As of: March 25, 2024, 10:22 a.m
By: Kilian Bäuml
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From time to time, customers in the supermarket pay for more or different products than they actually bought.
A cashier reveals why.
Kassel – When shopping in the supermarket, there have been a number of changes for customers in recent years that they would probably have been happy to do without.
Empty shelves due to shortages and strikes were followed by empty shelves in some markets due to price disputes with manufacturers.
In general, prices have also risen sharply due to inflation.
It's particularly annoying when you pay more than actually necessary.
However, this happens again and again, as a former cashier explains.
There is one thing that customers should definitely pay attention to.
Paid too much at the supermarket?
This happens all the time, especially on Mondays
Some people are useless without their first coffee, and this is particularly noticeable for some people on Mondays.
As a former cashier explains to the newspaper
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, this also shows up from time to time with the bill in the supermarket.
Fresh vegetables and fruit are sold loose and must be weighed.
The corresponding number of the goods is then entered at the checkout to determine the price.
But there are always typos and number transpositions here, as the former cashier reveals.
It's worth it for customers to take a look at the receipt after shopping.
(Symbolic image) © Daniel Karmann/dpa
This means that customers sometimes pay a higher price.
The same applies to discount promotions that are often forgotten at the checkout.
This happens particularly often on Monday mornings because the discounts may not yet be recorded in the system.
Here too, customers pay the wrong, higher price - but this can actually be prevented quite easily.
This way you can avoid paying for the wrong products when shopping
Many people do without it out of habit, but it is definitely useful - especially in cases like this: the receipt.
To make sure you don't pay an incorrect, higher price, you should check after shopping whether the invoice is correct.
If the wrong product is on the slip or a discount has been forgotten, the error can be corrected immediately.
While the incorrect invoice is an oversight, there are also some tricks used by supermarkets to entice customers to buy in bulk.
But there are also tricks for customers to save money when shopping.