JK Propex for 339... of no it isn't

I bought some milk this morning and imagine my surprise, when I got home the Missus said, "I sent you out for Fully Skimmed and you've come home with Skimmed!"She's starting the divorce proceedings Monday.

 

If my o-level law memory serves me correctly, a contract of sale is made up of an offer and an acceptance. An advertised price is not actually the offer, but an 'invitation to treat'. it is then down to the customer to offer that amount and the shopkeeper to accept that offer or reject it if they so wish.
Tha's what I remember anyway

 

Never did law, I just remember buying DVD's in WHsmith back in the day and the price on the DVD might have said 4.99 and then the till scanner would say 9.99 - a manager was called and said we have to sell at the advertised price or remove the item from sale for 30 days - that's where my info came from... That was back in the day and things have certainly changed, buying of the web wasn't even heard of back then....

 

Because it's online it doesn't come under the same consumer act, I read up that curry's mis-priced a TV one weekend and missed off a 9 so instead of it being £999 it was £99 they just refunded everyone.
Now that must be annoying thinking you had a bargain!

 

Talking of Currys, I used to work for them (most hated job of my life ), but they used to do this thing where, say a hifi cost £200, they'd raise the price in one store, to for arguments sake, £250 for a while, then come sale time drop the price to £190 so you thought you were saving £60 when in fact you were saving much less**. It was all legal apparently (and who knows, may still be common practice...) but talk about treating your customer base with contempt!!

** The author of the above post is in no way implying JK uses this sort of practice**

 

Correct, see The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists [1953] 1 All ER 482, or Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394.

 

Youve got to love those Law reports havent you. Offer-Acceptance-Consideration!