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> The sticker price is legally binding, as it constitutes an offer

While I wish that that were how things worked, unfortunately, the US legal system disagrees [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_treat#Case_law


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dymk12/07/2025

That’s about ads, not sticker price on the shelf, and about a lack of obligation to sell at that price. It does not say that it’s alright to lie and charge a different price at the register.

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