According to a report on the UK’s Daily Express, customers of Amazon’s UK Web site took advantage of a pricing error.
The site reported that
For two hours, the entertainment giant was advertising massive discounts on several DVD box sets including a 44-disc set of hit US drama West Wing for just £17.97. Amazon customers who were lucky enough to stumble across the amazing offers went into a buying frenzy, snapping up multiple purchases of West Wing, Family Guy, Sopranos, Desperate Housewives and Will and Grace.
Sales of Family Guy reportedly shot up over 200,000%, according to the Movers & Shakers chart on Amazon.
Some customers reported that traffic caused the site to slow down considerably.
