The contract is the bill, the receipt. Prior to receipt of the bill, no contract is yet formed. Socially we "accept" that the contract exists, but it does not in the strictest sense. "I would like a cheeseburger" is not a declaration of intent to enter a contractual exchange for a specific value, it is just declaring a personal desire. This is voided if you have done so before, as then there is an expectation of continued contractual interaction.
This may seem counter-intuitive, but counter-intuitiveness is how lawyers make their money.
If I say "I would like a vaccuum cleaner", and someone suddenly shows up at my door, I am not obligated to give money for their product. Even further, I could say it IN A VACCUUM STORE, where there is a reasonable expectation of purchase of product, and the declaration would not constitute a verbal contract.
Are you...are you being serious right now? You do know that when you tell someone you want a cheeseburger in response to "what would you like to order?" You are placing a goddamned order and are now expected to pay for it, right?
The contract is the bill, the receipt. Prior to receipt of the bill, no contract is yet formed. Socially we "accept" that the contract exists, but it does not in the strictest sense. "I would like a cheeseburger" is not a declaration of intent to enter a contractual exchange for a specific value, it is just declaring a personal desire. This is voided if you have done so before, as then there is an expectation of continued contractual interaction.
This may seem counter-intuitive, but counter-intuitiveness is how lawyers make their money.
That's called a "verbal contract" you're talking out your ass.
No verbal contract was established.
If I say "I would like a vaccuum cleaner", and someone suddenly shows up at my door, I am not obligated to give money for their product. Even further, I could say it IN A VACCUUM STORE, where there is a reasonable expectation of purchase of product, and the declaration would not constitute a verbal contract.
Are you...are you being serious right now? You do know that when you tell someone you want a cheeseburger in response to "what would you like to order?" You are placing a goddamned order and are now expected to pay for it, right?
You cannot be serious with this inane argument.