In Australia, if it scans higher than the price on the shelf, it is free.
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2024
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"You didn't teach us this."
When I used to work in a supermarket, I hated the stupid customers. This is a classic example. One of the soft drink companies fairly regularly gave away 50% free.
Therefore, for the same price, the bottle would be 3 litres in size rather than 2.
The amount of people who didn't like that.
"Excuse me, where's the 2 litre bottle?" "Oh, it's the same price miss, you get an extra litre for free." "But I don't want 3 litres, I only want two!" Sigh!
To be fair, if someone is trying to cut down on how much soda they're drinking...
...well, in that case, they probably wouldn't be asking for a two-liter bottle, but...
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