Delaying payment because of a delay in delivering the product
Question
Shalom.
A couple ordered furniture from a store, and the order was delayed for a long time. One day they received
a message that tomorrow they should be at home to receive the furniture and prepare 350 shekels in cash for the delivery.
In practice they do not have cash, since, seeing that it was being delayed, they did not set the money aside, and only a week later
will they have it. The movers said that if they do not have the money tomorrow, the delivery will be delayed
another 14 days, which is a very significant delay. May they refrain from telling the mover that they do not have the money, and only after they come tell them that because of the great delay that there was, they did not set the money aside and now they will have to wait?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
Generally, the mover is not connected to the order itself, and one may not penalize one party
because of the negligence of another.
