Supermarket Cheats

Originally I put this in the 'Planning Pregnancy' section cause that's where most of my OB friends hang out, but I feel like I am keeping all my toys in one basket by doing so, and you all have a right to know this - forewarned is forearmed after all!

About a month ago I went to Woolworths and bought a small amount of groceries, totalling $45.72 on the itemised screen. When I went to use my Eftpos card, the amount showing up on the Eftpos screen was $95.72 - a difference of $50. I questioned it, and made the checkout lady start the payment process again and all was fine. Today I went to Countdown and spent $115.31, which showed up as such on the itemised screen, but the Eftpos screen showed $125.31, a difference of $10. Again, I made the checkout lady start the payment process again and all was fine... so it pays to check your Eftpos screen ladies!

Each checkout lady swears they saw the same amount on their own screens as what I see on the itemised screen, and both were shocked to see the different amount on the Eftpos screen.

I spoke to the supervisors in both supermarkets at the time (at first I was convinced the first time was a scam!!!) and they think that the operators are hitting a button accidentally that says 'cash out' or something - well surely they would have type in an amount?

I will be keeping an eye out now too. Yesterday i was at Countdown & there systems crashed, they then said my transaction will just go through later. Hmmmm i thought that was weird.

Lucky i normally shop at Pak n sav

MM DODGY!! Thanks for the heads up

lilfatty wrote: Luckily I do all my shopping online.

Ah-ha well don't get me started on that one! I tried it once, and had to return ALL my produce as it was over-ripe/rotten/squishy. Total waste of the time I was meant to have saved by doing online shopping.

A friend did an experiment with on-line shopping (Woolworths) - she marked about 20 items on her shopping list online and before hitting 'checkout' she printed it off and went shopping with it, and bought exactly those goods (same brands, no deviations or extras). Came in at about $18 less. She didn't count a freight charge cause she didn't 'checkout' online.

Disclaimer - I am in the South Island so results may vary, don't try this at home.

sabrina- watch that with countdown. the same thing happened to me and i got charged twice once 2 days after then about 3weeks later i got a letter from the bank stating that they have charged it. it took me ages to get it sorted lucky it was on $30!

MaebeeBaby wrote: lilfatty wrote: Luckily I do all my shopping online. Ah-ha well don't get me started on that one! I tried it once, and had to return ALL my produce as it was over-ripe/rotten/squishy. Total waste of the time I was meant to have saved by doing online shopping. A friend did an experiment with on-line shopping (Woolworths) - she marked about 20 items on her shopping list online and before hitting 'checkout' she printed it off and went shopping with it, and bought exactly those goods (same brands, no deviations or extras). Came in at about $18 less. She didn't count a freight charge cause she didn't 'checkout' online. Disclaimer - I am in the South Island so results may vary, don't try this at home.

Thankfully ive never had a problem with their service .. I shop online for both my home and work place and so far so good.

I love the way that you order 1 kg of something and always end up with more because they cant get it exact.

I loved online shopping in chch we always got better quality stuff than i normally pick and ended up with more for our dollar cos they would pick more meat than i asked or would give me a better brand at the special price if they were out. The free samples we use to get we brilliant as well. I hate that they dont do online shopping for produce down here

I had an interesting experience with pumpkin patch online recently. I was putting things in my cart and then I went to check out and noticed that at the checkout stage a couple of items were no longer available...fair enough. I carried on and did my payment. When I got my confirmation email 2 items were $4 more than originally...but I have no proof as to what they were. I just remember as I was looking at prices thinking "yeah, thats ok". I emailed them and they said there is nothing they can do and that the price can change up to the final purchase...but it had changed once I clicked to the payment screen (so wasnt seeing it itemised).

Then when my order did arrive 7 working days later   the main thing I wanted wasnt there as they had sold out......but its in the shops.

Grrrrr!

Jeepers, this has me a bit worried! All our supermarket shopping (inlcuding the shopping I do by myself) goes on DH's credit card, and I don't regularly check it...and he wouldn't know how much I spent at any one time. May have to do some re-checking!

Sounds like they added some cash out and were going to take the money themselves at cash up time to me. Happens very reguarlarly in bars...