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Wikepdia! Now there’s the fountain of all knowledge. It is well know that Wikepdia is not necessarily as accurate as people might imagine. Unless it makes a reference to with a link to a proven accurate source. Because I understand, but do not know for sure, that anyone can log in and amend any article.

There is a limit on how many coins of the same denomination you can offer for it to be legal tender. I have no idea what those limits are in this day and age. The quoted act was in 1971 that is nearly 37 years ago. Could not have found something closer to today?

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An instance of when a little knowledge (of the law) can be a dangerous thing (for the shopkeeper):-

About 33 years ago, when we were having a lot of power cuts, I wanted a big brass oil lamp, functional and ornamental. My husband saw one in an ironmonger's shop window, in Durham City where we lived at the time, priced at £12 so he went in to buy it. The assistant had a look and said she was really sorry but the one in the window had the wrong price on it and it should be £20. My husband said he was sure the law said they were obliged to sell the item at the advertised price but the shop manager said no it didn't.

At that moment a friend of ours, a police superintendent, walked into the shop - in uniform (he'd popped in to buy a screwdiver on his way home from work). My husband called him over and asked if he was right to demand the lower price, to which our friend replied, "Oh yes, definitely." Faced with a policeman's word the manager sold my husband the lamp for £12.

Outside the shop my husband asked our friend if he had quoted the law correctly, to which the friend replied that he really had no idea; he was, at the time, in charge of Traffic. I have a feeling the shopkeeper was in the right - but I was happy to have the lamp, which I've still got. A case of Might (in a uniform) is Right. ;)

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Well based on the law we talked about earlier the shop keeper would have to have been correct, because at the point u asked for the item you where only in the negotiation stage of a contract, and if he wishes he can change his mind about the price just as you can change your mind about buying it.

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It doesnt matter how old the legislation is, the reason it is such old law is because of two reasons, either 1. its good law and doesnt need amending 2. nobody has got round to it yet (the law changes very slowly)

Some of the relevent cases I'm studying right now are from the 19th century. Of course peope criticise old law by saying it may not apply to todays circumstances, and sometimes it doesnt, but in general it does. I dont think anyone would be arrested for accepting over 20p in coppers though, so I think it is useless law.

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Ooh, I'm glad you weren't around then. I don't think I'd have got my lamp. :D

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suppose you could say alcohol is poisonous when given to ANY person..:rolleyes:

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lets fin this folks, its getting tedious now ...

heres the line :p



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rofl. Did you mean to leave the gap in it? :D

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Maybe not but it let some posts slip past. :D

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oooops nope ;)

il try a shorter one :p
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Are we done yet?

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are you sure?

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We are not quite done yet, because a funny old thing happened last night. I had switched on the radio very late and just caught a few scattered words about a shooting in a shop and nine people dead.

"Bloody hell!" I thought "Jambutty has run berserk with a sawn-off shotgun in the Grimshaw Park Asda"

Luckily for the people of Blackburn it was not the case.