Grocery stores accused of cheating shoppers by price baiting, switching

Let's call it what it is: Stealing from consumers and paying customers.

I could give a VERY long explanation, but trust me, the inflation at grocery stores is mostly due to them jacking the prices or ripping you off in one way or another. I have worked in retail in one form or another for 45 years. When they tell you that for instance they MUST charge you $8.99 for 12 ounces of bacon due to their cost increases and the following day it's on sale for $3.00 for 12 ounces with no limit, that is NOT due to hog farmers raising and decreasing their prices on a regular basis. It just doesn't happen. I could go on and on with examples. But believe me, it is retailers that are pushing costs up. If you do your research you will find that almost our entire food chain comes back to 5 or 6 companies. It's not hard to price fix like that. The same way they do with phone companies. I don't care what cell phone company you choose, the unlimited plan won't be off by more $5 from their competitor when the bill arrives. If your company gives you such and such for free but the other company doesn't, then your company is charging you for something that the other company doesn't and it comes out to the same total said and done.

the new trend, "paying more but getting less".........

You can save a lot of money by checking your receipts before you lead the store

I do the same thing when I go shopping. This afternoon I picked up 3lbs. of ground beef pre packed. I weighed it myself on a scale, it was only 2.4lbs. I said something to woman in the meat section, she said what do you want me to do about it. I shot back with fix it right, after that I went to the store's GM and I told her about it. Why should we have to pay $23.75 for something that should be something like $16.00. When I got home I sent an e-mail to the store's main office and told them what's going on in their stores.

I accuse them all of doing it.

Wow I would have never thought to look at this thank you ladies for bringing this to our attentions yet again corporations trying to screw us over... While raising their prices when they don't need to underpaying their employees and now this crap

It's intentional,... I think if satisfaction is not achieved you need to complain to a government agency (like the AG, or DA?),...not the BBB.

"The fresh market" chain is notorious for labeling packaged cooked foods items with quantities that are not real. Three chicken tenders cooked, with a quanity of 30 on the package sales label. It happens all the time. Some people don't pay attention and pay $40+ for an afternoon snack. Weights and measures in this state fail to act on any of my complaints about this contious abuse of customers.

Contacting the manager...Pfft nah nothing is changing...Lawyer up and sue

Of course they are!!

I just came from a walmart to buy grapes and the same thing happened to me . The price on the shelf was $2.58 on the shelf but at the register it said $ 2.78 a pound and the price was $15 ! . Then i charged them seperately and it came to $4 per bag so not only did they do bait and swith but they are still overcharging after having settled the lawsuit for doing the exact same thing .

Questions: 1) What Supermarket is this. I can't find one that sells "California Company" chicken on a google search. 2) Did she notify the meat department, the manager or even the register checkout person? 3) Did she test the scale she used in produce to see if it was accurate, if the scale is weighing low the store is giving produce away 4) She put chicken on a raw produce scale, did she clean it up or did she potentially spread chicken blood or bacterial illness to a vegan?

Shrink flation and price gouging. Criminal retail stores

WTH is the purpose of this lady, she’s saying take pictures of the prices at the store- how about you do your job and hold stores accountable.

This is just plain and simple a scam, stores know exactly what’s going on however they know not everyone is going to take the time to check and complain so they’re profiting from those customers… plain robbery/fraud.

Happens all the time after I weigh meat at home and portion everything out and the weights rarely match what I paid for. Usually it's not by much but sometimes there's half to a pound missing.

Don't call BBB they're a company like JD power, no teeth just PR firm. Call consumer rights bureau they are a government run organization like the FBI for consumer rights.

And then they hide behind all these discounts & points. Your incorrect total is $210 but once they “discount” everything your total is $180 so you’re not thinking to look for mistakes or additional savings. At least I didn’t! I was happy with the “discount” 😂😂 smdh

I am taking my thumb back, as you failed to tell us what store that was.👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