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The Legal Nature Of The Advertisement Made By Arkwright

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Introduction: It is important to consider the legal nature of the advertisement made by Arkwright 's, i.e. invitation to treat versus a unilateral offer. ( ) I believe that the offer is unilateral as it refers to the world at large as it includes more specific terms than an invitation to treat such as a time frame and a specific course of action that is to be fulfilled in order to receive the Supertech tablet ( ). The case for Mandy: On face value, it seems as though Mandy could not have collected a Supertech tablet due to her ineligibility. This is because the advertisement clearly stated that you are entitled to the tablet “when you spend more than £600 on any of our merchandise in one visit”. Instead, Mandy paid in two instalments of £375 even though she left Arkwright’s store with over £600 worth of merchandise. But upon further speculation, it is not exactly clear how the offer to pay in two instalments arose. It is mentioned that “Arthur was keen not to lose a sale” and this suggests that he induced Mandy to pay in instalments. If this is the case, then Arthur may also have suggested that Mandy is still entitled to a tablet. Consequently, Arthur or any other employee at Arkwright’s would have notified Mandy of her entitlement to the Supertech tablet, which they failed to do. On the contrary, Mandy could have made a counter offer to pay in instalments as this explains Arthur’s willingness to pursue the sale. If this is the case, then Mandy would have been in a similar

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