Posted by Penny on August 8, 2003, at 12:43:46
In reply to People., posted by kara lynne on August 7, 2003, at 18:48:14
I was in Walmart a couple of weeks ago and there's a sign on every register that says if the wrong price rings up, $3 will be taken off the price and if the item is less than $3, the item is free. I was buying cereal and the price on the shelf said $2.50, but the price rang up at $2.87. So I told the cashier, this cute little guy, that that was the wrong price, and he called for a price check and a customer service manager went and checked and, sure enough, the wrong price was ringing up. So, the manager tells him to ring the cereal up at $2.50, and I point out to her that store policy says I should get it for free...
So they had to call over several managers to figure out how to ring the item up as free. Apparently most people don't pay attention to this so it's not done very often. And they acted annoyed, like I was causing trouble for them. But if you think of all the $2.50 boxes of cereal they were selling for $2.87, they're making a nice sized profit on that over time. Plus, if the customer doesn't ask for the $3 discount, they're really making a profit. That $3 is much better in my pocket than in theirs.
Ooooh...that just frustrates me. But, in the end, I got my cereal for free. And I guess that's what matters.
P
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