17/05/2018 - 18:49
      +1

      It wasn't free, it costed $300

      • [Deactivated] on 17/05/2018 - 19:20
        +5

        Wasn't lunch either.

        • noisymime on 17/05/2018 - 22:18
          +1

          Hey, what I do with my projector in the privacy of my own home is none of your business!

  • moneyhungry on 17/05/2018 - 18:41

    Purchased 50 of them to put on gumtree, hope I get it.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/05/2018 - 19:20
      +2

      50 you'll get for sure… Order cancellation emails.

    • smuggler on 17/05/2018 - 21:21

      You spent $15,000 without a care in the world. lol

      • knackers on 18/05/2018 - 14:15

        50 projectors but only 2 shoes.. priorities

  • [Deactivated] on 17/05/2018 - 18:42
    +4

    2 minutes to take my money and 2 days to get it back. Typical.

    • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 18:42
      +3

      2 days? Good luck with that. Try 2 to 3 weeks more like it.

      • Truthbe on 17/05/2018 - 18:57
        -3

        I paid with paypal so its easy to demand a refund instantly

    • doweyy on 17/05/2018 - 18:47

      I called them up earlier and they sent the refund instantly over the phone, they confirmed it was an error.

      • spazattack91 on 17/05/2018 - 18:48

        What number did you call?

        • doweyy on 17/05/2018 - 18:49

          1300 633 423, took no time at all to get onto them.

  • moneyhungry on 17/05/2018 - 18:42

    any tell james to stop calling me, im not interested in his property crap

  • alidli on 17/05/2018 - 18:55
    +4

    We've BenQuite (see what I did there?) screwed over by Office Works- never shopping there again ………….

    ……..well not until I need them to beat a price by 5%

  • Truthbe on 17/05/2018 - 18:56
    -1

    Anyone notice the bottom of their confirmation email:

    Copyright ?? 2015 Officeworks.

    • Diji1 on 17/05/2018 - 21:07
      +2

      QUICK! REPRODUCE THEIR WEBSITE!

  • Jackson on 17/05/2018 - 19:00
    +5

    Price error. Move to forums.

  • rarrrgh on 17/05/2018 - 19:12
    +12

    just spoke to head office to hasten the refund - sorted straight away, thankfully! as an aside, poor woman in the call centre was saying that they’re copping abuse - screaming down the phone etc. its just a projector, people! (apparently the internal memo provided to the call centre says hey sold 1900 units).

      • rarrrgh on 17/05/2018 - 20:37
        +22

        sure, it's disappointing - but getting worked up about a price error to the point where you're yelling at a call centre employee isn't healthy - it's messed up. & it makes you a pretty crappy human imho.

        • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 20:38

          And anyone wonders why people say a retail job sucks. This is why.

        • Maverick-au on 17/05/2018 - 20:42
          -6

          sure, it's disappointing - but getting worked up about a price error to the point where you're yelling at a call centre employee isn't healthy - it's messed up. & it makes you a pretty crappy human imho.

          Look at it another way, if Officeworks dealt with this when the first few orders came in this wouldn't have occurred. Instead they have let people believe that they have gotten one, I still haven't received a cancellation email from them and I was one of the first to order. They're too pathetic to even pay overtime to have some staff stay back to send out cancellation emails and refunds, instead they will drag this out over a week.

        • Diji1 on 17/05/2018 - 21:08

          @Maverick-au: I'm expecting a refund in a month.

        • rarrrgh on 17/05/2018 - 21:33

          just give them a buzz - they refund over the phone. paypal is instant and CC should show up overnight.

        • flangeflange on 18/05/2018 - 08:46
          +2

          @Maverick-au: dude, you are trying to capitalise on a clear mistake - something flagged my many people at the time this deal was posted. try be less angry, its not healthy.

        • Maverick-au on 18/05/2018 - 08:53
          +1

          @flangeflange:

          dude, you are trying to capitalise on a clear mistake - something flagged my many people at the time this deal was posted. try be less angry, its not healthy.

          The product says clearance so the price is believable so how is it a clear mistake? And who didn't Officeworks change the price or take action until 7:20pm last night when they removed it from the website?

          There's no anger, I didn't expect to get it but the fact is that Officeworks and other large retailers don't care about developing decent websites or stopping errors like this because they know there are no penalties for their actions. The laws that protect them need to change so that large companies have to rectify errors within a very short time frame. They knew about this for at least 7 hours and did nothing.

      • Michael15286 on 18/05/2018 - 08:20
        +1

        People like you are why working retail can suck. While it's an unfortunate situation, a bit of leeway on both sides allows everyone to have a better experience.

  • nubzy on 17/05/2018 - 19:17
    +6

    It really doesn't seem like a price error to me since it was listed as a "clearance" item after all. Obviously they can't fulfil all those orders though. Oh well, as long as the refund comes swiftly.

  • ow on 17/05/2018 - 19:28
    +2

    Well at the very least hope few or so units could be dispatched for the first few; if this was in store and it was advertised at that price I think they would be obligated to honour it?!

  • Classified on 17/05/2018 - 19:28
    +9

    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BenQ-MH856UST-Educational-FHD-Pr…

    Some ozbargainer actually thinks they will receive the item.

    • RogueWolf on 17/05/2018 - 19:50

      even wants to charge for shipping smh lol

    • alidli on 17/05/2018 - 19:52

      Maybe he got the one and only BenQ UST that Office Works actually had in stock and for sale.

