The excess will remain in the buyer's warehouse for quite some time, tying up his capital and his storage space.

Freight from Norway to buyer's warehouse in Glasgow separately charged - £200.

The place of introduction is Leith BUT the charge for freight is to the buyer's warehouse in Glasgow.

Such notes are usually signed by the buyer's warehouse staff, who are not necessarily part of the buyer's purchasing department, and may have no idea of what the requirement under the contract is in relation to the goods.

That may also be construed as a counter offer, which the customer accepts by retaining the goods; however, if a delivery note is sent with goods, and received by the buyer's warehouse staff, the buyer may be able to argue that those staff have no actual or apparent authority to accept an offer.