#Price discrepancies

[libelula202]

Glad to see that understaffing was blamed and not the employees because I was gonna kick up a fuss…

I actually work for a Kroger subsidiary and can give you the tea about how price changing (what the position is called) works.

Literally only 1-2 people are responsible for ALL the price changes in grocery-aka the food that’s down aisles as opposed to in service departments like produce and meat.

The OFFs (the items that are coming OFF sale-the little yellow part at the bottom of the price tag) are supposed to be torn (ripped off the tag) before the store opens. But when you have thousands of products to do and it’s only you it’s almost impossible.

So usually what happens is the offs get skipped-never on purpose but just how the day goes-and someone else pulls them later if you’re lucky.

Also you can have 12+ hours worth of price changes (meaning it’ll take more than 12 hours to put all the sale tags on the shelf) and that time does NOT include tearing OFFs or making NEW sale signs for displays or shippers-so it ends up being closer to 15 hours.

And the price changer only works an 8 hour shift, and no one else is scheduled bEcaUSe OvERtiME!

One person cannot do a 15+ hour job in only 8 hours.

Kroger stores in multiple states have overcharged customers by listing expired sale tags and then ringing up regular prices – a practice that adds extra burdens on struggling US families. Workers and union officials say the company’s chronic understaffing is driving the problem. This comes according to reporting done by the Guardian US, Consumer Reports and the Food & Environment Reporting Network. Watch your wallets.

[diltonsstrangescience]

DANG. Absolutely cold-blooded.

[emieclat]

ok so canadian postage stamp prices inflated by an exorbitant amount so quickly that the stamps i bought mere months ago are already out of date and i now have to pay extra on those stamps if i want them to mail out at all. which is such bullshit if i'm being so honest. i've already paid for those stamps. it was from ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO.

[charmre]

Looking at the job listing for the LA place, bc they finally posted it, and they're offering like the same if not less even, than Chicago....

Like, I don't live super lavishly as it is, but I also don't wanna go out there and live paycheck to paycheck?????

[inthegardensofourminds]

Update from last night's post and I put the same info into four different proxies and still got four different shipping costs

[gynandromorph]

Do you have idletry stuff available on Patreon?

depends on what you mean by idletry stuff? i have the sketches of the first 4 scenes of the comic posted to the highest tier. i just edited my patreon yesterday to make it clear what the rewards for each tier are now, actually

[possessionisamyth]

its so hard being an adult and not just buying some cake whenever im in the supermarket :(

[crowtrobotx]

The icing on the shit cake that was today is that I got a package in the mail and only half of the stuff I ordered was correct so I had to email a small independent business and be like “I swear to god I’m not mad I’m so sorry for bothering you but this is not what I asked for mistakes happen I’ll understand if you shoot me in the face.” I feel like a demon which I know is absurd but oh my god.

[lookwhatyoumademelou]

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[10bmnews]

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[yetanotherthriftblog]

Nah, man. Going from Walmart clearance of a dime to $2, really?

[kazifatagar]

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[alianoralacanta]

Could someone please explain to 7digital that if Charles Leclerc is charging 99 p per track for MC24 and SIN24, it probably shouldn't price his 2-track single (with no bonus material whatsoever) at a starting price of £7.49?

The maths isn't mathing!

[the-raindeer-king]

As much as Simon enjoys coming home to a freshly cleaned house, warm dinner on the stove, it's the quiet type of homecoming that he really prefers.

This last mission had gotten extended by a couple of days. A minor discrepancy in the intel had left them scrambling to make a new plan, but everything gone smoothly after that. Because of this, you were left in the dark of when exactly your boyfriend would be back.

He didn't think to message you, to let you know he was coming home. After Nik had gotten them back to base, there was a short debriefing, mainly just a reminder to turn in their paperwork on time, and Price would see them all tomorrow at oh-six-hundred. At that point, Simon just wanted to get home.

It's quiet, when he enters the house, save for the TV playing in the bedroom. There's dishes in the sink, and it looks like you're a day overdue to sweep. But he honestly doesn't care about any of that, leaving his boots and bag by the front door.

You're laying in bed, in one of his shirts and a pair of underwear. There's something playing on the TV, a movie Simon doesn't recognize. Not like it matters. You're not even in paying attention to the TV, giggling at something on your phone. It's something large and dark in your peripheral that catches your attention, dropping your find to find your oversized boyfriend standing in the doorway.

"Simon! You're home!"

Maybe it's not some big welcome party, but just being able to hold you in his arms is better than anything else in the world. Although, maybe you could still make him your grandma's chocolate cake anyway. He was risking his life out there.

