I think that I may be obsessed....

blondieliz

Oh man. I just went and did my weekly shop and to ensure that I stick to my budget I walk around with a calculator and tot it up as I go around. (I must look mental).

Well I got to the till and it was a little more than i thought - that sometimes happens if I have forgotten to put something in the calculator.

However, like normal, before I left I checked the receipt and low and behold they had scanned the own brand cocopops twice. Off I went to customer services and some snotty nosed teen was VILE with me. I explained the issue and she issued a refund (obviously sneering that I was bothering to get a refund for the £1.60 box of cereal).

What I didn't realise that not only did I get the over charged amount back, they also refund you for the purchase that you want, so I got refunded the £3.20 AND got the cereal.

Is it wrong that I almost skipped to the car that I was so pleased?!

Oh my - how I have changed!!

isy1011

Well done. Its your hard earner money so fight for every damned penny.:D

Dellers

well done !!

Gettingtherequickly

They will taste all the nicer for that!

Ash1982

Was it at Asda (Wallmart)?

They have a policy of refunding you double if they charge you incorrectly!

p.s. don't let some shop staff (not all) get to you, they are just low paid and can be demoralised.

Hannah_10

Good for you and don't mind about the snotty nosed teen, she stood to gain or lose nothing (she doesn't own the shop) she's just objecting to being made to WORK for a living... Which I find so irritating I would be sure to make sure to find her something else to do too.

Taking a calculator to the supermarket does not make you look mental, it makes you look in control. I bet you of all the "funny looks" you got at least a few were from people who aren't brave enough to do that. I know loads of people who really struggle with mental artimathic and would desperately love to take a calculator but don't dare, lest anyone realise that A- they're not Carole Vorderman and B- They're not Bill Gates. Life is too short for putting that kind of pressure on yourself, no one is mathematically faultless in the face of a 100-item trolley (especially not if it includes weighed fruit and veg) and no one has limitless cash.

Good for you for taking a calculator. I hope people read this and are a little less cringey about doing so themselves. For those who still have no confidence about being a normal person and not a maths wizard or a billionaire then perhaps it would help if I remind them thier mobile phone has a calculator. (Even very basic ones do). So they can be seen to be playing with that if they rather.

smcshane

I was sat outside Mr T reading this and it did make me giggle:rotfl:I always take a calculator food shopping as well as making my shopping list via mysupermarket before I go.

Maybe it is a being obessed but if it gets me out of my money rit, I really do not care and as I've always said it's only the important people around me who I care what they think.:j

mrs_tooti-frooti

Fab, absolutely fab!!

WhiteHorse

blondieliz wrote:

... I walk around with a calculator and tot it up as I go around. (I must look mental).

The old fashioned version is to keep a running total on your shopping list as you go round. People have done this since time immemorial.

If anyone laughs at you, simply reflect on the fact that you are solvent and they probably aren't!

ERICS_MUM

isy1011 wrote: »

Well done. Its your hard earner money so fight for every damned penny.:D

Well said, there are too many "snooty" people who look down their noses at people who are careful with their money.

I don't use a calculator in the supermarket but I always check my till receipt and get any probs sorted before I leave.

dancingfairy

I try and keep a running total in the shopping list - especially if it's a case of spend x amount and we'll give you y off. I generally round things though to make the maths easier - ie if it costs 56p I'll add 50p - I think it works out in the end and if I have to get a certain amount for the discount I'll round down to make sure I'm over - obviously if you were trying to stick to a budget you'd have to round up or take a calculator around with you.
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P.S it's the principal of getting a refund - whether you've been overcharged a small amount or a large amount.