THE HUNGRY CUSTOMER’S DILEMMA: IS IT LEGAL TO CONSUME UNPAID GOODS PRIOR TO THE PAYMENT?
The article is devoted to the legal qualification of buyers’ actions in relation to goods that have not yet been paid for (acquired) under a retail contract. It justifies the illegality of consumption of unpaid goods pursuant to the civil legislation. The results obtained are used to further qualification of consumers’ actions under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Art. 167) and the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses (Art. 7.17).