[foldingfittedsheets]

When deciding who to work for there is a sliding scale of employers that goes from lil mom and pop shops up to corporate monoliths. I have worked at both ends of the spectrum and I can pretty definitively say that tiny businesses are hands down the most insane employers.

The sweet spot is a place that has like 10-20 stores; that’s the best possible work environment. They’ll be polished enough to have protocols that make work structured, but not so bogged down with bureaucracy that nothing can ever get done.

This story is not from that sweet spot. This story is from my time working at Oil and Vinegar. Now, like many little franchise stores, the idea was solid. There was on tap imported olive oil and vinegar and it was really delicious. Top shelf. Unfortunately, each location was like the Wild West because owners varied wildly.

My owner was the human embodiment of Mr. Krabbs. His eyes were just constant dollar signs. Throughout my training he informed me of the price of every single piece of equipment I touched and how much it cost to replace it.

He had cameras set up to watch us, and an app on his phone to access the live feed. He’d call us to ask what we were doing when he’d just checked a camera to make sure we were being honest.

Now, the trouble was he had two locations. His location further south did amazing. It was way more centrally located and got three times the foot traffic. The one I worked in was in the snottiest mall possible in Arizona and consequently the rent was through the roof.

It was not going well for my store. We didn’t get as much traffic, so there was only so much I could do in a day. I could dust, sweep, and wait for customers. I read a lot and was frank when he called to interrogate me. I always asked for additional tasks but he never had any. What could I do to prop up a failing business?

But this man was convinced there was some Secret Reason that the store I was in was doing worse. He crunched numbers, looked at staff, and eventually hit upon the most insane possible solution.

We used too much toilet paper.

We were probably stealing toilet paper! Bleeding him dry one single ply square at a time! How dare we need to use the bathroom?! His south location used half as much toilet paper as we did, we must be thieving little monsters!!!!

Friends. The south location was populated entirely by men. My location had three people on staff who had to sit to pee. It was so blindly transparently the source of the discrepancy but this man was convinced we were making off with toilet paper to bankrupt him.

So he implemented what he believed to be an entirely reasonable response to this base treachery. We were allowed to have one roll of toilet paper. At any given time, one roll was permitted to us. This was so transparently unhinged that we protested but he insisted. If we were low on toilet paper we needed to call him to drop off a roll that he brought from his home. Smiling jovially, he assured us he lived so close by that it would be no problem!

When we needed to call him often for more he started tearing his hair out. What were we using toilet paper for?! Why wasn’t his genius plan to stop our scandalous waste working??!

Finally, the manager, the only man on staff had to pull the owner aside and be like, “Look, man, their bladders are smaller. They need to wipe every time they pee. They need to pee even more on their period. Is this really the hill you want to die on?”

Yes. It was. The manager was fired unrelated reasons and denounced as a traitor. The toilet paper ration lasted until I quit and probably until the store closed six months later.

[reasoningdaily]

KSDK.com: Missouri attorney general sues Dollar General, claiming 'unfair and deceptive' pricing

The suit accuses the company of overcharging customers for necessities and charging higher prices for items at the register than were listed on the shelf.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing Dollar General, claiming the store has "unfair and deceptive pricing practices."

The suit, filed jointly by the Republican attorney general and the Missouri Department of Agriculture, accused the company of overcharging customers for necessities, as well as charging higher prices for items at the register than were listed on the shelf. The lawsuit listed examples such as candles, toilet paper, lip balm, lemonade, tire foam and drink coolers.

"Dollar General is routinely overcharging Missouri consumers for every day staples and the necessities of life," the suit stated. "Worse still, consumers are being deceived as to the prices they are actually paying for these items."

The lawsuit said a statewide investigation conducted by Bailey's office and the agriculture department found 92 of 147 businesses that were looked into failed inspection.

As part of the inspection, 50 items were randomly selected at several Dollar General stores, including locations in the St. Louis area. Their listed prices were compared with their point-of-sale scanned price. 

Several stores were found to have more than two violations, which is the limit for failing inspection, according to the Agriculture Department. Bailey's office said price discrepancies were up to $6.50 per item, with an average overcharge of $2.71 for more than 5,000 items that were pricechecked.

“As long as I’m Attorney General, my office will always pursue those who attempt to rip off Missouri consumers,” Bailey said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. “Prices are at an all-time high; the last thing Missourians need is to feel the brunt of Dollar General’s scheme. We will move forward undeterred in our fight to obtain full restitution for all affected.”

A Dollar General spokesperson provided a statement Friday, which reads, "Dollar General is committed to providing customers with accurate prices on items purchased in our stores, and we are disappointed any time we fail to deliver on this commitment. When a pricing discrepancy is identified, our store teams are empowered to correct the matter on the spot for our customers. We typically do not comment on pending litigation."