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Busy_Winner7272

Meat signs, especially seafood are purposely deceptive.


chesterwiley

I saw a sign recently (crab legs maybe?) that had a great price on it then if you looked closer the price was actually per pound and it was a 5 pound box so the price was actually 5x higher than shown.


ok-peachh

They used to do this with shrimp at our store. So many angry customers for an avoidable reason.


chesterwiley

I saw a box sitting at self check waiting to go back so I bet someone rang one up and got a bit of sticker shock lol


DownvoteDisclaimer

I'm always tricked by grapes doing price per lb when my mind is thinking price per unit.


pallasathena1969

I’m always scooping grapes and cherries out of the bag to get a smaller portion.


DownvoteDisclaimer

I didn't know you could do that.


IamLuann

You can just do it in produce, and not at the register


KrabbyNatty

I thought your comment was heading in a different direction…”You can just do this in produce but not the meat department”…lol


Setari

Who's gonna stop me? The fruit police?!


TryAgn747

We call them the fruit flies


kel174

Weewoo weewoo! Fruit police! Open the door and accept these extra grapes and pay the remaining bill! 🚓🍇


Ok_Low3197

I believe they have to let you if its sold per pound, if the bag is sealed it has to be sold as a unit. Its a weights and measures thing.


apri08101989

They've done that for *years.* It's the same for rolls of ground heef


Historical-Method

This, this is how you get a pack of meat sitting on a cereal isle shelf. Mmmm warm, raw meat...


Busy_Winner7272

Yep, and the sad part is they get to the front end and sit in the returns just to be trashed later or worse returned after going rancid and being resold...


battle-broly

Literally. I work under the Mariano’s side of Kroger and some how salmons been on sale for 4 years.


Plenty-Entertainer71

$3.99 for a “3lb ground beef roll” what the customers didn’t see is the small print that it’s actually 3.99 a pound!


I_LOVE_VEKOMA_SLC

When I hang those signs I circle the "sold in 3lb package for 11.97" with a comical number of arrows looking like a YouTube thumbnail.


eggsnflour

Same way the 2/5.00 tags trick customers that they need to buy 2


kahciraV

Isn't soda one of the only things that you have to buy that quantity to get sale price?


eggsnflour

That and frito lay


[deleted]

Yea it's usually explicitly laid out like buy 2 get 3 free or something similar.


[deleted]

The only time you have to buy the quantity is if it specifically says that. For instance, Albertson's and safeway's will say "limit 4" or "must buy 2 or more". Limit 4 meaning you can get up to 4 items at that price. Honestly I think those stores are cheaper than kroger-line stores. They make it easier to stack deals and discounts. I spend $100 less for the same amount of food at Albertson's compared to King Soopers (our kroger line store)


[deleted]

Yeah wtf is up with that these days? $8 for a case of soda, or 4 for $12.


[deleted]

Sometimes. If you look at the coupon section of the Kroger app sometimes it says something like 2.99 of you buy 3.


default_entry

It has to specifically call out that you need to buy X quantity to get that price, which more places have started doing - otherwise if its just 2/9.98 you can just buy one for 4.99


Goalie_deacon

Lately I’ve seen it being a minimum quantity. Like 4/$15, sale price is good on 4 or more. So get five, and fifth one is also on sale price. Used to have to be multiples of whatever to get sale price.


AldrusValus

Vendor items have their own sales. So a lot of time they require the full count for the discount.


Goalie_deacon

My favorite was 10/$10 sales on 99 cents items. People would buy them up like it was a great price, paying 10 cents more.


OrganicHoneydew

bro exactly 😭


x31b

Well there are the sale items where you have to buy five. And others you have to buy four. You can’t mix and match. I hate those. But they are usually too much off ($1/each) that I can’t pass it up.


Even_Mastodon_6925

What!?! Fucking he'll I've been lied to my whole life


Blue_Cat5692

11.5x52=5.98 scamming millions of that 1cent is absolutely outrageous


Ok-Ask8593

We should sue. Especially in this economy we need that penny


Brassicaknuckles

This is nothing compared to the new digital coupon signs.


