Mutlipack crisps being sold out of a sandwish van...

[FrillyPancake]

Singularly.

How illegal is this, or is it something that cannot be proven? Not that I want to "clype", just curious - I thought that is was extremely illegal, and that no multipack cans of juice / crisps / biscuits etc could be sold singularly???

[ummmm]

Extremely illegal? Is there such thing?

They usually say 'not to be sold separately'

[joko]

i dont think its 'illegal' exactly

i doubt anything could be done - i may be wrong but i think once you buy something you are entitled to sell it on if you wish.

if someone like sainsburys did it i think the manufacturer might take issue but a single man in a van - i doubt theyd care.

[NOX]

No-one would or should care and certainly no-one's going to go to jail for it, it happens all the time.,

[factor-fiction]

I am sure there are sports club tuck shops, youth clubs and school tuck shops (if they still exist) selling single items from multipacks and I know my local newsagents does

[FrillyPancake]

Oh, I know that folk won't and shouldn't care - myself included, just I work with law quite a bit in my job, and was just curious!

[ChuckFickens]

It might be illegal to sell them separately if the individual packs don't have the legally required nutritional information on them, but it's certainly not illegal to sell them separately just because it says do on the pack.

[boxtops]

It is illegal, it says on the bag that they are not to be split, the price is for a multipack.

[ChuckFickens]

what law would it be breaking, Boxxy? (assuming all the required info such as use by, nutritional info ect was on the individual packs)

[hc4361]

It is not illegal, boxtops.
It is a breach of the manufacturers condition of sale, but only to stop retailers making a big profit from the manufacturers promotions.
The police certainly wouldn't be interested - no law has been broken.

[boxtops]

Prepared to be wrong, chuck - perhaps it's a not a law but it does say on many multipacks that it shouldn't happen - or is that just a polite request?

[factor-fiction]

I think it would have to be a civil matter rather than a criminal one. Could it be argued the original purchaser is in breach of contract? However the losses would be mimimal so the claim wouldn't be worth pursuing probably

[ojread2]

AFAIK it is not illegal to sell multi packs separately
It's just bumpf on the packs by manufacturers and not legally binding

Don't know about ciggies though

[ChuckFickens]

If the pack was purchased from a wholesaler by the shop (rather than the manufacturer) I can't even see how it could be a breach of contract seeing as the shop would have no contract with the manufacturer to breach.

As I said, the only exception would be if the individual pack didn't meet the food labelling requirements.

[coccinelle]

Surely if there's a bar code on the individual item it can be sold seperately.

[gingejbee]

The small packs inside the multi-bag don't usually have barcodes. Not that a man in a van would scan them anyway!

[ojread2]

you don't need a bar code to sell them tho??

[Mick-Talbot]

I haven't checked, because I don't have anything in the house that was bought as a multipack ..... but do the individual packs withing a multipack have their own bar-codes?

I do not believe it is illegal

[Mick-Talbot]

http://www.edinburgh....nt_edinburgh_issues/6

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You've probably seen cans of juice or bags of crisps on sale in your local shop, marked 'Multipack item - not to be sold separately'.

Did you know that shops can legally split multipacks and sell the individual items separately?

Manufacturers prefer them not to - but there's no law against it, as long as all the legally required information is displayed. This includes, amongst other things: ingredients, durability (such as 'use by' date), health warnings etc

[EDDIE51]

Not illegal at all the 'not to be sold separately' just means it is part of a multi pack and only applies to the shop that sold it in the first place. It has no meaning in law just a marketing ploy by the manufacturers
There is no such thing as 'extremely illegal' something is either illegal or legal .
An Illegal sale would be something like Heroin , crisp sales can never be 'illegal'
I used to run a bar and bought multi pack crisps / soft drinks to resell, it was the cheapest way to get them.

[cathfromsaron]

the shop would be in trouble, and may not be supplied in future etc, but i can't see any brand going to that much trouble ...