Hi Everyone,
Theft of all kinds is on the rise, yet people stealing isn’t the only theft we should be concerned with. This is what I mean.
About two weeks ago, I was talking to someone who said they went to a gorcery store to buy bacon. Although it was advertised as being on sale in the flyer, the cashier charged them the regular price. They said that there were a few other items that were supposed to be on sale yet weren’t. Bacon was the one they remembered because it was the most expensive and the one item they specifically went to that store to buy. According to them, this grocery store rarely has the sale price in its computer. When I asked if they requested the cashier to call for a price check, they said they didn’t. Not everyone wants to hold up the line so someone can check the price and then possibly have to hold up the line again in case someone else has to wander over to the register to override the original transaction. I am not one of those people. If something is supposed to be on sale and it is in the flyer, I want the advertised price or the price displayed on the shelf.
About a week after that conversation I was at the grocery store I frequent to buy one thing. The price on the shelf was the usual price but it was a different brand. I thought there could be a price difference yet I went to the register without asking someone in that department. The price I was charged was a dollar more. After telling the cashier what the price was, I told her I didn’t want the item and I left the store. Halfway home, I decided I really wanted it for dinner and went back. This time I went to another register with another brand name. It, too, was overpriced by a dollar. This time when I told the cashier she left the register, checked the price, overrode the original price and charged me the displayed price on the shelf. She also told me that she would tell someone and I believed her. Overall the staff at that grocery store is amazing.
And it is amazing that some grocery stores average as much as $200,000 a year in stolen food. Is that why some stores aren’t checking what should be on sale and charging their customers the original price? Maybe. That is one way to recoup their losses. But here is the thing: Everyone customer is responsible for what they buy. If you think you are being overcharged, put your pride aside and say something. After all, it is your money.
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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