A shopkeeper displays goods with price labels in the shop window and gives no separate commitment to…
An ordinary priced window display invites customers to make offers. The customer can make an offer to buy, which the shopkeeper can accept. The display by itself creates no…
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A shopkeeper displays goods with price labels in the shop window and gives no separate commitment to sell to anyone who responds. How is the display ordinarily classified in contract law?
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Correct answer C
An ordinary priced window display invites customers to make offers. The customer can make an offer to buy, which the shopkeeper can accept. The display by itself creates no contract.
Option feedback
Option A
The ordinary display solicits offers. There is no stated commitment capable of immediate acceptance.
Option B
No customer proposal has been accepted by displaying goods in advance.
Option C
The display invites customers to make a proposal that the shopkeeper can accept.
Option D
A counter-offer presupposes an existing offer to which the new terms respond.
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