lesson learned...always check your receipt

Saturday afternoon my wife and I took a drive with our little girl. On the way home we stopped at Shoprite to pick up a few things. We were running low on soda, so we decided to buy some cans to fill up the fridge.

I usually drink Coke, but Pepsi was on sale so we got that instead. The price advertised on the shelf and the flyer was 4 twelve-packs for $10 (must buy 4).

I generally hate the concept of Must Buy 4 or whatever. I really only wanted one 12-pack, but in order to get the sale price I had to buy four.

So we bought the 4 cases of Pepsi and went home. It wasn't until later that I glanced at the receipt and noticed that Shoprite charge us full price (13.34). I was pissed.

We were forced to buy more than we wanted in order to get the sales price, and then they ripped us off of $3.34.

And while it was likely an innocent computer error, it made me wonder how often these types of errors occur. Think about it, it could be happening to you each time you stop at the store. So, make sure you check that receipt before you head home.

As for us, we saved the receipt and the flyer showing the advertised price. It's not worth making a special trip, but the next time we go to Shoprite we plan to stop by the Customer Service desk to get our money back!