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entwisi · 30-11-2007, 13:41

Yes, the customer does not have 'right to buy' untill the vendor has ACCEPTED the money. Up to that point it is termed "Invitation to treat". The vendor can pull out at any point untill money has actually changed hands and a receipt given. Even then, if the sale can be shown to be an error of such magnitude that the customer would have known to be erroneous then teh retailer can still pull out.

As for the 21 thing. it is not law that you have to sell to 18YO's only that the minimum age that you can sell to is 18. its a bit like your usual argument of speed limits, they are a boundary not a compulsory value. in speed case anything lower than 30 is OK. in Alcohol anyting over 18 is OK. the choice of you travelling at 22mph is just like ASDA selling to >21's. I guess this is due to them proabbly being fined at some point for selling to under age so they move their goalposts to make sure that staff don't make the same mistake

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entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4387	Re: A Law Unto Themselves? Yes, the customer does not have 'right to buy' untill the vendor has ACCEPTED the money. Up to that point it is termed "Invitation to treat". The vendor can pull out at any point untill money has actually changed hands and a receipt given. Even then, if the sale can be shown to be an error of such magnitude that the customer would have known to be erroneous then teh retailer can still pull out. As for the 21 thing. it is not law that you have to sell to 18YO's only that the minimum age that you can sell to is 18. its a bit like your usual argument of speed limits, they are a boundary not a compulsory value. in speed case anything lower than 30 is OK. in Alcohol anyting over 18 is OK. the choice of you travelling at 22mph is just like ASDA selling to >21's. I guess this is due to them proabbly being fined at some point for selling to under age so they move their goalposts to make sure that staff don't make the same mistake __________________ Ian Technical God, No 1 Geek And Linux Guru Have you seen my Flickr pictures?