Had a Win Today

Well, it's not very often you have a win at the supermarket but I did today!

I was flipping through the local supermarket's special brochure this morning and realised the cheese I normally buy was on special at about $1.20 off the normal price. The trouble was, I had already purchased it yesterday and hadn't been given the special price! I thought 'well that's a pain' but decided it was worth going back to the supermarket and asking for a refund. This is worthwhile here in AU as the supermarkets have a code of practice on incorrectly scanned prices.

It works like this. If the price you are charged at the checkout is higher than the price on the shelf you get that item free. Yippee! You have to diligently check your dockets each time you do a shop to pick this up though, so most people would miss it.

Anyway, the assistant checked and told me the item didn't have a special price on the shelf! Upon showing her the brochure they were a bit red faced and gave me the refund. The item was $5.96 on the docket so I got a 6 buck refund - plus the cheese. How good is that?

Now the thing that worries me about this is the special was not being passed onto the shoppers at this store at all. The specials started on Monday and it's Thursday today! I can't believe I was the first person to pick up on it. It just goes to show people these days are so busy and rushed they don't check their dockets when they buy things and are being overcharged all the time.

The moral of the story?

You need to check, check and double check when you go grocery shopping. These companies make multi million dollar profits each year and pricing are rising every week. We need to be sure we are not giving them any more of our hard earned cash than necessary.

Does this make me a tight bum?

Well, when you only have $80.00 a week for groceries a $6.00 refund is a bonus. Every cent counts! So no, I don't think so. Would I do it for a lesser amount? Too right I would as you get the items free so it is so worth it.

What do you think? Would you bother going to get a refund? Do the supermarkets have this type of policy in your country?

I'd love to hear your comments on this post