Short changed by 1 cent in supermarket

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RichInSpirit

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I bought an item in a supermarket tonight for 3.49 and was charged 3.50.
I didn't say anything at the checkout at the time but I was thinking afterwards that it was a bit sneaky of either the supermarket or the cashier or both. I know 1 cent is so small and hardly worth fighting about, but I feel a bit cheated.
I'll be checking my change carefully there in future.
 
Maybe connected to this?
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Given the amount of items priced with 9c in their total, whenever you buy a single item you will lose out. I don't see how this will balance out for customers.
 
Did you solely buy one item,or was an item of 3.49 in a larger list of items rounded up?
 
RichInSpirit said:
I bought an item in a supermarket tonight for 3.49 and was charged 3.50.
I didn't say anything at the checkout at the time but I was thinking afterwards that it was a bit sneaky of either the supermarket or the cashier or both. I know 1 cent is so small and hardly worth fighting about, but I feel a bit cheated.
I'll be checking my change carefully there in future.
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Maybe you could have asked the cashier to put the 1 cent into a charity bucket. You're saying that you know they've shortchanged you and that you're okay with that once the money does not go to the retailer but to a hopefully good local cause!
 
Yes Vandriver I only bought one item.
I often benefit by 1 cent when buying fuel, it's very hard to get the fuel to stop on an exact number. But I would offer the 1 cent and it would be at the cashier's discretion to waive the 1 cent.
Maybe it was just Karma tonight.
 
Eithneangela said:
Maybe you could have asked the cashier to put the 1 cent into a charity bucket. You're saying that you know they've shortchanged you and that you're okay with that once the money does not go to the retailer but to a hopefully good local cause!
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Good idea!
 
Amazing thread :) I imagine the internet, phone and time cost to post about this scandal far out weighed the 1c!
 
RichInSpirit said:
I bought an item in a supermarket tonight for 3.49 and was charged 3.50.
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Could it be the case that you were charged €3.49, but the cashier decided (Rightly or wrongly) that you did not want the 1 cent change ?

Either way, you should be able to get over this.
 
It often happens with one check out person in the Lidl Stillorgan. He rounds up the total cost of the shop because he never seems to have any small change. I notice he never does it the other way though. If he has no change then he should round it down is my view. Not worth getting your Y fronts in a twist though.
 
Not returning someones change without their consent is theft, no matter how much is involved.

Who is to say that this tactic of not returning a single cent in change hasn't been used on many other customers, possibly dating back years.... ?

The orignial poster should not have left the matter slide imho. None of us should let things like this go, but in true Irish traditon, we don't act regularly when we should - be it to complain, to stand up for our rights etc.
 
I was in a shop one day with a very annoying shop assistant, he said at the end he had no 1c for change so I told him he could give me 2c instead, which he did but very begrudgingly. I see no reason why consumers should be out of pocket, even if it is only 1c.
 
MrEarl said:
Not returning someones change without their consent is theft, no matter how much is involved.

Who is to say that this tactic of not returning a single cent in change hasn't been used on many other customers, possibly dating back years.... ?

The orignial poster should not have left the matter slide imho. None of us should let things like this go, but in true Irish traditon, we don't act regularly when we should - be it to complain, to stand up for our rights etc.
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Wow. Goes to show how it takes all sorts to make up a world! I hate 1 and 2 cent coins, and I don't care what happens to them.

I must say, the fact that you've jumped straight to conspiracy in the almost complete absence of information is quite interesting.

Most people probably don't place sufficient value on 1c to notice and/or point it out. I'd say I'd notice if it happened to me, but there's no way I'd care about it.
 
A lot of US stores have take-a-penny leave-a-penny dishes, I always thought that was a good idea.
 
sahd said:
Looks like this rounding will be happening nationwide from Oct 28th (rounding up and down).
http://www.*****************.com/price-rounding-begins-october-28th.html
Suits me to have less 1c and 2c coins in my pocket.
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That's interesting! I hope the supermarkets change their prices ending in nine to prices ending in five or zero.
 
If they keep prices ending in nine, make sure you buy in 5s , and you'll be 4c better off ! :)

So glad to hear that rounding is coming, it was such a waste of money producing them
 
Satisfactory conclusion to my difficulties, I won't need the therapist :) (for this issue at least). The store doesn't have 1 or 2 cent coins as change but I got rounded up by 4c in change meaning I'm up 3 cents overall and a happy customer :)
 
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