Sale items in the ESO shop are gifted at FULL price

[Tacha]

Was curious if people realized that when you gift someone an on sale item in the ESO shop, you pay full price, not the sale price.

I've been gifting my husband items for over a year that were on sale because I don't really use my crowns. I had no idea that it would switch to full price when you filled out the mail to send it until yesterday. I contacted support to see if that was a glitch or not and they said that is how it works.

Seems really deceptive because it is not at all obvious they are changing it to full price and makes no sense because that's not how real world purchasing works. Would never have gifted them all if I had known - he would have just bought them on sale himself.

"Items which are on an ESO Plus exclusive sale can normally be gifted, but not at the ESO Plus sale price. Gifted items will cost the non-ESO Plus price, and the price will be confirmed at checkout."

[Turtleswatter]

No I didn't realise it. I've gifted stuff to people over the years because, like you, I don't really spend my crowns. Thanks for the heads up.

Mind you it does say "ESO Plus exclusive sale" So I'm wondering if it's to stop people without ESO+ taking advantage of a sale that wasn't meant for them?

Either way it would be nice if there was a warning on the gift section of the purchase. But that's the way ESO hangs. The info is always there somewhere - just not necessarily where you'd expect it.

[Tacha]

Yeah I would take that to mean that because I subscribe that is my price for buying it (for myself and whoever I choose to) and if I did not subscribe I would not have access to that price.

I wouldn't have a problem with it if they made the price change obvious with a disclaimer - or maybe in red in the mail when you send it calling attention to it or something.

[Dex]

lol, that's such a Bethesda thing to do

[Katzh]

it's actualy usual that if you get special price, you can't gift it to other people with that special price.
alsmost everything online is pretty much like that.

you get a sales price for sub?
your friend want some sales too?
he get to sub too.

[Kidney Thief]

Originally posted by Katzh:

it's actualy usual that if you get special price, you can't gift it to other people with that special price.
alsmost everything online is pretty much like that

um as someone who owns a business and is wealthy enough to call your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, online business DOES NOT work that way and is kinda illegal as ♥♥♥♥

[Amokeus Rotasch]

Originally posted by Kidney Thief:

Originally posted by Katzh:

it's actualy usual that if you get special price, you can't gift it to other people with that special price.
alsmost everything online is pretty much like that

um as someone who owns a business and is wealthy enough to call your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, online business DOES NOT work that way and is kinda illegal as ♥♥♥♥

I swear I've seen you trolling in another thread? Makes sense since you're a private account and such.

Anyways, yeah. This is pretty common in most games where you can gift someone "premium" items. I suppose it's a bit of a low blow but from a business standpoint it makes enough sense.

[Breeder Brock]

Originally posted by Gecko:

lol, that's such a Bethesda thing to do

16 times the discount, it just works.