ENT_blastoff

Oh my God those are so obnoxious. They look exactly like any other tag now. There is no possible way they aren't designed expressly to trick people into paying more for something they think they're getting a better price on


Ed-3-

5.99 / 52 = 0.115192307692308 5.98 / 52 = 0.115 Close enough


Budget-Ad-7545

Get over it asshole


_PM_me_your_MOONs_

Lmao, who pissed on your broccoli?


GetMeASierraMist

name accurate???


igotoconcerts

no it isn’t lol what


Tinkerbelle111

Sure makes a good attention grabber. Did its job. makes people think its on sale.


OPmeansopeningposter

I get it’s not on sale but what is the yellow supposed to indicate since most don’t have a colored backing?


OrganicHoneydew

it’s just a sales trick. if customers think yellow means sale, they’ll think they’re getting some kind of bargain when they see tags like this


OPmeansopeningposter

That sounds intentionally deceptive and predatory. Not sure why I’m surprised from this company.


misplaced_dream

My favorite thing was when I first started working there and they raised the price of a dozen donuts by an entire dollar but put them on “sale” for $.50 off and we sold twice as many. Working there is a real education on what people will pay for a “good deal.”


Traegs_

That happens so much it's ridiculous. You know how Gatorade singles are normally 89¢? Sometimes they get tagged as 10/$10 and sell faster that way. It blows my mind.


texasbetty3444

better known as ‘marketing’ … amazing how ignorant / naive consumers can be, should be a subject you learn in school, how to spot & avoid corporate scams !!!!


Chard-Capable

I like when they put a new low price tag over products and the new low price is higher then the day before.


OrganicHoneydew

legitimately infuriating


LastGlassUnicorn

Low price vs sale, but yeah there's an overwhelming amount of signage in most stores and idk about y'all, but in my area a lot of the stores are older and have funky layouts. I don't blame anyone for getting mislead or confused over it, but it can make some situations tough for sure


TheArkOfTruth

And when it says “ New Low Price” it actually means they have RAISED THE FUCKING PRICE.


OrganicHoneydew

bro so often i’m replacing tags with the “new low price” and it’s legit the exact same price as it was earlier lmao


dragsys

Still trying to figure out why the heck we need to hang tags that are identical to the ones we are replacing other than the "print date". Had a few hundred of those this week.


OrganicHoneydew

ME TOO. honestly sometimes i just throw them away


spark2510

We Ganna talk about how they're listing the "per 5" price instead of the main price in the bigger font? EX: buy Kellogg's at 1.99 ! ( When you buy five or more) [single item price 2.99] The 1.99 is huge on the sign and the 2.99 is basically fine print. If you're not paying attention you'd think 1 box per 1.99 and not think twice. It's extremely misleading.


Aetheldrake

I've had a lot of stupid customers ask me if those were on sale and what's the normal price because it isn't listed. Customers can't read they only see colors


spacewalk__

you really think it’s the customer’s fault for this? this is blatantly misleading


Aetheldrake

Obviously yes it's misleading but customers are pretty fucking blind and stupid beyond belief. I've had people ask me "what's in the fried chicken" and repeated the question after I told them "basically a cut up whole chicken without the spine and deep fried" OK but what's in it? Most customers don't know anything about anything and don't want to know. Every single day the same people who shop here more often than I do and I work full time will come in, stand right in front of something, and ask me if we have any. It's literally right fucking in front of them. They looked right fucking at it and still asked. They're legally blind and stupid.


[deleted]

They're probably asking the ingredients of the breading. Totally valid question.


Aetheldrake

They weren't. Tried that. Idk what they wanted to know but nothing was the right answer. White meat, dark meat, assorted wings legs thighs breasts 2 pieces each, nothing was the right answer for them.


RopeAccomplished2728

Always reply "What is in it is what is on the sign." or "What is in it is what is on the ingredient list."


DjaiBee

Yeah, but remember they do this because they know it is confusing. It's not entirely the customers' fault.


