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December 20, 2005 | Bulletbobco

[BulletBobCo]

I found an ad for a favorite beverage of mine on sale. It was for $29.99/1.75m. When I called the store to ask if this was correct. I was informed that it was an error and that the price was for a 750m bottle. The store said that the paper had posted a retraction. Are they still bound by the price that was posted in the original ad?

[connectthedots]

Short answer is "No". Besides, I doubt they carry a 1.75 liter bottle of your favorite beverage.

[Smittie]

Legally a store never has to sell anyone anything regardless of what price it's listed under. Most stores usually honor their mistakes before the printed retraction because the don't want bad P.R. Unless you can prove they advertised it fraudulently, which is doubtful since they printed a retraction, there's not much you can do about it.

[BulletBobCo]

I see what you mean. I should have said a little bottle and a big bottle. :0)

[BulletBobCo]

Thanks.

[sportutegrl]

1.75 mililiters (1.75m) is less than 750 mililiters.

[eastforker]

Sure they do only they call it a half gallon.

[SoothingDave]

1.75 mililiters (1.75m) is less than 750 mililiters.

1.75m is a unit of length about 2 yards long. 1.75 l is the size of the "half gallon" of booze. 750 ml is the size of the "fifth."

SD

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