Overcharged again

@lovebuglena (48983)
Staten Island, New York
December 13, 2025 5:59pm CST
I got some stuff at the supermarket today. One of the things was yellow squash. It was on sale for 88¢/pound. That’s a great price. Unfortunately, that’s not what I ended up paying for it. I just got home and looked at the receipt and saw that the price was $1.49/pound. And it wasn’t even scanned as yellow squash. Receipt says butternut squash. Clearly the two look nothing alike. I can’t believe I didn’t catch the mistake when I looked at the receipt in the store. Looking at the screen during the cashier’s scanning was useless because without glasses I couldn’t see the text. I overpaid by 60¢. Not happy about that. I want my money back, however, going back to the store won’t be worth it. I’d either have to spend $5.80 on bus fare to and from the store. Or I’d have to walk about an hour to the store and same to get back home.
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@NJChicaa (126218)
• United States
14 Dec
It would be insane for you to spend like $6 to get 60 cents back. It is 60 cents. Let it go.
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@lovebuglena (48983)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Dec
I’m definitely not going to do that. Not worth it.
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@TheHorse (234627)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Dec
I would miss something like this.
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@lovebuglena (48983)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Dec
I wish I had caught the mistake in the store.
@jstory07 (147322)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Dec
That is why I check mistakes before I leave the store.
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@jstory07 (147322)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Dec
@lovebuglena That has happened to me a few times.
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@lovebuglena (48983)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Dec
The thing is I did check the receipt before leaving the store but I didn’t catch the error.
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@LeaPea2417 (39424)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Dec
Sometimes items are missmarked.
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@lovebuglena (48983)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Dec
What do you mean by missmarked?
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@JudyEv (370842)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Dec
I often mean to check my receipt before I leave the carpark but I rarely do.
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@lovebuglena (48983)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Dec
Sometimes even checking the receipt in the store doesn’t help.
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@LindaOHio (212887)
• United States
14 Dec
Sorry you lost 60 cents. Definitely not worth it to go back to the store.
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@lovebuglena (48983)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Dec
I paid with my OTC card and then the remainder I charged to my card because I didn’t have enough OTC balance.
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@RebeccasFarm (91205)
• United States
14 Dec
Well...maybe bring the receipt with you next time you go there and show them. That happens to me sometimes.
• United States
19 Dec
@lovebuglena Oh of course
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@lovebuglena (48983)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Dec
If I were to go back to the store I’d need to take the yellow squash with me.
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