u/Altruistic-Cherry990

Just two days after almost getting overcharged for an outdated price tag at Food Fare (original post here https://www.reddit.com/r/Winnipeg/comments/1tjupt5/weird_experience_at_food_fare_corydon/) it happened to me again at Safeway Marion!
I noticed my pomegranate rang up at $4.99, a dollar more expensive than the $3.99 shelf price. Thanks to your comments in my last post, this time I knew to ask about whether Safeway participates in the pricing code of conduct. The self checkout cashier said yes they do but it doesn't apply to produce 😂 .
I appreciated your comments noting that this tag-computer system mismatch error is common and I feel nothing but compassion for all of our city's employees but I get the feeling store owners and managers are happy to simply ignore this problem because it only makes them more money. What to do?

I went to Food Fare on Corydon yesterday because I was in the neighbourhood and bought some black pepper. I noticed that when the clerk rang it up it was about 3 dollars more expensive than the price tag on the shelf. I asked them to check the price and they confirmed the shelf price tag was lower than what they rung up. I asked why the price came out wrong when they scanned it in and the clerk told me the scanned price was the 'new price' and that sometimes they don't update the price tag on the shelf right away. This struck me as odd and I was wondering if this is normal for supermarkets to do? I feel like the price on the shelf should be updated at the same time as the scan price is updated?

It happened again two days later at Safeway!

Weird experience at Food Fare Corydon