Sorry for the continuing off topic posting but I know quite a number of the ukha_d throng did place an order for the Kodak camera and you may find this interesting!

Had another call from the Trading Standards today following the last posting I made (see below). They have now asked if they can come out to interview me tomorrow and take a statement from me. I have arranged for a TS guy to visit me tomorrow when I will take the opportunity to explain in great detail exactly what has happened and try and correct some of this “cyberspace” misinformation that appears to be spewing out from Kodak.

Looks like TS may have re-considered their position and may be preparing to take action. I’ll let you know how I get on !

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 14 January 2002 15:22
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Kodak - Radio Interview MP3 file

For information. Just received a call from my local TS. As previously mentioned Hertfordshire TS have been running with this and according to my local TS guy:

Kodak have admitted the mistake but insist the offer was only posted for 12 hours on 31^st December. Looks like they may honour orders placed during this period (25?)
Kodak have produced evidence to Hertfordshire TS that “the special offer page was downloaded and reposted by person or persons unknown onto another website linking into Kodak”. This may be the local TS guy getting a bit muddled as he was not technical and relaying a phone conversation with Herts TS. Herts TS have accepted the evidence but when I asked if I could see it, he wasn’t sure.
Even if there was a case, they appear to have hit problems in jurisdiction as the Kodak web site is a USA based site rather than a UK site.

This smacks very much of Kodak pulling a fast one with Herts TS and may be blinding them with science (cyberspace again!). To the best of my knowledge, the web link was hosted on Kodaks official web site. They may have removed the link from the Kodak shop home page or similar but the actual page still existed and was live. How else could Kodaks order confirmation process kick off.

Bottom line is that TS don’t believe there is a case either civil or criminal.

Any other feedback yet ?

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 January 2002 21:51
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] Kodak - Radio Interview MP3 file

YEah...that bit WAS a load of horse sh1t!!! The interviewer wasn't really techie enought to laugh that bit off.

Was thinking afterwards too...sure a search engine could have picked up that page!

----- Original Message -----

From: Don McAllister

To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:26 PM

Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Kodak - Radio Interview MP3 file

..offer removed >from what happened then was certain people bookmarked the site and although the site was taken off public view it still existed in cyberspace

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