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Funz\" post_id=\"2072907\" time=\"1656733172\" user_id=\"6230:
I suggest to scan through all receipts because I have enough encounters to know that mistakes are rampantly made by people. There is also a category of people who make deliberate mistakes like an experience I had at an eatery where ppl would queue for the food and order many items. So, they just pay without looking at their bill. This fellow did not know I had a good sense of numbers and he entered 2 lines of extra $2 without attributing to any food items, like a generic code for scamming customers. I was not nasty to him at his dishonesty, just asked him to refund the $4 to me and he did so sheepishly.
I am the opposite of most of you here. I have a bad habit of not taking note of the prices of stuff. Just take and pay. Then when go home look at final bill wonder why so much.
Even the auto scanning machine I use at supermarkets can sometimes scan an item twice, it happened to me before, overly sensitive gadget so I always do a quick scan over all bills as a habit. -
starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2072909\" time=\"1656733293\" user_id=\"14025:
Of course every business needs to make a profit but I am thinking of those who are taking advantage of the situation to make above the profits.
No companies operate in a loss. Every part needs to earn a little and when the goods eventually reach us, the little adds to a lot.
As slmkhoo said, as long as we are still working, we can still afford it. It is the retired seniors who have limited savings who will suffer.
And we cannot just think about ourselves coping only. Price raise affect everyone and sometimes they do not have a voice to say it. -
it is not uncommon that the displayed price is different from the scanned price at the check-out.
Hence i am careful when the cashier scans my items and will not hesitate to ask if the scanned price is different from what i saw.
For items from dd and dh, i will ask them to verify the prices of the items. -
sushi88\" post_id=\"2072912\" time=\"1656733823\" user_id=\"100857:
Oh, number of items and their qty I do scan to check. Just never note their unit prices. Offer or no offer also I never take note.
I suggest to scan through all receipts because I have enough encounters to know that mistakes are rampantly made by people. There is also a category of people who make deliberate mistakes like an experience I had at an eatery where ppl would queue for the food and order many items. So, they just pay without looking at their bill. This fellow did not know I had a good sense of numbers and he entered 2 lines of extra $2 without attributing to any food items, like a generic code for scamming customers. I was not nasty to him at his dishonesty, just asked him to refund the $4 to me and he did so sheepishly.
Even the auto scanning machine I use at supermarkets can sometimes scan an item twice, it happened to me before, overly sensitive gadget so I always do a quick scan over all bills as a habit.
Yesterday went with DD to tabao dinner. She ordered 4 items but on the bill they indicated only 3 and she paid for 3 and noticed the mistake only when waiting for them to pack her stuff. But when they gave her the takeaway, there were 4 packs so she told me they gave 1 pack free leh, cos they forgot to bill, I told her to go back and pay for that pack as it is not easy being a hawker. -
Persistent rising prices for common commodities are certainly unsustainable esp for the lower income & those w/o income.
In times like these, u’ll see the greedy merchants & the few kind ones still resisting fr escalating prices. But these kind souls are smaller in numbers & far btwn.
I really wish the authorities step in fast to regulate & prevent inordinate price rises. I rmbr way back in the 69s/70s, Jek Yuen Ting’s wife initiated the NTUC Fairprice to curb rice fr escalating as there were merchants who hoard & profit in difficult situations. It’s better arrested sooner than later before the merchants gets ‘richer’ & the marginalized & poor faces hardship, stress & malnutrition. -
I check my items too. And many times my purchase affected by promo. No promo I don’t need to buy…so make sure they billed me at promo price.
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Not long ago…I briefly read a lady like what…eat more rice or rice only? If prices still continue going up that is no good.
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MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2072924\" time=\"1656736085\" user_id=\"43981:
Yes, I buy promo items. If no promo, then wait for promo.
I check my items too. And many times my purchase affected by promo. No promo I don't need to buy..so make sure they billed me at promo price.
Some items are 50% discount. I seriously wonder when no promo, how much profit the merchants are making. Even with 50% discount, I doubt the merchants are selling at a loss. -
starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2072927\" time=\"1656736274\" user_id=\"14025:
I tend to think that it is more to the mktg ?
Yes, I buy promo items. If no promo, then wait for promo.
Some items are 50% discount. I seriously wonder when no promo, how much profit the merchants are making. Even with 50% discount, I doubt the merchants are selling at a loss. -
I am really not a savvy shopper. And I do not like shopping. So I just zoom in and grab what I need and zoom out. I buy because the item is needed so promo or not, I will still get it. If have promo and I noticed, for non-perishables, maybe I might just double the qty if they are things that are frequently used. If not, even if there’s promo also I will just get the qty that I need for that moment.
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