salavan Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 hi dont know if anyone else has noticed but in 2 of the large supermarket retailers prices displayed on the shelf are less than they charge when rung up on the till. as i only buy a few things at a time and i have a brain like a calculator i notice this every time i shop, anyone else that buys a lot of things proberly wont notice, or maybe dont care. just thought i would bring this to shopper's attention, i wont say who the 2 retailers are tyhrough fear of reprisal. now when i shop i get a price check on everthing i buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 which items, how much difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted March 21, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) "i wont say who the 2 retailers are tyhrough fear of reprisal" And pray tell what reprisal's do you fear ? considering you are using a monikor on forum and I am pretty sure the Tesco,Big C/,7/11 secret survellienace & intelligance department dont track down every person who makes negative comment's with a view to sending in a hit squad In addtion to your calculator type brain, my I humbly suggest you seek some medical advice on your apparant paranoia..... Edited March 21, 2012 by Soutpeel 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 "i wont say who the 2 retailers are tyhrough fear of reprisal" And pray tell what reprisal's do you fear ? considering you are using a monikor on forum and I am pretty sure the Tesco,Big C/,7/11 secret survellienace & intelligance department dont track down every person who makes negative comment's with a few to sending in a hit squad In addtion to your calculator type brain, my I humbly suggest you seek some medical advice on your apparant paranoia..... What, you think all those farang "suicides" and "accidents" are over bargirl fights and bad business deals? How naive. This is the bigtime we are talking about here, multinational pricefixing, blab one word about the one percent overingsn on toiletpaper and they send mossad ninjas in to arrange a sudden balcony "accident"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) "i wont say who the 2 retailers are tyhrough fear of reprisal" And pray tell what reprisal's do you fear ? considering you are using a monikor on forum and I am pretty sure the Tesco,Big C/,7/11 secret survellienace & intelligance department dont track down every person who makes negative comment's with a few to sending in a hit squad In addtion to your calculator type brain, my I humbly suggest you seek some medical advice on your apparant paranoia..... What, you think all those farang "suicides" and "accidents" are over bargirl fights and bad business deals? How naive. This is the bigtime we are talking about here, multinational pricefixing, blab one word about the one percent overingsn on toiletpaper and they send mossad ninjas in to arrange a sudden balcony "accident"... Of course...this never occured to me, may be we should imform the BIB to investigate at which supermarket retailer the deceased were shopping at prior to their demise, this is may go a long way to explain why a vast number of "sucides" occur in the cheap charlie/ballon chaser fraternity, they have figured out that there is a conspiracy by international cartels to control the price of the worlds bog roll...your a genius Edited March 21, 2012 by Soutpeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surayu Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Well, at Tesco Lotus, i noticed that there are always items in the wrong shelves, so the price wouldn't match, the best thing to do is make sure the small number under the bar codes, matches on both the product you are looking at and the price on display on the shelf. Something crazy is when you go to buy a refill for something you have bought before and then notice that it would be much cheaper to buy the whole thing again, some other indipendent thai store charge you more if you buy large quantities (instead to give you a discount!). Recently i came across a girl working at the till, that was letting some item i had to pay for, slip out of the shopping bag, i also noticed that more items were kind of hideing in that small corner were she put them....however my lucky eye was able to see that. Big C and Tesco Lotus have some of the most repetitive and annoying jingles, costantly on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Big C and Tesco Lotus have some of the most repetitive and annoying jingles, costantly on... Another candiate for the Big C, Tesco's mossad ninjas ??.....be careful near that balcony "surayu" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I notice this happening regularly at Tesco, almost every time I go through the check-out there is a discrepancy in advertised price to till price. Only a few baht here and there nothing outrageous but for me its the principal. One of the good things that came out of that issue in TOPPS is they have a price promise, if its wrong you get it FREE which means I recently had a 1200 baht Leg of Lamb for Free and was well pleased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Big C and Tesco Lotus have some of the most repetitive and annoying jingles, costantly on... Another candiate for the Big C, Tesco's mossad ninjas ??.....be careful near that balcony "surayu" Everyone thinks the term "wet work" relates to the blood, not at all in fact. It derives from actual wet (water) work. Puddle near the ungrounded metal fridge, puddle on the slippery balcony tiles next to the too low railing, puddle on the isolated high speed corner.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I note with interest the OP's claim to have a brain like a calculator. Might I humbly suggest that if that is, in fact, true, he might want to take a look at replacing the batteries? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 my experience ,tesco and big C. on more than one occassion i have left items at the check out , and the cashier , has called me back . speak as you find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necronx99 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I notice this happening regularly at Tesco, almost every time I go through the check-out there is a discrepancy in advertised price to till price. Only a few baht here and there nothing outrageous but for me its the principal. One of the good things that came out of that issue in TOPPS is they have a price promise, if its wrong you get it FREE which means I recently had a 1200 baht Leg of Lamb for Free and was well pleased. Ok, thats a bargain. That rule is law in Oz for scanned items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkinbkk Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Wife ALWAYS checks the receipt, especially in Tesco, because its almost always wrong. Double charging is common as are the price differences but I would say that often it works out to our advantage. Anyway, everytime we spot something wrong we go to the service counter and they adjust or refund without question..