Renee purchases online from Bio-Chem Cleaning Supplies, 15 boxes of laundry detergent at $25.00 a box. When the shipment arrives she notices that Bio-Chem inserted an invoice which added an additional $50.00 for shipping and handling and a $10.00 convenience fee for online orders. The website did not mention these additional fees. According to the UCC will Renee be required to pay the additional fees and expenses included on the invoice?

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The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) generally allows for the inclusion of additional terms in contracts between merchants, but when one party is a non-merchant, like Renee, additional terms added unilaterally by the merchant after the agreement do not become part of the contract unless the non-merchant expressly agrees to them. Since the website did not mention the additional fees and Renee did not agree to them, she most likely will not be required to pay them.

Renee Purchases Online from Bio-Chem Cleaning Supplies, 15 Boxes of Laundry