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  1. 6 hours ago, wsc said:

    I'm not so sure.

    If I pay the clerk with a ten-dollar bill but the clerk gives me change for a twenty, am I obligated (other than to not be an ass) to point out the mistake, or am I free to enjoy the small windfall?

    If the clerk figures it out, and can prove it while you are in the store, then yes I think you are obligated to return the money. 

    Mistakes are not lottery tickets. 

    Obviously, if they can’t prove it or if they never figure it out, well then it’s just your conscience we’re dealing with, not the law. 

    But back to the original case:

    As @BuffaloKyle pointed out, a "contract" between the buyer and seller doesn’t exist until the goods are paid for. Most intelligent companies have a "terms of use" section on their online website that states a contract doesn’t exist until the goods are paid for and delivered. They also have a statement explicitly stating that they don’t have to honor any clerical mistakes. 

    That doesn’t mean local jurisdictions (include Mexico), won’t have laws that say goods must be sold at their advertised price, even if it’s a mistake. And anyone who works in the international market knows laws and judges will favor the local party. Period.

    Also, if a company is routinely making "clerical errors", and pattern can be identified, there’s little doubt the judge will charge the seller with false advertising and rule in the purchasers favor. 

    In the end, right or wrong, Cartier was smart to settle and lick their wounds.

  2. 5 minutes ago, Coolwave35 said:

    I’m unsure.  This was how it was left. He had messaged me and invited me to lunch. Then the plan just kinda didn’t happen. No more was said. He’s still in my will though. 
     

     

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    It’s like an unfinished symphony!

  3. 1 hour ago, Alex93108 said:

    If there are lawyers on this forum, this is an open and shut case of a simple contract executed.

    The fault lies with Cartier for offering it for such a low price 

    I do respect and admire Cartier for honoring the purchase 

    I’m not a lawyer.

    I think the principle is that the purchaser knew (or should have known) that the offer was a typo / mistake, thus the "contract" isn’t enforceable. I believe Cartier would have gotten away (under US law, no clue about Mexico), with not fulfilling the order and simply refunding the $13. The PR aspect is another matter, and Cartier was smart to just write off the fuck up.

    Had he ordered 20 pair, I have no doubt Cartier would have fought harder (and had an even stronger case that the purchaser was attempting to exploit a clerical error). 

  4. 11 hours ago, SirBillybob said:

    In other words, what is the period of time that you require to stave off gonorrhea infection such that DoxyPEP has enough value to pursue it?

    At this point, I would put any prevention of gonorrhea by DoxyPEP into the category of "lucky side effect that won’t last". I’d still consider DoxyPEP for prevention of chlamydia and syphilis though. Since gonorrhea is already largely resistant to doxycycline, I don’t see the real harm in driving its doxycycline resistance to 100%. 

    Although that doesn’t take into account, the idea that by selecting gonorrhea that is resistant to doxycycline, you are also selecting gonorrhea that is resistant to other drugs, and thus driving up antimicrobial resistance across-the-board. Certainly it’s going to be an interesting experiment to watch, because I don’t think DoxyPEP is going away anytime soon.
     

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    Post-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline (doxyPEP) is being introduced to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Pre-existing...

     

  5. 1 hour ago, SirBillybob said:

    Updated/revised DoxyVAC trial results a year later; reduced benefit from DoxyPEP and negligible benefit from Bexsero vaccine.

    https://www.poz.com/article/meningococcal-vaccine-significantly-reduce-gonorrhea-risk

    Actually, it looks like the results aren’t so bad. I mean, DoxyPEP had very good reduction in chlamydia and syphilis rates, and a significant (although not great) reduction in gonorrhea rates. Unfortunately, I predict wide spread DoxyPEP use will soon lead to near universal doxycycline resistance in gonorrhea, making it useless for gonorrhea prevention. And although the meningitis vaccine didn’t show a great reduction in gonorrhea, there appears to be some. Not bad for vaccine that wasn’t targeted at gonorrhea. I think people got a little too excited about the early results from this trial. Nonetheless, I think it shows a real gonorrhea vaccine might be feasible.

    Overall, I’d chalk this up as good, although not great news. 

  6. 12 hours ago, Asterisk said:

    His ad also shows him on a nude hike (but he doesn't offer "public), and other providers have gym workout sessions (etc) that show off their bodies (but don't offer "weight training").  Some show both black hair and summer platinum -- it's not misleading if, at the moment, he has one or the other.

    The bareback photo merely indicates that he has participated in bareback sex (perhaps with an intimate partner, but titillating the viewer), but if he marked "safe," presume that is his default with clients. 

    It is not misleading -- just requires an inquiry if that is your interest. 

    That’s a very "kind", but I'm willing to bet incorrect, interpretation of the facts. 

  7. When I was there recently, it was a fucking mob scene. I wouldn’t go in that room if you paid me $1 million. Granted it’s not my favorite painting, but it deserves better than this. Not to mention the true masterpiece in the room, Veronese’s "The Wedding at Cana" on the opposite wall, that you can’t even get close to without wading through a sea of selfie sticks. The poor thing is being held hostage by the cult-like troglodytes worshiping the ugly bitch on the opposite wall. 

    In fact, the entire museum is overrun with Mona Lisa flotsam and detritus. They’re all wandering around like zombies. They should move her to her own building. Surrender her to the tourists and return the rest of the Louvre to those of us appreciate all of it. 

  8. 12 hours ago, Moox said:

    Ah I should have added, I am in the UK, apologies. Clinic will not book me back in as they say the treatment has been performed. 

    Viva socialized medicine!

    You get what you pay for. A "nurse" tells you, "you have a wart on your dick".

    Sure, it was free, but was it good "healthcare"?

    Even the worst free clinic in America provides better care than this. 

    And yes, even the UK has places where you can pay to get good healthcare….so pay. 

     

     

  9. 8 hours ago, Anthony said:

    I have a case of emetophobia

    I didn’t experience any gastrointestinal symptoms. Certainly no nausea or vomiting. Just feverish and achy all over. For the unwashed masses, emetophobia is the irrational fear of vomiting. It’s particularly entertaining when someone else vomits near them, and the person with emetophobia passes out as a result. 

    I’m sorry you suffer from this, it must be hell when you get food poisoning.

    Get the shots. 

     

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