Soldato
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So we have a vending machine at work that sells crisps and chocolate bars which are priced at 70p each.
However, somehow one of the slots has been set to 10p and of course every time the vending machine lady comes and fills it up, whomever notices first, waits for her to leave then whacks a quid in and gets 10 chocolate bars.
Now in a shop I know if something is priced incorrectly they can refuse to complete the sale at the till but given this is a machine does it mean, legally speaking, an offer was made and accepted by both parties and therefore a legitimate transaction as far as the law is concerned (even though the person doing it knows they are exploiting a mistake made by a former technician)?
What amazes me if this has been the case for about 4 months now and it has been filled and emptied numerous times in that period and the vending company haven't seemed to have noticed the loss?
However, somehow one of the slots has been set to 10p and of course every time the vending machine lady comes and fills it up, whomever notices first, waits for her to leave then whacks a quid in and gets 10 chocolate bars.
Now in a shop I know if something is priced incorrectly they can refuse to complete the sale at the till but given this is a machine does it mean, legally speaking, an offer was made and accepted by both parties and therefore a legitimate transaction as far as the law is concerned (even though the person doing it knows they are exploiting a mistake made by a former technician)?
What amazes me if this has been the case for about 4 months now and it has been filled and emptied numerous times in that period and the vending company haven't seemed to have noticed the loss?