Overcharged? Or Under?

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

nancy (no, I'm not saying anything to the store one way or another)

Surely you know that ginger is a lot more expensive than garlic.

Nancy Young said:

I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

Before I can answer this question I need to know the following:

1) Did it have a "barcode" sticker on it, and did the cashier "blip' it?

Yes___
No___

2) If it had a barcode sticker on it - does it say "garlic" on it anywhere
Yes___
No___

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Nancy Young said:

I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

nancy (no, I'm not saying anything to the store one way or another)

Ginger root probably costs more than garlic. What's cooking?

Jill

"cybercat" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

nancy (no, I'm not saying anything to the store one way or another)

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Surely you know that ginger is a lot more expensive than garlic.

No, I never paid any attention to it whatsoever.

nancy

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

nancy (no, I'm not saying anything to the store one way or another)

Ginger root probably costs more than garlic. What's cooking?

Wonder what I saved. I paid 42 cents. It's only a small piece.

I have a flank steak thawing, I'll marinate it tomorrow morning for
tomorrow's dinner. Not sure what I'll serve with it.

nancy

"Chatty Cathy" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young wrote:

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rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

Before I can answer this question I need to know the following:

1) Did it have a "barcode" sticker on it, and did the cashier "blip' it?

Quoted message said:

No___

Loose ginger or garlic would not have a barcode, at least
where I shop.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Surely you know that ginger is a lot more expensive than garlic.

No, I never paid any attention to it whatsoever.

nancy

So...you don't have a food budget either? I rarely check veggie prices
either. I'd just get an ulcer worrying about it. I eat what I want when I
want it. This doesn't work well for budgeting. Funnily my food bills work
out to about the same amount each month not that I couldn't eat as well
for less, just that I don't have to. I ain't rich but I do rate food as a
high priority and cost means less under those circumstances.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

cybercat said:

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

I have no idea.  I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic.  Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Quoted message said:

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

Quoted message said:

nancy (no, I'm not saying anything to the store one way or another)

Surely you know that ginger is a lot more expensive than garlic.

I don't think so... the stores I shop they both cost about $2 per
pound.

Sheldon

Nancy Young said:

"Chatty Cathy" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young wrote:

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rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

Before I can answer this question I need to know the following:

1) Did it have a "barcode" sticker on it, and did the cashier "blip' it?

Quoted message said:

No___

Loose ginger or garlic would not have a barcode, at least
where I shop.

Then s(he) prolly didn't know the difference. Sad but true, in this day
and age.

Here they usually have it "barcoded". Well, you have to choose as much
as you want, have it weighed by "somebody" and then they put it in a
baggie and stick the sticker on it - before you get to the cashier...
Now I know why.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"hahabogus" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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No, I never paid any attention to it whatsoever.

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So...you don't have a food budget either?

No, I don't. I do skim the sales circulars and clip coupons, but
as far as making my decision on what to make for dinner depending
on the price of ginger, not going to happen. Same with garlic. I don't
even notice those prices, when I need it, I buy it.

Quoted message said:

I rarely check veggie prices
either. I'd just get an ulcer worrying about it. I eat what I want when I
want it. This doesn't work well for budgeting. Funnily my food bills work
out to about the same amount each month not that I couldn't eat as well
for less, just that I don't have to.

I agree. The amount of money I spend every month doesn't
seem to fluctuate. Guess I'm a creature of habit. Don't get me wrong,
I've been there, having to watch every penny. And I'm not trying to
say I'm right not knowing what ginger or garlic costs. I just don't.

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I ain't rich but I do rate food as a
high priority and cost means less under those circumstances.

If I was goint to cut back on my food spending, I'd cut back on the
junk food that I've become hooked on. Twizzlers and Milk Duds.
This week it's Vienna Fingers. Sad, but true.

nancy

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Surely you know that ginger is a lot more expensive than garlic.

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I don't think so... the stores I shop they both cost about $2 per
pound.

I just checked the receipt since now I am curious. Garlic, it
seems, costs $2.49 a pound, and I paid for .17 pounds.

nancy

Nancy Young said:

I have no idea. I bought a piece of ginger a few minutes
ago, when I looked over the receipt, I saw that the cashier
rang it up as garlic. Next time I'm in the store I'll check to
see if one costs more per lb than the other.

