Woolworth’s Food stores are for the Super Rich
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,700 views
How many of you enjoy shopping at Woolworth’s Food stores?
I do, but only when I’m feeling wealthy because as delectable as their wares are, they’re damned expensive.
That this is so is confirmed in a recent survey.
24% of Woolworth Food store customers earn over R10 000 per month. Definitely a store for the elites.
Runner up is Pick n Pay of which 12% of their customers earn over R10 000 per month.
I wonder where Spar fits in because that is where I shop most frequently due to its vicinity? However I’ve noticed of late that they have begun employing a number of underhanded tricks to boost their bottom line.
Spar does the following:
- Marks goods on special and then charges the old price at the till
- Tacks on an extra couple of rand on top of the marked shelf price
- Rings up goods more than once
I always check my till slip and have gone back on more than one occasion to have over rung goods refunded. When I’ve bought goods advertised on special, I have watched the rung up price like a hawk to ensure they are charging the reduced price. However, I have been caught by them (more than once) over pricing goods.
I bought a pack of six cheese griller sausages the other day, marked on the shelf as R20.99 and ended up paying R22.99 at the till. Even though I checked my slip, that one passed me by, but I did register a fleeting suspicion that that price was not the one on the shelf. The next day, a quick check confirmed my suspicion.
Thing is, by employing these tactics on a regular basis, Spar has a statistical chance of getting away with it with many less aware customers who just pay and walk out without checking their till slip.
It’s getting to be such a regular thing now that I’m thinking of complaining to the Store Manager about it.
Statistics courtesy of Eighty20
Tags: Pick n Pay, Spar, Woolworths
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