Honouring Google Shopping Website Price?

LChocolateTown on 17/12/2019 - 17:32
Last edited 17/12/2019 - 20:10

Does a store have to honour the price of an item that showed up on Google “Shopping” tab, if the price I searched for appears to be the price for a pair. However when I go to the vendor website the price is actually each. The product image has the vendor’s name and link to the website.

Are they obligated to honour the price under false advertising law, or because it’s on a Google page search that doesn’t apply?

Thanks in advance. FWIW the item is usually bought as a pair but it’s not unheard of to buy a single one.

Edit: OK answer given, thanks.

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  • bobbified on 17/12/2019 - 17:35
    +8

    They usually don't even have to honour the price on their own website if it's a pricing error. Why would they need to honour the price in a google search?

  • spackbace on 17/12/2019 - 17:42
    +10

    No.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/12/2019 - 18:13
      +2

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  • SirFlibbled on 17/12/2019 - 18:26
    +1

    They can't control when or how Google gets that information. Without it being their in their direct control, why would they be responsible to honour the price?

    • Pecan on 17/12/2019 - 18:40

      can't control when or how Google gets that information

      They can, businesses who list on Google Shopping pay for it and provide the product feed.

      Still not obligated to honour pricing errors online, regardless.

  • JimmyF on 17/12/2019 - 19:04
    +2

    Does a store have to honour the price of an item that showed up on Google “Shopping” tab

    Nope

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