Harry regularly shipped 100 cartons of electronic goods to Keith on the 15ᵗʰ of every month as per the original agreement.He had been continuing this shipment routine for over a year.On the 20ᵗʰ day of one of the months,Keith refused the goods as he did not want Harry to ship those goods to him and had never accepted any such offer of goods.Harry had not received any prior notification to cancel the shipment of goods.Which of the following statements is true of this situation?

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In this scenario, Keith's prior act of dealing and conduct with Harry confirms acceptance of the offer. In general, an offeree's failure to reject an offer does not imply acceptance. Another way to say this is that silence alone is not acceptance. A related doctrine looks at the parties' prior course of dealing-the way they have done business in the past. Silence may well imply acceptance if the parties previously dealt with each other by having the buyer take shipments from the seller unless the buyer notified the seller in advance not to ship.

Harry Regularly Shipped 100 Cartons of Electronic Goods to Keith