ICANBusiness LawLaw of Contract: Formation2021

Ade saw a laptop displayed in a shop window at Victoria Island, Lagos, marked with a price tag of ₦250,000. Under Nigerian contract law, the display of the laptop with a price tag constitutes which of the following?

AA binding offer to sell the laptop at ₦250,000
BAn invitation to treat, prompting the customer to make an offerCORRECT
CA standing offer that becomes a contract once the buyer enters the shop
DA counter-offer to all prospective shoppers
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Under the rule in Fisher v Bell and Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists, displaying goods with a price tag in a shop or shop window is an invitation to treat, not an offer. The customer makes the offer upon presenting the goods for purchase, which the shopkeeper may accept or reject.
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