Furniture Store runs an ad in the local Sunday newspaper announcing a Veteran's Day special on a Brandname chairside table. The ad states the price of the table, the dimensions, the SKU#, and what the table is made of. Other parts of the ad indicate the store's location, the hours, and a website where purchases may be made online. If Joe goes into the store sometime during the day on Veteran's day and tries to buy a Brandname chairside table, but is told the store has sold out of that particular table, according to the court in Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store, Inc.:

The store is unlikely to have been in breach of the contract because while the circumstances of the case surrounding its advertising suggest that the advertisement was meant to be like other advertisements.

The offer to the public to make a bid, as well as the store did not approve or accept Joe's request.

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