is bringing a change in the price by the shopkeepers ,seeing different classes of customers legal?

Question

for example a shopkeeper puts forward an affordable price seeing a middle class person but if a high class person enters his shop and asks the price of the same thing, the shopkeeper puts forward a higher price , so is this act of the shopkeeper legal

Answer 1

This happens on car lots every day!

Easy answer is no, it's not legal, but nothing's ever this easy...

Depends on what's for sale, what size the business is, and what is meant by "class." If you're the "high class" person, you're probably out of luck, since it's open season on you. If you are of a protected minority race, different story.

Bottom line is, you have the burden of proof, which is pretty hard, and secondly, you have to prove the amount of "damages," which can be negligible, since presumably you are free to go to another store.

If you are a shop-keeper considering this, I don't recommend it. If you are the "high class" customer, put on some old clothes next time, and go after you mow the grass!

Good luck.

Answer 2

In Canada a shopkeeper has to sell his items at the advertized price that is marked on the item. If the item has no price tag the shopkeeper can sell it for whatever he wants and can change the price anytime he wants for whatever reason. It would be very hard to prove that the shopkeeper is discrimating against one customer because he changed the price.

Answer 3

It's not legal. But where are you shopping?? I've never seen something like this happen. I work in a retail store, and we sell everything at the suggested retail.

Answer 4

its legal since its the same concept like price discremination but its immoral. i believe you are talking about an indian or a pakistani economy

Answer 5

oh no, not legal at all.