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Hot Coffee(a fictional Florida corporation) sends out a flyer to all of the homes in the local neighborhood with the following:“Show up before 9:00 am on January 15th and we will give you the best deal on our collector’s edition coffee mugs!”Does this advertisement constitute a binding offer? Why or why not? In your response, include relevant concepts and/or caselaw from your reading. The following resources can also help supplement your understanding of the topic:Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball CoThe Choice of a New Generation: Can an Advertisement Create a Binding ContractContracts - Offer Made in Newspaper Advertisement

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The advertisement where the Hot coffee sent a flyer out to all homes stating to show up before 9 on 15th January to get best deal on collector’s edition coffee mugs may be a binding offer because there are certain terms in advertisement such as getting best deal which constituted a binding unilateral offer to be accepted by anyone who shows up before certain time, 9 am in this case. When a business or seller puts something like this in air, they need to be really specific as many stores do put such offers but with a catch or exclusion to their offer. After reading this flyer advertisement,

Hot Coffee (a fictional Florida corporation) sends out a flyer to all of the homes in the local neighborhood with the following: “Show up before 9:00 am on January 15th and we will give you the best...

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