Savings?!
@nela13 (55698)
Portugal
March 15, 2019 9:43am CST
I haven't realized yet if people don't look at the original price when they buy something that it on sale or if the supermarkets think that we are all dumb and will buy the product just because it has a big poster saying that it is a good opportunity or that the product is on sale...
I always check the original price that sometimes is written in very small letters, when I buy something that is on sale to comfirm if it worth buying the product or not.
Do you check the original price of products that are on sale?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Mar 19
can you translate the sign for me? i don't see where the discount is - from 2.38 to 2.38?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Mar 19
@nela13 if they focus on the words but not the numbers, they'll be duped alright!
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@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
15 Mar 19
@hereandthere I think the supermarkets are counting on that.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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18 Mar 19
Yes, one must be careful not to be fooled by the signs. In the stores I shop at, the signs will read save $1.99 and if your not alert you might think that is the sale price. I receive a circular in the mail which lists the on sale items in the store with the prices.
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@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
20 Mar 19
@dgobucks226 If we compare we will always know where to get the best deal.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
16 Mar 19
Despite that the sign clearly shows an error, I don't rely on original prices as much as I rely on what I call my threshold price. For example, I will not pay more than $1.99 per pound for pork steak. So even if the store's original price is $2.5o a pound and it's on sale for $2.01, to me that's not a deal, and so in my mind not a true sale. It's a true sale under $1.99.
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@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Mar 19
In fact now I pay more attention to how they charge me at last. For example, I remember one day I bought somethink from the supermarket with a discount price. However, they charged me in a higher price and I told that they made a mistake not updating the price. In the past I didn't check this but now I found that it is something I should care about. As I wouldn't pay so much for that and this is why it drew my attention.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
17 Mar 19
Yes, because just because it says sale...does not mean it is!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Mar 19
Yes, I do. Bargains are sometimes illusions.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
19 Mar 19
Shopping scam (in one hand) also, the price for examples 4.99 or 11.99 or 6.99 It drives me crazy 
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@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
19 Mar 19
@LowRiderX yes, but if you pay attention almost everything has its price ending in .99
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
19 Mar 19
@nela13 Optical fault...And when someone asks what's the price is, we say '6 and something' and it's actually 7 
just sound and look different
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
16 Mar 19
Did the supermarket management forgot to put the original price? No savings there.
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@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
16 Mar 19
No, he didn't forget, the original price is there and It Is the same as the one in "promotion"
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
17 Mar 19
Such sales discounts are very misleading; one have to be cautious when buying it. You are wise to look for the original price.
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