LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Contract, Posting Rule, List Price
27 Oct 2018
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The key issue raised by this question is an invitation to treat. Price tags in stores and advertisements are generally considered to be invitations to treat, which are a legal construct that has been developed in order to avoid multiple acceptances where the offeror can only enter into one contract. An invitation to treat is therefore a willingness to accept an offer. You can see how, in practice, such a concept is necessary in order to avoid stores, for example, having to risk entering into contracts to sell more products then they may be able to sell. One day matilda walks into her favourite gardening store, fi"s flowers inc. , and sees a single decorative flower pot with a price tag on it, listing a price of. While she is shocked at the price of the flower pot, its design appeals to her so much that she decides she must own the flower pot at any price.
