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based on:
"One Min Halacha" #79
By HaRav Yosef-Yeshaya Braun
member of the 3-man Lubavitch rabbinical court of Crown Heights,
Brooklyn.
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WEEKDAY Law #w09: "May I inquire about a
price of a product in a store if I have no intention to buy it?"
It is forbidden to walk into a store and inquire about a price of a product
if you do not have the intention of possibly buying it. If one knows he will
not purchase, he should make it absolutely clear from the onset by telling the
owner or sales-person that they do not intend to buy the product.
In the case where the owner is not present, and you are being served by an
employee, it is allowed to ask a question about a product and inquire about
its price (provided of course it is not at a time when there are many customers
in the store and taking the employee's time could possibly cause other potential
buyers to be left unattended and thus cause a loss of business for the store
owner).
The reasons cited above that apply when inquiring about a price from the store
owner, do not apply in the case where the question is instead asked of an employee
[and the store owner is not present], as the employee will not feel the anguish
that only an owner feels when the potential customer leaves without buying the
item [unless the employee is working on commission?].
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