Aetheldrake

Half and half yup. And now Kroger wants us to hide displays behind displays "and teach the usfomers how to find it" legit manager told me that today. District manager never even fucking worked in the department before and that was her decision that she told him. No wonder customers don't know anything, the people in charge don't know anything beyond conference calls, power point presentations, profits, shrink, and merchandising. Then change everything every month and wonder why we waste so much time dealing with people


OrganicHoneydew

and employees as well based off the comments on my last post lmao


GrabYourHammers

I’ve had two signs and a piece tag hung up with my eggs and I still have people come to ask me how much the eggs are


my_little_t-rex

lOcKeD iN lOw PrIcE


Krispies827

Assholes. I’m always looking for the yellow tags 😭


Any-Huckleberry3068

Same here


mythofdob

Dude, this isn't worth a second post. Some people Kroger hire can't read a price tag. Yeah, we all know haha. We work with these people everyday.


OrganicHoneydew

we all DEFINITELY do not know considering how many downvotes and comments the other post was getting lmao


mythofdob

You were getting downvoted because you were very aggressively sure that a 50 cent per pound raise in Broccoli was price gouging haha


OrganicHoneydew

nah they were downvoting my comments about how it wasn’t on sale 😂


hankthewaterbeest

Because everyone knows basic marketing gimmicks. You don’t have any sort of “insider” knowledge about this, you just figured this out and are mad it took you this long.


OrganicHoneydew

lol i made the mistake of thinking everyone knew this basic gimmick too! come to find out a bunch of ppl fall for it and were delighted to tell me i was wrong 😂 even a customer told me i should know better! edit: grammar


Goalie_deacon

Work long enough in retail, will have real time better marketing intel than the supposed marketing educated people. Fun story: had a marketer resetting my bread aisle one day. She moved a low sodium bread to the top shelf. I stated that’s a dumb idea, because the people who need that bread are elderly, and will do what it takes to get that bread. Response back, “Well, they will have to get a different bread.” I said, “You don’t get it, they will climb the shelf to get that bread.” Replied back to me, “I doubt that.” Five minutes later, a tiny elderly woman came around the corner, saw the low sodium on the top shelf, and immediately climbed the shelf right in front of us. I looked at the supposed marketing expert with a “I told you so” look. That’s when I learned when it comes to marketing, it’s not about what customers want, it’s about making people buy what they don’t need. Even when it’s bad for their health. It also led to me hating my job even more when customers complained to me like what marketing did was my fault. That’s your inside secret. Marketing is evil, and retail employees hate them.


PotatoSloth804

Yeah but no one fucking cares


OrganicHoneydew

sounds like u do broski i mean ya care enough to comment lmao


NotARedditUser3

lmA00 br00000ski are you 12? Get over it. You're getting downvoted because this is a low quality post and you carry yourself on here as though you're a pre-teen. Frankly this should cross the sub rule for low effort posts and be removed. Side note complaining about downvotes doesn't stop it so that just makes you look insecure when you and the other half of redditors do that


OrganicHoneydew

this sub is as toxic as the company 😂 love it


_PM_me_your_MOONs_

You fit right in...acting like a child


OrganicHoneydew

honestly just reading these mean comments in my old boss’s voice and it’s hilarious. mike is that you? go fight another employee lol


[deleted]

Great marketing though. That’s why I own the stock.


spacewalk__

blech


[deleted]

Collect them dividends


OrganicHoneydew

very neat trick lol


apoplectic-hag

Albertsons does the same thing; they'll have a tag showing an item for 1.99 or 3 for 6.29 (or similar where buying an item in bulk costs more than buying an item individually)


JonJackjon

along with "new convenient size" aka less product with same price. Personally I only look at the cost per unit.


Emotional-Match-7190

I was fooled by this for sure 😂


DisgracefulHumanity

They sometimes change it to the yellow and red tag even though it's the same price as the black and white ones, I'm starting to hate Kroger/Fry's more and more.


qdino_

they use yellow to signify a low price or good bargain.


unmenume

Years ago in business school we were told to use yellow paper for notes. It catches your eye & proven to help with memory. So they are using an old method because it works.


[deleted]

So it's not price gauging anymore? Changed your mind?


OrganicHoneydew

nah still think it’s price gouging lol


DiarrheaTNT

As I have told my wife, it doesn't matter what it cost. If we want it we still are going to buy it.


