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What happens if you accidentally break something in a store?
If you break something that doesn’t belong to you there are two legal ways in which you can be made to pay for the item. If you break something in a store that has a “you break it, you buy it” sign, the sign is considered a contract. Flynn, but they probably could have made a case to sue for damages.
What does you break it you buy it mean?
The Pottery Barn rule is an American expression alluding to a policy of “you break it, you bought it” or “you break it, you buy it” or “you break it, you remake it”, by which a retail store holds a customer responsible for damage done to merchandise on display.
What is another word for breakage?
What is another word for breakage?
break | breach |
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rupture | tear |
breaking | cleft |
cracking | damage |
deterioration | fissure |
What was Colin Powell’s Pottery Barn rule?
KERRY: Secretary of State Colin Powell told this president [Bush] the Pottery Barn rule: If you break it, you fix it. Now, if you break it, you made a mistake. It’s the wrong thing to do.
Would you expect someone to pay if they break something?
I wouldn’t expect it, no. But an offer would be nice. If a friend broke something in my house then I would likely not expect payment. Now if I loaned them something valuable and they broke it then yes I would likely expect something. Now if someone broke something after I asked them not to do something that may be a bit different.
Do you feel guilt or regret when you give away antiques?
About guilt, not so much. Regret, only if it’s irreplaceable and even then usually I can get over it if the person is genuinely sorry. It’s entirely hypothetical since I don’t have guests. The offer would be appreciated, but as most of the items in the house are antiques, it’s unlikely that a guest could afford to reimburse anyway.
Would you expect a company to reimburse you if you broke something?
Depends on the particular set of circumstances and who it was that broke what. If a cheap cup was broken, I wouldn’t worry about being reimbursed. Especially if it was simply an accident that could have happened to anyone.