Supermarket shopper confused by 'sale' price label at local store
A supermarket shopper has spotted a discrepancy while browsing at their local Woolworths store.
"Woolies Sauerkraut Deal. Not a math major but seems sus," the shopper shared on Reddit's 'Australia' thread.
They posted the comment along with a photo of the sauerkraut section at Woolies, showing a bright yellow sales tag fixed on top of the product's original price tag.
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The supermarket shopper has shared a photo of the sales tag on Reddit's 'Australia' thread. Reddit
The sales tag for the jars of Sandhurst Sauerkraut 500g jars reads, "Special. $4. Was $4.50. Save 50 c."
However the original price tag, which is clearly visible underneath the attention-stealing sales tag, shows the price as being $3.70.
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"Why pay $3.70 when you can pay $4," one commenter joked.
"This should be illegal," another said.
The shopper has questioned the authenticity of this particular 'sale' item. Getty Images/Maskot
"I'll take 3 because they're on special," added another person.
"They didn't even try to cover up the original price," one Redditer said.
Another comment read, "It's like they aren't even trying to hide the fact they are price gouging us."
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Other people suggested a more innocent explanation.
'Why pay $3.70 when you can pay $4,' one Redditer joked. The Sydney Morning Herald
"It's like a team member made an honest mistake when doing the ticketing at 5am instead of some price gouging conspiracy!" one said.
Another suggested, "I work at Coles. Can confirm that this was a simple mistake where someone forgot to put in the 4.50 label or it got lost/misplaced from the rest of the ticket batch."
One savvy consumer reminded Redditers of Australian consumer law, which states in instances were two prices are displayed for an item, the lower price is the one that legally applies.
Some suggested a more innocent explanation. Getty Images/iStockphoto
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission states: "If more than one price is displayed for an item, the business must charge the lowest price, or stop selling the item until the price is corrected."
Woolworths Australia has been contacted for comment.
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