Have You Sold Your Soul?

1st April is always full of funny pranks from various websites and shops for April Fool's Day. For instance, British retailer Gamestation recently revealed that it legally owns the souls of roughly 7,500 people who shopped online that day due to the added "Immortal Soul Clause" stating that the customers allow the company the right to claim their soul.

By placing an order via this Web site 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.

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."

In a rather funny turnabout, customers were given a simple tick box option to opt out, which would have rewarded them with a �£5 voucher for the site. However, around 88% of the people obviously did not read the Terms and Conditions and lost out on the voucher, and sold their soul in the process.

Gamestation stated that it would not be enforcing ownership rights, and is planning to email customers nullifying the claim on their soul.

Did you sell your soul on April Fools to Gamestation? Are you more likely to read any Terms and Conditions now?

Thanks to Cubed3 reader White Ranger for the tip.