Check your reciepts before you leave the store lot!

[Marthe48]

Yesterday, I got avocados at the IGA. They were supposed to be .88/each. I looked at the receipt when I got where I was going, and saw I was charged 1.50/each, they regular price. I returned to the store, a drive of a few miles, an extra trip, and got a refund.

Today, I checked my receipts after I got home. Aldi's charged me for 3 bags of almonds, but I only bought 2. I bought cornstarch at Family Dollar. The shelf tag said 1.00, but I was charged 2.55. I am going in town tomorrow and I'll stop at both places, Aldi's to get a refund, Family Dollar to return the product. It's a pain, for sure.

I also didn't notice that 2 of the gift cards I bought had an activation fee. I can't fix that, but if I get any other gift cards, I will read the fine print.

I'm trying to avoid shopping online, and it is a challenge, but I have most of the gifts I planned to get.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. And a lot of stores used to have that policy.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

2. Damn. I try to watch while they ring it up. My BF checks before he leaves the store.

I probably wouldn’t bother going back to the store unless it was a big error. Good for you though, they probably count on people not going back.

[Marthe48]

6. Altogether, almost $10

I bought several items at both stores, or I might have noticed the charges.

[Clouds Passing]

4. I check my receipts either before leaving the store or scroll through the register screen before paying.

[SheltieLover]

7. And if you are buying things with multiples in a package, check to ensure they are all in there!!

I just made a 2-hour round trip to buy phone charging cords. Bought a box with 3 of diffreent lengths suppoedly included.

The 6' cord was absolutely not in the box. I'm so angry I could spit.

Best to always check things before leaving the store.

[SheltieLover]

10. Hi Chin!

Thx!

[Emile]

9. My wife is constantly catching them charging more

than what it is priced at.

[LearnedHand]

11. I check prices as they ring me up

You have to watch that shit as it happens, not after the fact. It's distressing how often their computers are wrong, and I'm convinced it's deliberate.

[cachukis]

12. Often, the displayed price is inaccurate because

the staff has not updated it. The reasons the staff is behind are myriad.

We now are forced to use computers to service ourselves.

We live what we accept.

We accepted self service gas stations in the 70's to keep prices down.

The cat is out of the bag.

Thank you for being alert and sharing.

[True Dough]

13. Pretty suspicious how the errors are almost always in the store's favor, huh?

And activation fees on gift cards should be illegal!

On another note, since it's you, Marthe, and since you started a thread about grocery stores, I'll leave this here for you:

Tired of constantly being broke, and stuck in an unhappy marriage, a young husband decided to solve both problems by taking out a large insurance policy on his wife (with himself as the beneficiary), and arranging to have her killed.

A "friend of a friend" put him in touch with a nefarious underworld figure, who went by the name of "Artie." Artie explained to the husband that his going price for snuffing out a spouse was $5,000.

The husband said he was willing to pay that amount, but that he wouldn't have any cash on hand until he could collect his wife's insurance money.

Artie insisted on being paid SOMETHING up front. The man opened up his wallet, displaying the single dollar bill that rested inside. Artie sighed, rolled his eyes, and reluctantly agreed to accept the dollar as down payment for the dirty deed.

A few days later, Artie followed the man's wife to the local Safeway grocery store. There, he surprised her in the produce department, and proceeded to strangle her with his gloved hands. As the poor unsuspecting woman drew her last breath, and slumped on the floor, the manager of the produce department stumbled unexpectedly onto the scene. Unwilling to leave any witnesses behind, Artie had no choice but to strangle the produce manager as well.

Next came the asst. manager and Artie choked him to death also.

Unknown to Artie, the entire proceedings were captured by hidden cameras and observed by the store's security guard, who immediately called the police.

Artie was caught and arrested before he could leave the store.

Under intense questioning at the police station, Artie revealed the sordid plan, including his financial arrangements with the hapless husband.

And that is why, the next day in the newspaper, the headline declared:

ARTIE CHOKES THREE FOR A DOLLAR AT SAFEWAY

[Marthe48]

14. You're a sick person!

lolololololol 'Thanks for the laugh! And I'm going to bed!

[True Dough]

17. I pride myself

on that "sickness".

Have a good night's sleep, Marthe!

[littlemissmartypants]

19. Hahaha!

I really needed this, True!!

❤️

[True Dough]

20. Glad you enjoyed it, LMSP!

The best part: No charge for that laughter, unlike those profiteering grocers reaching deeper into our pockets.

[littlemissmartypants]

21. What pockets? Who's able to afford pockets? ...

and if anyone does have them, they're full of holes.

No great loss though, they were getting so tiny due to pocket shrinkage they could barely hold a quarter or even a tissue.

Which is unfortunate because most of us are mourning shrinkage & I often find my self crying when I laugh at your jokes.

Love ya!




❤️

[True Dough]

23. In the words of Robert Frost:

"Keep all your troubles in your own pocket, but make sure that pocket has holes."


See, an upside to everything!

[alwaysinasnit]

15. I make it a practice to check the receipt when I get into my car in the parking lot. It has saved me

time and gas money.

[AverageOldGuy]

16. ". . . 2 of the gift cards I bought had an activation fee"

I learned about that a few years ago. Since then, it's been cash for gifts.

We set up a passbook savings account at local bank with monthly deposit from our checking account -- yes, I know, passbook savings pays the absolutely lowest dividends, but the money is immediately available. Couple of weeks before Christmas I withdraw cash, buy some Christmasy envelopes at Dollar General, fill them with twenties, and stick them on the tree for daughter, son, daughter-in-law, and two grandsons. They really do appreciate it.

Thanks for reminding me -- I'll go to the bank tomorrow.

[slightlv]

18. I gotta pay more attention.

We're bypassing xmas this year. Absolutely no money. Am hoping to eek out enough for at least a ham for a nice dinner. Whoever planned property taxes due at xmas should be taken out and shot. To know stores are ripping u off on top of that? Pure evil.

[OldBaldy1701E]

22. And, sadly, S.O.P. (n/t)