Is it theft or only a bad system?

GP44

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When you buy things like groceries and you watch for things that are on sale and you scan the item in at the checkout it invariably fails to ring in the sale price so you have to call whoever is in charge over to correct the price.
This doesn’t only happen at one store but at nearly every store in our area!
I thought at first that they were scamming people by offering things at a lower price and then charging more for those items.
Could it be that they just don’t take time to get these items set up properly in the system to reflect the sale price on the check out registers or do you think they do that intentionally to rip people off who aren’t careful about watching what they pay?
That is the one thing I like about self checkout is that you can watch the cost of items as you ring them up better than seeing an error by a store clerk.
I didn’t notice that I was over charged on some items until I had gone on to another store on time and when I back to try to get the overcharge corrected the store manager tried to tell me that the items weren’t on sale so I told her that they were set up on a special display with the sale price.
She told me that she couldn’t keep track of everything in her store but gave me my refund.
I told her that she needed to keep a better eye on the big displays in the middle of her store after all it is her store.
I didn’t make her as a friend but then she was the one who as much as called me a liar until I suggested that we hike back to where the display was at so she could see the sale price.
Makes a person think that she knew but was ripping people off who didn’t pay attention to what they pay.
What was bad about that was that other stores had the same deal going so you knew that it was a manufacturer’s offer and that the store was getting reimbursed.
In that case it was downright theft!
 

When it comes to major chain stores, I have to believe that it’s apathy or human error and not a business policy.

I’m amazed at the difference in prices from store to store but I’m not convinced that it’s due to greed, it could be due to contractual agreements, discounts based on quantity, etc…

I see similar errors when checking best by or expiration dates.

It is interesting that most mistakes tend to be in the merchant’s favor. 😉🤭😂

I wouldn’t overthink it but I would remain vigilant no matter where I shop.
 


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