Subj : Re: makes no cents
To   : August Abolins
From : George Pope
Date : Tue Apr 06 2021 08:48:43

 > 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.

They're pusyhing towards this at most stores here, too. I make them put a bar
in front of the eye that starts/stops the belt, until I'm done & I'm in
position.  I'm pretyu good at math in my head, so I multiply the kg on the
screen by 2.204 (usually I already checked at the locatiom of the item in the
store.); once I suspected they wewre  going to screw up the stewing beef 
flyer price, so Ui checked the meat department &, yup, the disply price &
marked prices were half a penny/lb higher.  I picked the biggest pack under
$10 & when it rang  up 2c too high, I put a claim in; manager came over,
deleted it from my bill & it went into my bag, unpaid for!

I was explaining to the cashier to just remove(unscan) it & put it into my 
bag anyway.  As the manager arrived, per her page, he saw e & told her, "Just
do whateveer he's explaining to you." (he knew me; one time I complained I 
was missing $130 in gift cards I'd just bought; he reached into the till &
handed me $130 just like that!

I used to be a lying/thieving(all petty) little **** as a youth, but I've 
left that so far bwehind that people recognize me as honest now -- it's a
greesat feeling (especially after years of being assumed to be a lying thief,
even when I wasn't being one!)

 > 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!

Oh, I ask! Especially if not offered; I've got the mamagers at my usual 
stores to instruct all staff to auto-give it, in-hand (unless customer
requests "in the bag")

I accept y freebies as honorariums for helpoing everyone achieve customer-
centred retail sales.

 >  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.

Sweet! I got a $19 bottle of Neo Citran for $6 once (wazs supposed to be $16,
but rang up as old/full price of $19, so they took $10 off the proper price.

That was a good score (not as good as 16 pies, but close enough)

 >  >> 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.

Any time. I had a buddy who had family in Sao Paolo so would go on occasion, 
& tell me the tales (nobody walks outside unless with a body guard, 100%
employment(they don't use power tools or crane/trucks when constructing even
major towers -- everything by hand, including pile-driving!)

Your friend,

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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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