Would You regard this as a form of theft?

[RightTurnClyde]

If somebody goes into a store and there are two displays of Cameras at each end of the store. Both displays are the exact same model. One display is priced at £650.00. The other display is priced at £6.50. A customer picks up a £6.50 camera, is served by the assistant and charged £6.50. Customer leaves the store a happy chappy. The value of the camera is approx £650.00.

Any retail/ law type people know the answer? I'm saying no, but a fair few work colleagues say otherwise.

 

[The Flash]

If somebody goes into a store and there are two displays of Cameras at each end of the store. Both displays are the exact same model. One display is priced at £650.00. The other display is priced at £6.50. A customer picks up a £6.50 camera, is served by the assistant and charged £6.50. Customer leaves the store a happy chappy. The value of the camera is approx £650.00.

Any retail/ law type people know the answer? I'm saying no, but a fair few work colleagues say otherwise.

The law states that the store must sell the item at the price that is on the shelf. so no, not theft.

Anyway, where's this shop "somebody" went into?

 

[MCFC-alan88]

The tag is the tag. Capitalising on stupidity is not a crime.

 

[Bilboblue]

If somebody goes into a store and there are two displays of Cameras at each end of the store. Both displays are the exact same model. One display is priced at £650.00. The other display is priced at £6.50. A customer picks up a £6.50 camera, is served by the assistant and charged £6.50. Customer leaves the store a happy chappy. The value of the camera is approx £650.00.

Any retail/ law type people know the answer? I'm saying no, but a fair few work colleagues say otherwise.

If that's the advertised price, why should the person have to pay more? No, not theft in my book.

 

[moomba]

If somebody goes into a store and there are two displays of Cameras at each end of the store. Both displays are the exact same model. One display is priced at £650.00. The other display is priced at £6.50. A customer picks up a £6.50 camera, is served by the assistant and charged £6.50. Customer leaves the store a happy chappy. The value of the camera is approx £650.00.

Any retail/ law type people know the answer? I'm saying no, but a fair few work colleagues say otherwise.

The law states that the store must sell the item at the price that is on the shelf. so no, not theft.

Anyway, where's this shop "somebody" went into?

I thought the tag was an "offer to deal". Store has the right to rescind that offer if they see fit.

But having accepted it I can't see any problems, unless the tags were deliberately swapped by the purchaser.

 

[The Flash]

If somebody goes into a store and there are two displays of Cameras at each end of the store. Both displays are the exact same model. One display is priced at £650.00. The other display is priced at £6.50. A customer picks up a £6.50 camera, is served by the assistant and charged £6.50. Customer leaves the store a happy chappy. The value of the camera is approx £650.00.

Any retail/ law type people know the answer? I'm saying no, but a fair few work colleagues say otherwise.

The law states that the store must sell the item at the price that is on the shelf. so no, not theft.

Anyway, where's this shop "somebody" went into?

I thought the tag was an "offer to deal". Store has the right to rescind that offer if they see fit.

But having accepted it I can't see any problems, unless the tags were deliberately swapped by the purchaser.

If the product scans at £6.50 and is advertised at £6.50, then that's the vendor's fault, not the customer's.

 

[m7mcfc]

I bought a Lacoste jumper in JD once for £10.00 it had been put in the under a tenner rack the same jumper was still on sale for £100.00 on the display racks. I never blinked an eye there rick not mine.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

If somebody goes into a store and there are two displays of Cameras at each end of the store. Both displays are the exact same model. One display is priced at £650.00. The other display is priced at £6.50. A customer picks up a £6.50 camera, is served by the assistant and charged £6.50. Customer leaves the store a happy chappy. The value of the camera is approx £650.00.

Any retail/ law type people know the answer? I'm saying no, but a fair few work colleagues say otherwise.

The law states that the store must sell the item at the price that is on the shelf. so no, not theft.

Anyway, where's this shop "somebody" went into?

I thought the tag was an "offer to deal". Store has the right to rescind that offer if they see fit.

But having accepted it I can't see any problems, unless the tags were deliberately swapped by the purchaser.

When I worked in a Jewellers something was priced wrong but spotted. The shop apparently had the right to remove the product from sale for 24hrs or something so that the person couldnt buy it at that price

 

[moomba]

The law states that the store must sell the item at the price that is on the shelf. so no, not theft.

Anyway, where's this shop "somebody" went into?

I thought the tag was an "offer to deal". Store has the right to rescind that offer if they see fit.

But having accepted it I can't see any problems, unless the tags were deliberately swapped by the purchaser.

If the product scans at £6.50 and is advertised at £6.50, then that's the vendor's fault, not the customer's.

Unless the customer switched tags.

 

[Bill]

Had it been spotted the shop can refuse to sell.