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Default "23 Ways Grocery Stores Are Scamming You"

On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 10:46:15 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/30/2017 12:42 PM, wrote:
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...UED?li=BBnb7Kz
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> > I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
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> > And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear before I buy.
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> > Btw, one time, at Boston Harbor, I saw sandwiches on plates that said "Sample Only." I suggested they change the sign to "Example Only," since most people think "sample" means "freebie."
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> > Or maybe they could buy plastic food for displays and save on food?
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> > Lenona.
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> The biggest scam is the title of the article. How is having a nice
> produce display a scam? Enticing, yes, of course.


Not a scam. I'd bet a quarter that people who are enticed by those
displays often buy produce that they never end up using, and throw
it away. The grocery store doesn't care, as long as they buy.

Cindy Hamilton