      Says they are asking $3100 for it- WTF

      • BlueDiesel on 17/05/2018 - 20:10
        +1

        was asking for around 800 earlier. I wouldn't be surprised if that guy is on here as well. Realized it is not going to happen and changed the price to 3100 to make sure it either does not sell or if someone was stupid enough it is enough to buy one and still sell at a profit….

        • alidli on 17/05/2018 - 20:19

          I might buy it just for a larf and see what happens

        • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 20:25
          +1

          @alidli: yeah. Guess who will have the last laugh if you do?

    • Siuto on 17/05/2018 - 20:13

      I noticed in the description of the listing, it states "RRP $2,250 street price $1750" and yet the buy it now price is $3100.

    • spaceflight on 17/05/2018 - 20:36

      Who wants to buy it and try and get the person to honour it?

    • AMLagonda on 17/05/2018 - 23:16
      +2

      proves there are greed on ozbargain and sadly very abusive people here as well :(

  • shanty on 17/05/2018 - 20:14

    i they come for you all, I am sure they will be on ebay soon…. :)
    Good luck to all, I missed out

  • bluebagger1 on 17/05/2018 - 20:23
    -7

    Haven’t received cancellation notice from Officeworks yet and money is showing as paid to them, as far as I’m concerned if they do not honour sale then they in breach of contract and their own terms and conditions which clearly states that remedy options lay with the buyers. If get refund will take to accc and vic fair trading. Have had good success over the past. If enough people do this they may think twice about not honouring their legal obligations.

    • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 20:25
      +1

      Well i think you will find a pricing error can be an out for them.

    • tomcat83 on 17/05/2018 - 20:30
      +1

      There is no legal obligation. It's a price error, This discussion has been had a thousand times.

    • Symbiotic on 17/05/2018 - 20:33

      Let us know how that goes.

      If get refund will take to accc and vic fair trading. Have had good success over the past.

      Out of interest do you have any examples of pricing errors that you’ve had successfully honoured by going to the ACCC / Vic Fair Trading?

    • NixMo1 on 17/05/2018 - 21:41
      +2

      Let me throw a hypothetical out there. You have a $40,000 car which you've listed on car sales incorrectly for $4,000. I call you and say "I'll take it at the asking price". You agree. I show up and hand you the money in an envelope. You open the envelope see the $4,000 and then debate that was an error and its $40k. You originally agreed and accepted my money. Now going by what you've said, we've entered into a contract of sale and you must legally abide by it… yeah we all know that's going to happen and you'll lose $36k
      Just move on and forget about it. You don't have legal leg to stand on

      • Nivlac on 18/05/2018 - 00:17
        +1

        Well said.

  • Hornpub on 17/05/2018 - 20:29

    i received confirmation of order email after placing the order about 30mins later. i know they can still cancel it at this stage, but some ppl do need a projector..not for resell….

    • flangeflange on 18/05/2018 - 08:49

      mate, you can still buy a projector, just not at this price. You make it sound like OW has hurt you, or is depriving you a human right. go buy a projector if you need one

  • Drewbo on 17/05/2018 - 20:34
    +3

    You wouldn't believe it - after receiving information that my order would be cancelled I headed for the pub to drown my sorrows. Upon leaving, there were a couple of guys in a white van in the car park selling an almost identical projector for only a few dollars more! I am once again at peace.

    • xoom on 17/05/2018 - 20:34

      Hope you got some banging speakers as well.

    • wtfnodeal on 17/05/2018 - 21:01

      Sure not been reported lost stocks?

  • Clear on 17/05/2018 - 20:36
    +1

    I CALLED IT. Hilarious seeing everyone having a big sook "omg lets report to the ACCC". Ahhh so funny!

    • Symbiotic on 17/05/2018 - 20:44

      ACCC. Class action lawsuits. Fair trading. PayPal dispute. Customer service calls fielded by the CEO.

      OzBargain BINGO!

  • lovepub on 17/05/2018 - 20:46

    Haha
    Damn…I was about to sook until I read till the bottom of the comments…..

  • kees2000 on 17/05/2018 - 21:06
    +1

    If ordering this today has taught me anything, it's that I really ought to use the BenQ projector I already have from a previous Ozbargain impulse buy more often… :P

  • SimBer on 17/05/2018 - 21:09
    -7

    So surprising that this does not have a single negative vote yet - dont think anyone will get anything out of this deal

      • RogueWolf on 17/05/2018 - 21:37
        +7

        Maybe just maybe cause when the deal was posted it clearly said “Keep in mind Could be a price error”

        • koom on 17/05/2018 - 21:48
          +1

          That's fine, it's still being up voted as we speak though. So why not put in some down votes to show everyone else that there is no deal to be had here and only dumb comments about making reports to the ACCC from ozbargains pseudo lawyers.

        • RogueWolf on 17/05/2018 - 22:07
          +5

          @koom: way I look at the votes it’s a thanks op good find but better luck next time, end of the day this post will be moved to forums & there will be 0 votes so don’t stress

        • lonewolf on 18/05/2018 - 12:42

          @koom:

          I do agree, The positive votes is misleading the way it is sometimes applied as it makes people think the deal is valid and / or the retailer / store is trustworthy or good etc when other people only apply it for the OP . In this case this deal was not a deal at all so it shouldnt be upvoted right? It doesnt make sense.

    • PJC on 17/05/2018 - 22:05
      +3

      It was nice of OP to post it though, just in case it worked for a few Members.

  • ycon on 17/05/2018 - 21:14

    I bought one, might not have a dark enough room for it.

    Might have to offload it to someone else

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