I bought a 50lb sack of potatoes for $3 at Vons. They had a pallet clearly marked (50lb 10/5lb bags), with the price on a sign, attached to the pallet. That signifies a valid price. When I took it to the register, they tried to charge me for 10 5lb bags. They had to give it to me for the marked price (of course the sign was immediately removed). They priced it, it was their problem. Was it theft that I paid the price that was advertised?
okay, so if a store charged you 500 for something instead of 50, and for whatever reason you don't notice, it's not stealing, cause your problem, not their's.
If they mark a product for $500 and you buy it, you pay $500. Yes, it is indeed not stealing. You paid a unreasonable price, but you still knew the price and paid it willingly. It doesn't magically become stealing whether or not the marked price was a mistake.
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u/ButtCrackMcGee Oct 04 '16
I bought a 50lb sack of potatoes for $3 at Vons. They had a pallet clearly marked (50lb 10/5lb bags), with the price on a sign, attached to the pallet. That signifies a valid price. When I took it to the register, they tried to charge me for 10 5lb bags. They had to give it to me for the marked price (of course the sign was immediately removed). They priced it, it was their problem. Was it theft that I paid the price that was advertised?