Tweet
I'm not sure if this law is universal. In Canada, if you find that your grocery item is mispriced from the price on the shelf to what they ring it up as, you can take it to customer service and get the 1st mispriced item free, and extras you receive the cost difference.
Well, since I started checking my receipts more diligently, I've been able to spot many discrepancies, and I often walk out with $5-$10 in free stuff, probably saved $100-$200 in the first year or so. It's hard for grocery stores to keep all of their prices updated and accurate at all times, but I've found the cheaper store has the most mistakes.
The other day I bought a protein bar priced on the shelf at $4, sold to me at $4.49. Freebie, but then I kept seeing the price not changed in subsequent grocery trips. I grabbed 3 freebies.
Does anybody else do this for funsies? I get a kick out of it.
You can also do it in addition to other cost saving methods, couponing and cashback or points rewards cards. Cashback credit card earning 3% on groceries (some people get up to 9% cash back, I've heard), plus extreme coupons, plus price errors, and it all adds up. My cash back credit card has also earned me over $1K in the first year, without any interest payments. Every couple of months when the budget is short, we raid the cashback fund for $200-$300 to get through.
I used to game the Shopper's Drug Mart 20x points days because I did the math and worked it out as a 38% cashback event. It's all boxed and junk food though, so I had to stop.
Well, since I started checking my receipts more diligently, I've been able to spot many discrepancies, and I often walk out with $5-$10 in free stuff, probably saved $100-$200 in the first year or so. It's hard for grocery stores to keep all of their prices updated and accurate at all times, but I've found the cheaper store has the most mistakes.
The other day I bought a protein bar priced on the shelf at $4, sold to me at $4.49. Freebie, but then I kept seeing the price not changed in subsequent grocery trips. I grabbed 3 freebies.
Does anybody else do this for funsies? I get a kick out of it.
You can also do it in addition to other cost saving methods, couponing and cashback or points rewards cards. Cashback credit card earning 3% on groceries (some people get up to 9% cash back, I've heard), plus extreme coupons, plus price errors, and it all adds up. My cash back credit card has also earned me over $1K in the first year, without any interest payments. Every couple of months when the budget is short, we raid the cashback fund for $200-$300 to get through.
I used to game the Shopper's Drug Mart 20x points days because I did the math and worked it out as a 38% cashback event. It's all boxed and junk food though, so I had to stop.
Comment