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I have a question about buying candy. I'm going to put up a sign which says "You may buy all of the candy," and put ten pieces of candy out. You only want five pieces of candy. If you want to take the candy, do you have to take all of it, or have you been given permission to just take the five pieces that you want?
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I don't think there is enough information in the original statement to give an answer. The sign gives you permission to buy all of the candy. It does not say you may buy less than all. The sign also does not say that the ten pieces are the one it is referring to. I would ask the shopkeeper if I may buy 5 of the pieces of candy on the counter.
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The statement is in itself untrue. There is no price listed so the candy is free therefor you may not buy it at all.
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I'd check if anyone was watching, then proceed to eat the candy and leave the wrappers in the bowl for the next person.
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Tantras wrote: Logically speaking, that makes perfect sense and I understand and agree entirely... but is it RAW?
solkan wrote:I have a question about buying candy. I'm going to put up a sign which says "You may buy all of the candy," and put ten pieces of candy out. You only want five pieces of candy. If you want to take the candy, do you have to take all of it, or have you been given permission to just take the five pieces that you want?
So does the candy come in pack of 10s?
Cuz if it is , i dont think you can separate it to take only 5.
Does your store normally tell customers what they can and cannot buy? If so, how are you in business!?!?
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- St. Thomas Aquinas
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JEB_Stuart wrote:Does your store normally tell customers what they can and cannot buy? If so, how are you in business!?!?
Isn't that something all stores do?
No. If you go in and you have the money, you can but what you want and how much you want, in theory anyway. I work in a liquor store FTTB, and, assuming you meet the legal requirements to purchase alcohol, you have the freedom to buy as much or as little of whatever we have. Where do you normally shop? Does your local retailer of goods ration items to its customers?
DR:80+S(GT)G++M++B-I++Pwmhd05#+D+++A+++/sWD-R++T(Ot)DM+ How is it they live in such harmony - the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Warhammer 40K:
Alpha Legion - 15,000 pts For the Emperor!
WAAAGH! Skullhooka - 14,000 pts
Biel Tan Strikeforce - 11,000 pts
"The Eldar get no attention because the average male does not like confetti blasters, shimmer shields or sparkle lasers."
-Illeix
JEB_Stuart wrote:
No. If you go in and you have the money, you can but what you want and how much you want, in theory anyway. I work in a liquor store FTTB, and, assuming you meet the legal requirements to purchase alcohol, you have the freedom to buy as much or as little of whatever we have. Where do you normally shop? Does your local retailer of goods ration items to its customers?
Would you allow a customer to purchase the register?
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DR:80+S(GT)G++M++B-I++Pwmhd05#+D+++A+++/sWD-R++T(Ot)DM+ How is it they live in such harmony - the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Warhammer 40K:
Alpha Legion - 15,000 pts For the Emperor!
WAAAGH! Skullhooka - 14,000 pts
Biel Tan Strikeforce - 11,000 pts
"The Eldar get no attention because the average male does not like confetti blasters, shimmer shields or sparkle lasers."
-Illeix
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DR:80+S(GT)G++M++B-I++Pwmhd05#+D+++A+++/sWD-R++T(Ot)DM+ How is it they live in such harmony - the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Warhammer 40K:
Alpha Legion - 15,000 pts For the Emperor!
WAAAGH! Skullhooka - 14,000 pts
Biel Tan Strikeforce - 11,000 pts
"The Eldar get no attention because the average male does not like confetti blasters, shimmer shields or sparkle lasers."
-Illeix
Emperors Faithful wrote:...I'm not sure...but that sounded sort of...heretical...
It isn't if you don't want it to be...
DR:80+S(GT)G++M++B-I++Pwmhd05#+D+++A+++/sWD-R++T(Ot)DM+ How is it they live in such harmony - the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Warhammer 40K:
Alpha Legion - 15,000 pts For the Emperor!
WAAAGH! Skullhooka - 14,000 pts
Biel Tan Strikeforce - 11,000 pts
"The Eldar get no attention because the average male does not like confetti blasters, shimmer shields or sparkle lasers."
-Illeix
The sentence says you MAY buy all of the candy, it is not saying you must buy all of them only that you may do so. The "May" part is a choice, you can do so, you can choose not to. I vote buy 5pieces
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