Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots
1953 · 1 QB 401
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- Facts
- Listed medicines were on self-service shelves. A pharmacist supervised only at the cash desk. The Society said the sale was complete when the customer took the goods.
- Issue
- When is the sale made in a self-service shop?
- Held
- At the cash desk. The display is an . The customer offers to buy. The cashier may accept or refuse.
- Principle
- Goods on a shelf are not an offer.
- Why it matters
- It is the reason a shop can refuse a sale, and the reason a customer can put an item back.
Words and Latin in this note
- Invitation to treat
- A step that invites the other person to make an offer. A shop display, a price in a window, and most advertisements are invitations, not offers. Open the note.
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