On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:33:04 +0000, Peter Parry
wrote:
>On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:53:12 +0000, Alex Heney
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:01:13 +0000, judith
>>wrote:
>
>>He can indeed say it is an error.
>>
>>He can only "correct" that error without committing an offence by
>>selling at the lower price.
>
>He can correct the error by taking "such steps as are reasonable to
>prevent those consumers from relying on the indication". This can be
>by telling them when they present the item for payment what the
>correct price is and giving them the option of buying at the higher
>price or not buying the goods.
>
So there is absolutely and utterly no point whatsoever in having this
law?
Because that would certainly be the case if he could legally do that.
I believe that this law only makes any sense at all if those steps
inform the customer *before* he reaches the point where payment is
requested.
And it is completely irrelevant whether that is automated at the till
or not, although your suggestion in another post that automated tills
didn't exist in 1987 is way off the mark.
They were used in cash-and-carry's in the mid-late 70's (my dad worked
on maintaining the computers used by NCR in those systems), and were
in many supermarkets by the mid 80's.
>>If he says "it is an error the price should be x (where x is the
>>higher price)", then he is committing an offence.
>
>You are suggesting he commits an offence by telling someone the
>correct price?
He commits an offence by displaying the misleading price.
But the price is only misleading if he is only willing to sell at a
higher price.
>
>>>The store MUST charge the lower of the two prices, or remove the item
>>>from sale altogether.
>
>>It does not put it in those words, but that is the effect of it.
>
>Only if you make the erroneous assumption the act of forming a
>contract is integral to the legislation when in fact it is irrelevant.
I have never suggested it might be relevant.
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