Nice find!
That's a bit slippery though, if the online checkout process is "acceptance to treat" and they can still cancel the order and not take the money, even though you have / think you have given it.
I'll have to remember that one, it may come in useful one day.
/Edit - ah, hang on though, their offer is an "invitation to treat", but that offer was accepted (surely?) by the checkout process, and it was very clear on what you get -
"For an offer to be capable of becoming binding on acceptance, the offer must be definite, clear, and final. If it is a mere preliminary move into negotiation which may lead to a contract, it is not an offer but an invitation to treat. "
(, Thu 30 May 2013, 14:19, Share, Reply)
If you take a child to the counter of a shop, a child who was accidently labelled 1.99, the act of going to the counter does not finalize the action
also, in law, you can buy a mislabelled product or the shopkeeper may accidently give you too much change, but you are under legal obligation to make sure you pay the right price unless you only have knowledge of the fact after leaving the store premises.
There's no law of 'getting away with it as long as they accept ya money'.
(, Thu 30 May 2013, 14:41, Share, Reply)
It's all a little unclear..
But they don't actually take money until it's despatched, do they? The checkout process is you making an offer to pay and I don't think there's a contract until they take your money.
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mugwump In summary then, oh no. Chris., Thu 30 May 2013, 14:43,
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and then the contract gives obligations and rights to you as well rights and obligations to the business
if you were charged £4000 for a dvd boxset that you thought was actually £40.00 the business could not say 'you paid, therefore you accepted, we're keepin ya money'
and so you can't get away with gettin somethin mega cheap because of a shop's accident
(, Thu 30 May 2013, 14:49, Share, Reply)