Mekach Ta’os on Size and Quantity
An individual who sells medical supplies made an order from one of his regular suppliers. He placed an order for 1,000 boxes of gloves, but when it arrived he saw that he only was sent 950. Normally, he would just accept the order and reorder when he runs out. This time, however, he became aware that another supplier was going out of business and was selling gloves at a very discounted rate. He decides that he will claim mekach ta’os on the shipment by saying that it was less than what he ordered. In this way, he hopes to be able to back out of the entire purchase so that he can order all 1,000 boxes from the other supplier. Is he permitted to do this?
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