What about someone saw u drop and break item?

u looking it the wrong way. u seeing it within the law. he seeing it above the law

u broke it.... u took the offer..... shop ask u to pay....shop accept..... consideration comes when you pay and accept the receipt and broken glass.... 

now try to reverse this argument. 

wad defense u wanna raise??? no do it on purpose??? can u proof it on the balance of probability??? wads de proof and wads de basics of proofs????  cakap sajar tarak boleh buat apa apa bro....

As I've said before, the sign is NOT AN OFFER. It is an INVITATION TO OFFER.

Read up my post again and try to understand it instead of just asking me to counter your argument.

you still don't understand what I was trying to say.

I said...the sign IS AN INVITATION TO TREAT/OFFER....

and you broke it can render you offer for the damage goods. now get it?

now then the shop can accept your offer anytime....

Make up your mind. One minute you're saying that "you broke the item, you took the offer" and now you're saying "you broke it, therefore you're accepting the invitation to offer"

Deng.

Trust me...Xeda made mistakes in his theory and argument..... 

Question

I often see notice/clause such as "once broken considered sold" being displayed on shelves especially glassware.

Am I legally bound by such notice, as a consumer?

What are my rights? Can I outright reject it against the cashier if I accidentally broke one? Am I obliged to pay?

Do advise a case or two so that I may refer to and learn from it.

Answer

An interesting question, and I'm not entirely sure I know the answer.  Fortunately, I haven't ever had to find out first-hand!  A contract requires a meeting of the minds, that is, an agreement amongst the parties.  You haven't agreed to anything; although, a better worded sign from the retailer's side would be in large print, posted at the entrance and say something like "NOTICE: SHOPPERS ENTER AT OWN RISK AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MERCHANDISE BROKEN".  So arguably you are not bound, especially if you exercise reasonable caution in the store and tragedy befalls nonetheless.  If you are negligent or reckless in your behavior in the store, you are likely going to be responsible. 

The long and short of it is that just because the sign is there, that doesn't answer all the questions, whatever the shopkeeper might think.  Likewise, with the fine print on the back of valet tickets, parking ticket stubs, admission tickets, etc.  Most people believe they are bound by these terms they have no ability to negoitate and that they sometimes are not even aware of until after something has happened; however, in many cases these have been held ineffective by courts.  I am not aware of a specific case on the "Break it, pay for it" signs, but there may well be one out there.  Of course, you didn't specify your state and this could vary from state to state.

I hope this helps a little, though, of course, I don't profess that it's "the answer". 

real lawyer's answer

would this "invitation to an offer" be applicable to restaurant also...

let say i go to a mamak then i see all those delicious food...suddenly i sneeze with my hingus all jatuh inside the kari kepala ikan and the mamak saw all this. then the mamak ask me to pay since i contaminate the food.

can i say i dowan to pay because i havent accept the offer?

would this "invitation to an offer" be applicable to restaurant also...

let say i go to a mamak then i see all those delicious food...suddenly i sneeze with my hingus all jatuh inside the kari kepala ikan and the mamak saw all this. then the mamak ask me to pay since i contaminate the food.

can i say i dowan to pay because i havent accept the offer?