Richmond - The Editor, This morning, I went to shop at a grocery store in Richmond.As I was looking at the prices, I noticed that coconut milk was discounted at $1.29, so I decided to purchase six tins.
Richmond - The Editor, This morning, I went to shop at a grocery store in Richmond.As I was looking at the prices, I noticed that coconut milk was discounted at $1.29, so I decided to purchase six tins.At check out time, I was looking at the display to see if I was being charged the discounted price. Yes, I was being charged the discounted price with a variance.Instead of punching in $1.29, the salesgirl had punched in $1.30 for each item. I have the bill as evidence of the overcharging.I asked the salesgirl why she was rounding up the individual price when the rounding should be done at the end.I said it was only six cents, but it was a matter of principle. She looked at the owner, who was close at hand, and he directed her to reimburse me the difference.Rounding should be done for the total, not per item. But here was a store that was rounding up the price per item.In other words, if I had bought 58 items at $1.28 each, the store would have charged me $75.40 instead of $74.25. If I had trusted the store and not been observant, I would have been cheated out of $1.15.When you see something discounted, you tend to buy more of that item than you normally would.Is this a scam that is prevalent at most stores?Glen HerediaRichmond
