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CLASSIFIED · 02-04-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MGTAJ

A little late to this discussion, forgive me, but there is a common misconception to what a store has to legally sell you an item at: it's what rings up at the till/check-out. It's called an invitation to treat here in the UK or an Invitation to Bargain to my american counterparts. Basically, without all the legal jargon, it's to protect retailers from mistakingly pricing items at a lower price and under contract law a "binding contract" to sell the item only is formed when it is rung up; not before.

Laws here vary state to state. Some states have laws protecting the consumer, others have laws that protect the retailer.

In the state I live in each item needs to have it's own individual price tag and if the item rings up for more than the retailer has to honor the price that is on the tag unless the difference is greater than $5.

02-04-2012, 01:52 PM	#71
CLASSIFIED Santa Claus Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 2,400	Quote: Originally Posted by MGTAJ A little late to this discussion, forgive me, but there is a common misconception to what a store has to legally sell you an item at: it's what rings up at the till/check-out. It's called an invitation to treat here in the UK or an Invitation to Bargain to my american counterparts. Basically, without all the legal jargon, it's to protect retailers from mistakingly pricing items at a lower price and under contract law a "binding contract" to sell the item only is formed when it is rung up; not before. Laws here vary state to state. Some states have laws protecting the consumer, others have laws that protect the retailer. In the state I live in each item needs to have it's own individual price tag and if the item rings up for more than the retailer has to honor the price that is on the tag unless the difference is greater than $5. __________________