{"id":8961,"date":"2026-07-04T10:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/breaking-an-item-in-a-store-your-rights-and-liabilities-under-the-law\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T10:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T10:14:30","slug":"breaking-an-item-in-a-store-your-rights-and-liabilities-under-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/breaking-an-item-in-a-store-your-rights-and-liabilities-under-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking an Item in a Store: Your Rights and Liabilities Under the Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking a jar or bottle while shopping does not automatically force you to pay for the damage, as legal liability depends on whether the store or the customer was truly at fault.<\/p>\n<h4>The Legal Responsibility of Retailers<\/h4>\n<p>According to Article 546 of the Civil Code, store owners must ensure safe conditions for browsing and handling goods. If merchandise is placed on unstable shelves or in narrow aisles, the store may be liable for resulting breakage rather than the customer.<\/p>\n<h4>When the Customer is at Fault<\/h4>\n<p>If an item is dropped due to the customer\u2019s own carelessness or improper handling, Article 415 of the Civil Code applies. In such cases, the store may legally demand compensation for the damaged product.<\/p>\n<h4>Damages Caused by Children<\/h4>\n<p>Children under the age of 13 are not legally responsible for damages under Article 426 of the Civil Code. However, parents or guardians may be held liable if it is proven they failed to provide proper supervision.<\/p>\n<h4>Deliberate Destruction and Store Policy<\/h4>\n<p>Intentionally destroying store property can lead to criminal charges, ranging from fines to imprisonment for up to five years. In reality, many large retail chains choose to absorb the cost of accidental breakage as a business risk, though smaller shops are more likely to seek restitution.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking a jar or bottle while shopping does not automatically force you to pay for the damage, as legal liability depends on whether the store or the customer was truly at fault. The Legal Responsibility of Retailers According to Article 546 of the Civil Code, store owners must ensure safe conditions for browsing and handling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}