Legal Question in Consumer Law in Florida

Re: retail breakage

The operative phrase is . . . . you break it, you bought it.

Sorry for the bad news.

Re: retail breakage

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It is up to the business to decide. Generally, a customer is responsible for breakage thus many stores post a cute saying such as "Lovely to look at; Lovely to hold; But if you break it; Condsider it sold." After all, why should a small businessman/woman be responsible for your actions?

I do not know the value of the figurine but at a Hallmark store it is probably not that much. You should simply pay for it and consider it the cost of a lesson in life.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.