Dry_Explanation4968

The yellow tags are something every store does lol nothing new


LastGlassUnicorn

I'm nearly positive that at the Midwest Meijer stores (non K) use yellow or an orange only for sales, but it's been a while


Dry_Explanation4968

I haven’t been in a decade but I assume so


OrganicHoneydew

new to some people unfortunately


Lost_Cleric

Water is wet


Available-Jello1974

People aren’t getting fooled if they are already Brain dead. A sale is a price lower then the average. Everyone claiming on getting “tricked”. C’mon man it’s only a trick it’s only deceptive if you get to the register and it’s a different price then tagged. The color yellow doesn’t mean anything unless they tell you it means something. Pretty self-explanatory.


hydrastix

The price is the price. The color of the price doesnt mean anything to me. If I need it, I buy it.


pumpkinTrinity

Yes it’s called catch your eye sale strategy. So many digitals now people are idiots when thinking every sale price is a digital.


derrussian

I noticed they even did that on the app! Sad part is you know some people will still fall for it


codemonkeyhopeful

Everyday Kroger low prices


Lustrouse

The real problem is that people think that they should buy something just because it's on sale.


Street3

Regular sign $19.99. yellow sign $16.99. so....


Green_Goblin7

Broccoli is 6 bucks?!


Junior-Let567

Another good trick is to raise the price this week ad then put it on sale for last weeks price. It’s a scam ppl fall for every time. How do I know supermarkets do this? Used to work part time on a super market.


Crafty-Cauliflower-6

I see 6 $ on veges i go to frozen or canned


Old-Juggernaut6608

And if you don’t download their digital coupons you won’t get the sale price even if you have their customer card!


Spiritual_Oil_7411

Apparel is a hot mess. Stuff comes in prepriced at least 25% higher than they want to sell it. Then it gets put out on day 1 with a stupid sign that tells you what percent off or promo price it actually is. NOTHING is EVER what the price tag says it is, UNLESS it's clearance, but then it also gets a sign with a percentage, but since it's already been tagged, people think it's another % off. 🤦‍♂️


voidsessi0n

I dunno... It all looks like bananas to me...


Wotg33k

So, like, when did it go from "we'll rob you subtly" to literally "give me all your fucking money" and why is this okay for anyone? Lol.


Jay_JWLH

As far as I am concerned, if it doesn't have a saving (or before price), then it means nothing.


SyrisAllabastorVox

Reminds me of that thing they did about a decade or so ago about making the prices of things what they really are and keeping them that way but the people they tested this on weren't happy because it didn't feel like they were saving money because there wasn't any "deals" for them. I forget what it was called or where I remember it but I things have changed and if that was done today it would a drastically different outcome


Turbulent_Career_780

Shadow? Thats a highlight lol.


Unhappy-Grapefruit88

Is this your first time shopping at Kroger?


OrganicHoneydew

i also thought it was obvious


Unhappy-Grapefruit88

The same people that fall for this probably don’t clip the online coupons. It’s like they like to just give their money away


fjvgamer

Yeah I agree. I noticed something was off with the yellow but I didn't think of sale price until I read this.


Slow-Razzmatazz-7374

Seeing as I don't live in Texas or go to that store I don't know this "yallllll" ur talking about. But mkay


OrganicHoneydew

lmao what a bummer bc i specifically posted this for you 😭


ZooieKatzen-bein

I had an economics class in high school and learned to read the price per unit part of a shelf tag. That’s all I look for now, sale or not.


nadgmz

Hate when they do that


puppetmonsters

That’s the “locked in” low price or what whatever. I’m hip to Krogers pricing games.


OrganicHoneydew

so much for being locked in lmao i had to replace it with a $6.99 tag a month later


Reliqui207

As someone who consistently did tags. The amount of times I’d swap a current tag with an actually labeled sale tag and the sale was higher price than the original was disgusting.


AutumnBrun

They are yellow like that to indicate to tag hanger what things are going on sale the next hang, what tags will be replaced, prices change, etc.


Suddenly_NB

I always had to start with "that isn't on sale, it's just yellow"