Checkout of trust
A trust fund (also a trust fund ) is a container in which buyers of goods or users of a service are supposed to deposit the required fee in the absence of a seller or cashier. The provider trusts that his customers are honest and deposit the correct amount.
Areas of application
Trusted tills are often used on the following occasions when only small amounts are converted ( obolus ) and therefore the permanent presence of a seller does not seem profitable:
- Selling of agricultural products by the producer on the roadside or directly from the field, such as self-cutting in flower fields
- Sights with little visitor traffic such as remote castle ruins
- Beverage counters in leisure facilities such as mountain huts , bivouac camps or club houses
- Toll roads
- Collecting the overnight fee on unsupervised motorhome parking spaces .
Advantages and disadvantages
advantages
The advantage for the seller is that he can offer his goods or services for an unlimited period of time without having to employ sales staff. The customer also has the advantage that the offer can be used easily and at any time. As there is no wage cost, it is also possible that the goods are offered below the regular retail price.
disadvantage
The disadvantage is the risk of theft and misuse: “Dishonest customers” could use the offers without payment or even steal the contents of the trust fund. The latter is often counteracted with screwed-on and closed cash registers.
Legal Aspects
Selling goods through a trusted cash register is legally equivalent to selling in a shop. A purchase contract is concluded through implied action . If goods are taken without payment, the offense of theft , but at least that of embezzlement , is fulfilled.
If a farmer sells his products on the roadside, he must declare this to the tax office as direct marketing .
See also
- Payment box in public transport
- Newspaper vending machine , Sunday stall
