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    Is there some kind of "implied contract"?

    Thanks. It would have been helpful if they had just explained "deemed contract" rather than just saying "you have a contract with us". And yes I did use their electricity, but only because they basically forced me to either use it or have no electricity for weeks, because they refused to let...
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    Is there some kind of "implied contract"?

    About 9 months ago we leased a retail unit. Day 1 we went to EDF and tried to open an account with them. We had a couple of letters from them saying the the "existing supplier" was refusing to let us "switch" our electricity to them but they would keep trying. Eventually, after 2-4 weeks it...
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    Right to a Refund

    It will be interesting to see how it turns out - especially if the merchant fights it. Bit confused about the "retained deposit" though. Do you mean you paid £99 for the item (so payment, not deposit)? Or did you put a deposit down (bit weird for online purchase)? And isn't it only £20 at...
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    Right to a Refund

    Maybe we frequent different types of shops. I'm thinking of the last 5 shops I visited. Some of them had a few selected products on display, the rest didn't. I don't think any of those shops would realistically have open a sealed box of a product that wasn't on display just so I could see how...
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    Right to a Refund

    Indeed. So it really depends on the product - some will obviously never be displayed, some will almost always be displayed and others somewhere in between. For the ones in between I assume if it ever went to court they would just try to make an assumption as to whether or not it would be...
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    Right to a Refund

    ok, but it doesn't count unless they might reasonably be allowed to test it in a shop. Not unless they might reasonably be allowed to establish the functionality in a shop. Nope. Not unless they might reasonably be allowed to test it in a shop. No, you have as much right to engage with it as...
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    Right to a Refund

    Some items, in some shops. But not every shop has every item unboxed and on display, and for those that don't it would not be appropriate to start unboxing it and plugging it in. So I guess then you get into an argument about would that particular product reasonably be expected to be on...
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    What is and isn't acceptable to use in a new business name?

    Finally. Thank you. And thanks to obscure as well, I completely missed that post - it appeared while I was writing mine and I just didn't see it.
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    What is and isn't acceptable to use in a new business name?

    I'm not looking for a guarantee. I just want to know what the law says!
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    What is and isn't acceptable to use in a new business name?

    How am I supposed to know how comfortable to be if no-one will answer my question about what the law actually says I'm allowed or not allowed to do?? Well there must be one or the other, otherwise what happens when a case comes to court? The judge just says, "well this is embarrassing...
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    What is and isn't acceptable to use in a new business name?

    ok, but what does that mean "abused their IP"??? I mean there must be some "general" rules about what is allowed and not allowed. Sure anyone can sue anyone for anything, but at the end of the day there has to be a law somewhere that says something, then it's just a matter of interpretation...
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    What is and isn't acceptable to use in a new business name?

    ok, thanks for your advice on keeping the name generic (although Dark Star is pretty generic in terms of products) but my point is that whatever generic sound name we come up with, it's been used somewhere else before - unless we start making up new words or randomly throwing together pairs of...
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    What is and isn't acceptable to use in a new business name?

    But not to the question I asked.
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    What is and isn't acceptable to use in a new business name?

    ok, great. but does anyone actually have an answer to my question?
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    Right to a Refund

    Soooo, you're saying "anyone" would walk into a shop, open the box, take it out, remove all the packaging, assemble it, plug in the filter and then plug it into a power socket and switch it on? In the shop? That seems unlikely, and also I'm sure the staff wouldn't be too happy about it either...
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