Future Shop feels really bad about Touch Pro mixup, offers Touch Diamond blowout as peace offering

When it comes to the retailin' biz, apologies don't really mean a lot to us -- unless they're accompanied by some sort of financial recompense, of course. Canada's Future Shop is graciously extending an offer to sell Telus' HTC Touch Diamond for just $99.99 CAD on a three-year contract (a $100 discount) after it was unable to deliver on its flyer's promise of a Touch Pro this week for $239.99. The store blames the "vendor's shipping delay" for the gaffe, and you know what? We believe them.

[Via MobileInCanada]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 17th 2008 4:28PM]

Must be the same vendor Sprint uses! :-D

Damn those vendors!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 17th 2008 4:45PM]

I'm on ATT anxiously waiting the FUZE, these delays are killing me, even though I was only eligible for an upgrade since Wednesday, I want it NOW!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 17th 2008 7:45PM]

ive been elligible to upgrade for almost 3 months and my 8525 is just about dead

[thethirdmoose Posted Oct 17th 2008 11:06PM]

You have three year contracts in Canada? That's madness.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2008 1:13PM]

Rogers will offer and try to sign people up for four year terms when they can. At least they have the good graces to let someone upgrade their hardware after a year, though.