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What is it with people wanting to get something for nothing?? Seriously, I work at a grocery store, I see people all the time and their little ploys to get something for free.? Sure, it’s possible that you really didn’t like those frozen dinners that you bought.? But when you come back with empty packages demanding a refund because you thought it was disgusting… and then turn around and spend that refund on the EXACT SAME frozen dinners you just demanded a refund for, yeah I’m not buying it.? You just want something for nothing.? Your little scam is one of the reasons that groceries are so expensive these days.

I actually saw someone once buy 3 apples to munch on while they shopped.? After eating the first two and half of the 3rd, they demanded a refund for all 3 apples because the 3rd apple wasn’t green inside, it was turning brown — so obviously it wasn’t a fresh apple.? Well? the last time I checked, apples start to brown as soon as you bite into them.? And if the first two apples were so bad… why did you eat them?????

Don’t go into the store and complain that there wasn’t enough meat on the sandwiches you bought yesterday if you don’t have the sandwiches to show.? Seriously, if there was “no meat” on the sandwiches, why did you eat them?? I’ll tell you why you ate them, because you want something for nothing.? What will you do when the people who make the decision get wise to your act?? I’m already onto you and I’m the type to make myself heard.? I’ve got my eye on you, and I’m tellin.? It’s only a matter of time.

Now, a lot of grocery chains have some kind of policy that promises a refund, a discount, a coupon or something free if your item rings up the wrong price.? That’s a nice feature.? But just because something on the same shelf has a tag with a lower price doesn’t mean that the one YOU bought should have run up at that price.? Sometimes only one flavor is on sale.? Sometimes you’re looking at the wrong damn tag.? Learn to read.? It doesn’t take much more than a 5th grade education to figure it out.? The UPC code that’s on the product you’re buying is ALSO on the tag.? Match them up, because if they don’t match when we check… you don’t get the benefit of that policy.? Sorry, but that’s the way the eggs are scrambled.

You wanna save money on your groceries?? Clip coupons like a normal person.? Stores are reimbursed for those, so they don’t lose money — money lost on your stupid scams means higher prices across the board.?

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