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Is this wrong to ask?

#41
KarateKid25 said:
Im not sure if its an old wifes tale, but I was under the impression its illegal to deny a sale at an advertised price?

As an example, when I was a teenager working in a retail store, I can remember selling a pair of jeans really cheap because we had tagged them wrong.

They should really honour your sale and then fix their mistake. To answer your question, IMO its not wrong to ask.
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In Australia, not sure about the US, but it is completely legal to refuse sale at the advertised price.

Advertising is not considered an 'offer' under contract law, it is called 'an invitation to treat'. At this point it is the customer that makes the offer and the seller that accepts. So the contract is not enforceable.

Obviously the ACCC has regulations in place tol limit these representations to only accidents. But they won't make a seller enforce the contract.

I've used this exact 'invitation to treat' arguement against customers in my ****** retail job at Lenards where I scrouge up the money to study Law.

No idea about American law though.
 
#42
icarussmicarus said:
In Australia, not sure about the US, but it is completely legal to refuse sale at the advertised price.

Advertising is not considered an 'offer' under contract law, it is called 'an invitation to treat'. At this point it is the customer that makes the offer and the seller that accepts. So the contract is not enforceable.

Obviously the ACCC has regulations in place tol limit these representations to only accidents. But they won't make a seller enforce the contract.

I've used this exact 'invitation to treat' arguement against customers in my ****** retail job at Lenards where I scrouge up the money to study Law.

No idea about American law though.
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Looks like I got ripped on a pair of Jeans then :D
 
#43
KarateKid25 said:
...illegal to deny a sale at an advertised price?

...we had tagged them wrong.
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Incorrect price tags in-store is one thing, but an advertised price on a website is a whole new box of fish.

In Australia this kind of thing comes up most often when something scans incorrectly at the checkout.

The Australian retail associations own code of practice, which represents all the major food chains including Coles and Woolworths, says that if the price displayed at the checkout or on the customer receipt is higher than the shelf price, the customer is entitled to receive that item free of charge, so you shouldn't have any problems returning something for cash.
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#46
I am interested in a ---------- which was listed on your website on Sep 7, 2008 at 7:40PM for $239. I made an email inquiry immediately to see if it was still available and was informed today that buying it would now cost $300.

I am ready to order immediately at the price that was listed on the website. I'm just asking that you honor the price as advertised at the time of my inquiry. Will you accept an immediate order at the advertised price of $239?

Just sent. We'll see.
 

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