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 "i wont say who the 2 retailers are tyhrough fear of reprisal" And pray tell what reprisal's do you fear ? considering you are using a monikor on forum and I am pretty sure the Tesco,Big C/,7/11 secret survellienace & intelligance department dont track down every person who makes negative comment's with a view to sending in a hit squad "BING BONG! ATTENTION PLEASE. WOULD SOMBAT THE TROLLEY BOY PLEASE REPORT TO THE MANAGER'S OFFICE. WE HAVE A LITTLE WET WORK THAT NEEDS ATTENDING TO. ALSO THE DRIVER OF A BLUE ISUZU NUMBER TOR DOR 1432 FROM SARABURI YOU'VE LEFT YOUR LIGHTS ON. THANK YOU" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 which items, how much difference? Does it matter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Wifey checks all our bills like a mIne detector and we don't move far away from the till until she's satisfied. Only last week she caught Big C out charging 5 Baht more than an item was marked at, so they gave her the money back and we got the item free. She says our Tesco never make a mistake....yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi41 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Some people have really exciting lives. You moved half way around the world to SE Asia with its fantastic food, Buddhism and in general a very colorful everydaylife, and you spend your bleeding time here checking if you were cheated out of 5 baht in the supermarket. Make sure you have the consumer ombudsman's ph. number in your wallet (plenty of space for it !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean999 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 A scam in Thailand......I don't believe it. Quick call the police..........Ohhh yeah. Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrya Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Well, at Tesco Lotus, i noticed that there are always items in the wrong shelves, so the price wouldn't match, the best thing to do is make sure the small number under the bar codes, matches on both the product you are looking at and the price on display on the shelf. Something crazy is when you go to buy a refill for something you have bought before and then notice that it would be much cheaper to buy the whole thing again, some other indipendent thai store charge you more if you buy large quantities (instead to give you a discount!). Recently i came across a girl working at the till, that was letting some item i had to pay for, slip out of the shopping bag, i also noticed that more items were kind of hideing in that small corner were she put them....however my lucky eye was able to see that. Big C and Tesco Lotus have some of the most repetitive and annoying jingles, costantly on... You are lucky with your sharp eye :-) I have lost my Nivea during the same act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Of course the big issue is: do you keep the 25 satang change or try to put it in the charity box with your hands full of shopping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I notice this happening regularly at Tesco You should not have named them. The enforcers are on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryfrompattaya Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I notice this happening regularly at Tesco, almost every time I go through the check-out there is a discrepancy in advertised price to till price. Only a few baht here and there nothing outrageous but for me its the principal. One of the good things that came out of that issue in TOPPS is they have a price promise, if its wrong you get it FREE which means I recently had a 1200 baht Leg of Lamb for Free and was well pleased. They make mistakes but most of the time it will cost you more money. They have been caught doing this many time in many countries but yours is different I heard this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Of course the big issue is: do you keep the 25 satang change or try to put it in the charity box with your hands full of shopping? Of course you keep it. Next time you'll be 25 satang short and get 75 satang in change. During a year, it could be some serious money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 My only complaint is the higher priced items on the shelf have been moved to another shelf with a lower prices marked. It's most common in bedding section where the items all look the same, but the prices vary from 700 baht to 2500 baht. There is no way to tell which one is which until you get to the counter. Then I find for my 2000 baht I get ONE sheet instead of TWO, but get a couple of those stupid bolsters instead, along with the 2 pillow cases. Bolster covers are pretty much useless other than holding dirty laundry. In North America a 4 piece bedding set is TWO sheets and two pillow cases. Needless to say I learned the hard way. Now I only go to the Chinese market in Chiang Mai where I can buy single items and not get conned with the package deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 "i wont say who the 2 retailers are tyhrough fear of reprisal" And pray tell what reprisal's do you fear ? considering you are using a monikor on forum and I am pretty sure the Tesco,Big C/,7/11 secret survellienace & intelligance department dont track down every person who makes negative comment's with a view to sending in a hit squad In addtion to your calculator type brain, my I humbly suggest you seek some medical advice on your apparant paranoia..... You just want to get him under the electrodes, don't you.... Do you work for Tesco? SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I notice this happening regularly at Tesco, almost every time I go through the check-out there is a discrepancy in advertised price to till price. Only a few baht here and there nothing outrageous but for me its the principal. ... Your day-to-day spend should come out of the interest, not the principal, or sooner or later it'll be all gone. What I resent is the whisky; its expensive enough in the supermarket, and then you pay for it in the morning as well... SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 You moved half way around the world to SE Asia with its fantastic food Well, soi41, I don't know how long you've been reading this forum, but it's quite obvious that the "fantastic food" is not a main priority why people move to this country. Just read the CM, Pattaya, Bangkok subforums (AKA the food forums), and you'll notice that 90% of the food topics are about hamburgers, pizza, pasta and even Mexican foods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This has happened to me a few times where the price scanned is not the price on the shelf. Fresh Mart seems to be good at charging more than the shelf price for premium style ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipo1000 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Tesco are very good at putting wrong prices on their products in the shelves,coincidental they are always lower than the price at the checkout. Big C Extra takes some more effort to have the prices correct since the they took over the Carrefour policy to give a wrong priced item for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I think the price difference, at least at Tops, can be explained. If you have a Spot rewards card then you will get the lower or sale price. They will give any one the card, Thai or falang. You fill out a short application at the service desk and the hand you the card. Big C gives out their BIGCARD and same type system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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