On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:57:52 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:55:01 -0800, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I always do at Safeway. They make a lot of mistakes.
> >
> > I've gotten to the point where I don't care as long as they don't over
> > charge me. The sale price doesn't show on the register and you have
> > to wait until the end to find out what they say you paid. The whole
> > system is designed for people to throw up their hands in disgust and
> > just say "forget it". Do you want to go home or stand there
> > calculating?
>
> Well, I don't really buy large amounts of food at one time, usually 10 to 15
> items or so. I make a list of the items and sale prices from the ad they
> send in e-mail before I go to the store, so I pretty much know how much it
> is before I get to the checkout. They do make mistakes often.
>
I buy a lot more than that and I don't make a list of prices. I can
tell you that about 15-20 years ago I went to a Safeway 3 times in one
week and found the same mistake on the same item every time. They had
the "you get it free if you find a mistake" thing going back then and
I got the item free every time. What annoyed me was the store manager
had reported it to central office every time, so it should have been
fixed (yes, it was a computerized system back then) but it wasn't.
That was when I realized they didn't give a hoot. If you catch them
they'll fix it, if you don't... then that's your problem. I have
decided not to be annoyed and to treat everything I buy as a full
priced item. So, if I get a discount "hooray" and if I don't <shrug>.


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