John goes into ‘Sheds R Us’ and wishes to order a shed for his garden. The manager of ‘Sheds R Us’ shows him a brochure which has fours designs of sheds on offer. The designs are identified as sheds A, B, C, D. John orders shed D at 500pound which will be delivered and constructed in John’s garden by ‘Sheds R Us’. John also orders a water feature (a fountain) for 150pound to be deliverd and fitted by ‘Sheds R Us’ on John’s garden grass lawn. Whilst in the shop John buys an electric hedge cutter manufactured by ‘Hedgeco Ltd’ for 75pound. He pays the whole bill by credit card.
After ‘Sheds R Us’ deliver and construct the shed, John realises that they have supplied the shed B design and not the D design. He complains to the two employee workmen of ‘Sheds R Us’ who erected the shed but they said he will have to take it up with their manager. John plans to do this the next day. He then decides to cut his hedge using his new electric hedge cutteer. When he turns it on it gives hem an electric shock causing severe burns to his hand, and the cutter, itself, burns out.
When John is released from hospital after having his burns treated, he returns home to see that the fountain has sunk into the grass bed it was standing on because the employee workmen of ‘Sheds R Us’ had not prepared the ground properly. The fountain is also cracked and so leaks water. He returns to ‘Sheds R Us’ and complains to the manger about the shed, the hedge cutter and the fountain. The manager says there is nothing he can do.
Advise John as to whether he will succeed in any action against ‘Sheds R Us’ or ‘Hedgeco Ltd’.
