r/Scotland • u/Arthur_Figg_II • 2d ago
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Anyone noticed how many supermarket items are wrongly priced and go through Morrisons tills a couple quid more than they are advertised on the shelf.
I spotted this happen to me in a co op and started to pay a bit more attention. Didn't happen again at the co op but at morrisons it's every single shop. Yesterday it was pepper marked at 1.79 that went through the till at 2.20. Morrisons immediately alter it which makes me think it's a known intentional scam.
Every single shop this year there has been at least one. Some as far as £5 marked up from what's advertised. It's not a members discount or anything as I made sure of this early on. Just either incompetence or a scam.
Just went to Sainsbury's there as I'm fed up with Morrisons and had the same thing happen on a £2 kombucha that went through the till at 2.95. No club card discount just the shelf price then an invisible 95p added to it ...
Not like the massive hikes these firms have put on everything isn't enough they now put up fake prices.
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u/Particular_Gap_6724 1d ago
CO op and Sains both do this to me when I'm in London, is not just in Scotland. One time I actually happened to notice and emailed Sains. They gave me some copy paste about how I need to look more closely at the price on the shelves.. so I sent them a photo of the shelf with one price and the receipt with another. They posted me a £2 gift card, I'm guessing they knew I'd never use.
I would say it's an intentional scam, but what can you do? It works.