7,500 Online Game Station Customers Carelessly Sell their Souls
Plaudits are due to UK company Game Station.
On April Fool’s day Game Station added the “immortal soul clause” to the contract signed before making any online purchases.
Here is the clause:
“By placing an order via this on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant Us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamesation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions.”
GameStation’s form also points out that “we reserve the right to serve such notice in 6 (six) foot high letters of fire, however we can accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by such an act. If you a) do not believe you have an immortal soul, b) have already given it to another party, or c) do not wish to grant Us such a license, please click the link below to nullify this sub-clause and proceed with your transaction.”
Even though a £5 voucher was offered to those customers who opted out via a simple tick box option, only 12% did so.
This of course equates to 88% not bothering to read through the contract.
An adroit social experiment in fact.
Game Station have now sent the “immortal soul” customers an email nullifying the clause and the souls have been returned to their former owners, much to their relief.
Tags: Law Moral Ethical