Wonder if she didn't know what it was, or if she just keyed
in the wrong number.

I hope she just put the wrong code in. It would be pretty sad if it has gotten
to the point where a cashier couldn't tell the difference. These are not obscure
or easily confused items, like celery vs. fennel or tomatillo vs. tomato.

Fried green tomatillos, anyone? ;-)

One thing I always wonder about in the supermarket is how accurate are the
scales on items that weigh next to nothing? Once in a while I get a couple of
small hot peppers, and it would seem extremely unlikely things like that are
going to be accurately weighed.

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wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

wff_ng_7 said:

I hope she just put the wrong code in. It would be pretty sad if it has
gotten to the point where a cashier couldn't tell the difference.

Perhaps garlic and ginger were next to each other on her alphabetized
list. She could have looked for ginger, read across the line, and seen
the code for garlic instead.

--Lia

Nancy Young said:

Wonder what I saved. I paid 42 cents.

Probably not enough to justify such a boring discussion.

-sw (yes, Monday's suck)

Chatty Cathy said:

Here they usually have it "barcoded". Well, you have to choose as much as you
want, have it weighed by "somebody" and then they put it in a baggie and stick
the sticker on it - before you get to the cashier... Now I know why.

Boy, that brings back memories. I don't think I've been in a supermarket that
weighed things in the produce department in 25 years. I'd swear they started
weighing things at checkout at the same time they installed the barcode readers.
The first time I ran into those was around 1980-82.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

"Julia Altshuler" <[email hidden]> wrote

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wff_ng_7 said:

I hope she just put the wrong code in. It would be pretty sad if it has
gotten to the point where a cashier couldn't tell the difference.

Perhaps garlic and ginger were next to each other on her alphabetized
list. She could have looked for ginger, read across the line, and seen
the code for garlic instead.

That's what I wondered. This could be a good game ... what would
come on the list between garlic and ginger, alphabetically?

nancy

wff_ng_7 said:

One thing I always wonder about in the supermarket is how accurate are the
scales on items that weigh next to nothing? Once in a while I get a couple of
small hot peppers, and it would seem extremely unlikely things like that are
going to be accurately weighed.

I don't know about other states, but in California, each county
has a Department of Weights and Measures as part of the County
Agriculture Commissioner.

Someone goes around Yellow Tagging scales that are more than x%
off. The tag can only removed by same, after a reinspection and
no less than 3 days.

I've seen flea market and farmers market vendors get tagged and
they have to make up a new pricing system on the spot, not based
on weight.

I suspect grocery stores check theirs regularly to avoid any
shutdowns. If they were to get all their publicly-accessible
produce scales tagged, they could not sell any produce by the
pound (even at the register scales).

-sw

wff_ng_7 said:

Chatty Cathy said:

Here they usually have it "barcoded". Well, you have to choose as much
as you want, have it weighed by "somebody" and then they put it in a
baggie and stick the sticker on it - before you get to the cashier...
Now I know why.

Boy, that brings back memories. I don't think I've been in a supermarket
that weighed things in the produce department in 25 years. I'd swear
they started weighing things at checkout at the same time they installed
the barcode readers. The first time I ran into those was around 1980-82.

What can I say? Guess we are behind the times? 😉 Heh. Until 5 or 6
years ago - they still put the little individual price stickers (that
actually showed the price in monetary terms) on each item on the
shelves. I actually miss that... Nowadays, in 99.5% of stupid-markets,
one has to peer at the barcode tag thingy that they (sometimes) have on
the shelf that that contains the goods, or wait until you get the "slip"
and see what they charged you. I know its supposed to be more cost
effective... but I wonder for whom?
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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"Julia Altshuler" <[email hidden]> wrote

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wff_ng_7 said:

I hope she just put the wrong code in. It would be pretty sad if it
has gotten to the point where a cashier couldn't tell the
difference.

Perhaps garlic and ginger were next to each other on her alphabetized
list. She could have looked for ginger, read across the line, and
seen the code for garlic instead.

That's what I wondered. This could be a good game ... what would
come on the list between garlic and ginger, alphabetically?

nancy

Dried Ginko lizards?
Gava melons?

but not grapes or green apples.

Where's a Unabridged Produce Dictionary when you need one?

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore