asda harry potter dvd boxset ??????

marleyboy

If there is a price tag on an item in a shop, the store is legally bound to sell it at the quoted price, no matter what the computer says. However, if the store can prove the price isnt for that item (lets say another customer stuck it on), all they can do is tell you the real price of the item and let you decide for yourself if you want it at the real price.

Its not unknown for stores to hike the prices of items, just to sell them at the original price under the ruse of a 30% discount sale. They do this often.

dmg24

marleyboy wrote: »

If there is a price tag on an item in a shop, the store is legally bound to sell it at the quoted price, no matter what the computer says. However, if the store can prove the price isnt for that item (lets say another customer stuck it on), all they can do is tell you the real price of the item and let you decide for yourself if you want it at the real price.

Its not unknown for stores to hike the prices of items, just to sell them at the original price under the ruse of a 30% discount sale. They do this often.

Care to quote the law on this marleyboy?

There are laws against retailers and misleading prices. However, there is no obligation for a retailer to sell a consumer ANYTHING.

Penelope_Penguin

marleyboy wrote: »

If there is a price tag on an item in a shop, the store is legally bound to sell it at the quoted price,

No they're not - if they sell, they're bound by that price, but they can decline to sell to you, then reprice the item.

Anyway, re-reading the OP, it appears that the item was priced at £20, so don't see an issue. Prices change all the time, and a price rise isn't that unusual.

Edit - dmg - great minds.........;)

dmg24

Interesting article on the subject, albeit from 1999 and regarding online selling, but the legal principles are exactly the same.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/the_economy/441740.stm

lokiman

marleyboy wrote: »

If there is a price tag on an item in a shop, the store is legally bound to sell it at the quoted price, no matter what the computer says. However, if the store can prove the price isnt for that item (lets say another customer stuck it on), all they can do is tell you the real price of the item and let you decide for yourself if you want it at the real price.

Its not unknown for stores to hike the prices of items, just to sell them at the original price under the ruse of a 30% discount sale. They do this often.

That's 100% wrong, and there's a ton of case law on point. It's 1st year law student stuff: the price advertised or displayed is an invitation to treat, when you present the article for payment, you are making an offer to buy at the price, and the contract is not conluded until the store has accepted your offer by taking payment.

Bamber19

marleyboy wrote: »

If there is a price tag on an item in a shop, the store is legally bound to sell it at the quoted price, no matter what the computer says. However, if the store can prove the price isnt for that item (lets say another customer stuck it on), all they can do is tell you the real price of the item and let you decide for yourself if you want it at the real price.

Its not unknown for stores to hike the prices of items, just to sell them at the original price under the ruse of a 30% discount sale. They do this often.

I honestly despise when people post things as fact that are infact the opposite of the truth, it helps no-one other than those who derive humour from watching someone approach sales staff and demand their rights that someone on a forum that doesn't know what they are talking about has presented as fact.

Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash chemist if anyone wants the early legal precedent on the matter of invitation to treat.

marleyboy

I dont know enough about the law to state anything as factual, but I know where I work my boss insists the prices are corrected on products if for example a price tag of £3445 loses the "5" at the end making the value appear to be £344, the reason he states is because a customer could claim the price is misleading and thus could claim it at the price displayed. If that is wrong, I apoligise, but NOWHERE do I state "These are facts".

As quoted on MSE T&C (Top of the page - you cant miss it!) Remember, this is an open forum! Anyone can post so always exercise caution when acting on info.

dmg24

but NOWHERE do I state "These are facts".

the store is legally bound to sell it at the quoted price

No, instead you state 'This is the law'!!!

fuzzgun19

littlegerts wrote: »

not sure if this is the right place for this but....
i was in asda a few days ago and the had the harry potter dvd boxset for 18 pounds,went into day and they have put a 20 pound price over it,can this be right..surely not:eek:

If I were you, I would go back to Asda armed with a few money off coupons, then pay at the tills along with a few other items, and get £2+ off !!

looby75

to be fair to the OP she has a bit of a point.

Trading standards can come down on any retailer like a ton of bricks for repricing items the way asda has, it's all to do with false advertising.

Every shop I've ever worked in (independent and national chains) have made it very clear that when a item goes UP in price ALL reference to the lower price needs to be totally removed before the higher price is applied. Yes there is nothing to stop shops raising the price but they can't just slap a sticker over the lower price.