Life is Funny

Today in the grocery store, I was paying special attention to the pricing schemes used. You’ll see things that say:

$4.49 (in tiny grey letters)
$1.99 ea (in big bold black letters)
buy 4 or more (in tiny grey letters) again

So… if you buy two of them, you’ll pay $8.98
But if you buy four of them, you’ll only pay $8.96

Doesn’t seem fair does it… How many people stare at the $1.99 in big bold black leters, and not realize that when they bring the item to the cash, and the cashier scans it through, they just got charged $4.49 instead?

Some of them say “mix and match” and some don’t…

Grocery shopping these days, must be treated like a science. Who regulates the way prices are displayed? We all know that nutrition information has to be printed a certain way — but what about PRICE TAGS?

What is misleading, and what isn’t?

How about items with no visible price. I was in the milk aisle one day, and the milk jugs were not priced. I watched gleefully as people scouped up milk jugs without a thought on how much they were priced at..

How many of them paid $6.29 that day?  How many of them would see the price flip by on the cashier’s screen, and not know if it was correct or not?

Next time you go into the grocery store.. pay special attention to price tags.. and remember, so-called deals are not always a deal, irregardless of how special the sign makes the item sound..