Didn't realise but apparently the price cards aren't paper anymore, they're e-ink now. Saw one change in front of my eyes and I thought I was seeing things! Must be some sort of dynamic pricing thing they do so that they're always cheaper than whoever is cheapest or something.
That sounds like it kinda sucks. Imagine something is on sale and it just ends as you pick it up. You cant even tell the sales people what the sale price is since now the display changed...
Ive started removing the price tags that say crap like this. With prices so high I actually find it insulting to people struggling to be able to buy food.
They're taking the piss with tags like this and throwing it in our face.
Ive started removing the price tags that say crap like this.
At least that scam is obvious.
What's less obvious is stuff like "Brand X cheese - 1 lb - $9.99" vs "Brand Y cheese - 8 oz - $8.99". People go for brand Y each and every time despite it being 80% more expensive.
Even when store are forced to display the price per standardized unit of weight, they print it so small people rarely pay attention (or you need reading glasses to read it when you're old enough, which stores of course do on purpose).