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Originally Posted by red98vett  It's true - it was on the news last week or so in Houston - I've always wondered how often this happens - and never really looked into actual bills - but they actually busted some stations AND said where they were on tv
JERKS - there's always going to be crooks in any business but this is really going to far - the cost of gas is bad enough in itself without us being shorted.
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AND... I read a report on the food companies and how they are dealing with everything to keep their profits. Why, they just change their packaging sizes (like the chips companies have) or they reduce the amount they place in the package. Say if it usually is a fourteen ounce package, they use the same size box but reduce the amount by two ounces. Of course, the new amount is stated on the box so it is legal. Do you think they think we won't notice?
AND....some computerized supermarkets actually ring up a higher price than what is advertised on the shelf. Sometimes, it can be just human error but sometimes I think it is intentional. There is no way anybody (except maybe Rainman) can watch all those prices as they are being rung up. I try but especially if the cashier is a fast scanner, I just can't keep up with it. Sometimes, if I am suspicious about something I will ask then and there. Other times, I check when I get home. I am big on the actual selling price being the same as the advertised price. These days you really have to pay attention. We are getting it stuck to us around every corner.
I make restaurant menus. They are having to raise their prices because restaurants are now being charged a trip charge so the suppling companies can recoup some of their loss from the high gas prices. It just goes on and on and on.