Sky wrote on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:16:17 -0500:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:09:04 -0700, Dimitri wrote:
>>
> >> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> >> news:AmNTn.15775$aS3.10263@hurricane...
> >>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> >>
> >> Barcodes allow for better management of inventory as well
> >> as a decrease in errors. This either increases profits or
> >> lowers prices or both.
> >>
> >> Most shelf identifiers (barcodes) include not only the
> >> price of the item but also a cost per unit. If one is the
> >> shopper in the family id behooves them to pay attention to
> >> the price of the items they use.
>>
>> Behooves. Haven't heard that term in years <lol>. However, I
>> think it's one of those "It was a good idea at the time"
>> things. "They" i.e. the barcode boffins didn't take into
>> account a) garbage in, garbage out - e.g. I took a tin of
>> tomatoes to the check-out the other day that allegedly cost
>> 50 bucks instead of 50 cents - had to raise hell about it
>> before a 'supervisor' was called to sort it out; b) how
>> 'inventive' the staff could be in making the system work to
>> their advantage e.g. cases of purposely 'fixing' the system
>> to reflect the wrong pricing on certain items - and last but
>> not least... c) shoppers with less than optimal eyesight who
>> find it difficult to read the shelf tags - if they are
>> actually even *there*.

> Schnucks, a regional grocery store chain, has a policy that if
> the price for the scanned item doesn't match the shelf tag,
> then the customer gets the item for free. This probably helps
> to keep errors to a minimum, hopefully. I've sometimes come
> away with free stuff due to this policy

But do you really remember what it said on the shelf unless the
difference is gross?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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