Hello George!


 GP> ...I used to have that ol' Canadianguilt, too, as I'd h old
 GP> up linles to verify a price, especially when Scanning Ciode
 GP> Of Practice medant they had to give me the first iten free
 GP> & the rest at the correct, lower, price.

At the local Nofrills it is nearly impossible to see what they  
enter at the register as the item is scanned.  As you are  
unloading the cart at the beginning of the conveyour belt, the  
cashier is already punching in numbers.  To make it worse, the  
weight of fruits and vegs are in LBS in the store, but in KG on  
the receipt, so you can't match the 99cents/LB that you saw for  
apples, for example.

The only opportunity you have to check a few things is when you  
have the receipt in hand.  BUT, they've started NOT to give the  
receipt unless you ask for it!

 GP> You're allowed up to $10 on the SCOP per UPC mispriced in
 GP> the system.

 GP> I got 16 $5 cherry pies for free (one a day) until they
 GP> finally fixed the SKU.

I took advantage of a misspriced item a couple years ago. It was  
a jar of Coconut oil.  It was over $20 on the receipt! But it  
was only $9 on the shelf label. I only noticed the over-charge  
when I got home. I went right back the same night. After they  
verified the discrepency, I was repaid 100%, and got the jar for  
free.

 >> GP> Every single currency in this world is just an illusion,
 >> GP> a social construct but Brazil's real.

 >> I don't get that one.

 GP> One of Brazil's currencies(former, perhaps) is the Réal.  One real
 GP> (R$1.00BRL) is currently $0.22CAD.

Ah.. I was not aware of the "Real".   Now that's FUNNY.  Thanks.

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