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As much as I like to side with the little guy, I think it's pretty fair for an establishment to restrict whom they sell to (as long as it's not based on a prote
by tryitnow 9y ago
As much as I like to side with the little guy, I think it's pretty fair for an establishment to restrict whom they sell to (as long as it's not based on a protected class like race, gender, orientation, etc). Despite being banned from the store this guy still sought out ways to shop there, so I can't defend him too enthusiastically.
Then again it kind of annoys me that TJ's just didn't open a damn store in Canada. And if they don't want to do that then why not just look the other way while someone else took on the risk of importing their products into another country?
- blacksmith_tb 9y agoBut they weren't restricting selling to him (in fact, I am going to guess that the manager of the store he stocked up at was happy to see the artificial lift in sales). He didn't sue them for refusing to sell to him, they sued him for infringing (which he was quite boldly, but in a country they don't actually do business in, so it seems like a stretch).
- stale2002 9y agoSure, you can stop selling to HIM. But there is nothing illegal about this guy convincing other people to buy stuff for him. You as a consumer, can sell your goods to whoever you want because of the first sale doctrine, and trader Joe's can't stop you. Yes they could then ban YOU from buying from there..... But then the guy could just convince someone else to shop there, and around and around it goes.