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Re: FOTW at KMART
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Mon, 13 Sep 1999 17:07:32 GMT
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On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:23:38 GMT, Scott Edward Sanburn
<ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote:
> It is law in Michigan. There is also a law about scanning items wrong, if the
> price is different, you get 10X the amount of difference between prices. I
> always changed the price if it was marked wrong when I was a cashier at Meijer.
> > I'm no lawyer, but I have heard that that store was legaly obliged to
> > sell that game for the marked price. I was told that by a retail
> > manager while being trained on how to be a cashier when I was a kid. It
> > could as easily be an urban legend kind of thing, but you never know.
The 10X thing sounds really whacked.
I still say he did the right thing. I've seen numerous products that
were obviously mispriced by mistake. Can't believe any sane person
would expect the law to back them up and force a store to honor a
price that was a misprint.
Then again, maybe that's why almost every add you'll find in a paper
or online has a disclaimer about not being responsible for misprints,
typos, etc.
Then again, I've seen hundreds of online DVD fanatics actually throw a
fit when a store (reel.com, 800.com, whatever) realizes people are
abusing their coupons/sales and cuts them off. People DO expect a
free ride.
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| (...) I see the 10X thing as an incentive to fix things when they are wrong: the first customer who reports it may get a nice bonus, but the store should then _fix_ the problem. It really irks me when I have to spend time finding out that something (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | Re: FOTW at KMART
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| (...) I don't know about the 10X thing first-hand, but I *believe* the idea is to discourage stores from having higher prices in their scanning-computer than in the displays. In this computer age, it's easy for stores to set things up so the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | Re: FOTW at KMART
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| Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) the (...) Meijer. (...) In a way, this law makes a lot more sense than many others on the books. In my area, a certain grocery chain is notorious for mislabeling their items (well, they don't even use price (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| It is law in Michigan. There is also a law about scanning items wrong, if the price is different, you get 10X the amount of difference between prices. I always changed the price if it was marked wrong when I was a cashier at Meijer. Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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