how often do you check your receipts?

Nilrem

I tend to check most receipts before I walk out the shop.

Sods laws though is that when I was in HMV the other day and bought some blue cross items (buy 1 get the cheaper one free), I thought it was was more than expected, but was tired and in a hurry, and put it down to me messing up the maths in my head.

I got home and realised they hadn't done the blue cross on one of the discs, thus I'd been overcharged by a tenner at least.

Dreamnine

Just on Monday at Tesco - bought 2 bottles of Fairy liquid which were £1.50 and £1.70 each but were marked as 2 for £2.

Checked my reciept immediately and found they had gone through at £3.20, went to CS and got double the difference ie. £2.40 back in cash.

KxMx

I never leave without checking a receipt.

martin2410

can somebody explaine properly how this double the difference works? A friend of mine bought a tv that was reduced to £100, but scanned at £129. After complaining, he only got his £29 back, so that he only paid the £100. So the difference is £29, doubled equals £58. Is this £58 off the reduced price of £100 or does it come off the £129, so theoretically, you only benefit from £29?
I know its still £29 you woudlnt otherwise have, but I was trying to work it out today, that if the £58 comes off the £100, you get a tv for £42.
If this is right-start the car, Im on my way to Tesco.

Valli

martin2410 wrote: »

If this is right-start the car, Im on my way to Tesco.

They're shut until tomorrow;)

martin2410

I was expecting that comment. Hahaha, Im going to give you that 1.

martin2410

anyway, ive got to go to work first.

Valli

martin2410 wrote: »

can somebody explaine properly how this double the difference works? A friend of mine bought a tv that was reduced to £100, but scanned at £129. After complaining, he only got his £29 back, so that he only paid the £100. So the difference is £29, doubled equals £58. Is this £58 off the reduced price of £100 or does it come off the £129, so theoretically, you only benefit from £29?
I know its still £29 you woudlnt otherwise have, but I was trying to work it out today, that if the £58 comes off the £100, you get a tv for £42.
If this is right-start the car, Im on my way to Tesco.

To be honest, there's no benefit here at all - you take it to the till, expecting to pay £100; they overcharge you, ask for £129, I would have queried it at this point;) and they amend it to £100.

With DTD you'd pay £71; as you would have paid £129 and be refunded £58.

But I await, with interest, the arrival of a DTD expert...

John_Jizzle

never - unless it seems miles out

Littleweedj

I check every receipt in every shop and mistakes are made all the time.

Yesterday in Tesco I purchased 2 items on special at £5 each (down from £8.70). However, they scanned at the £8.70 price meaning I had overpaid by £7.40. The service desk then gave me back double i.e. £14.80. They explained it was their 'fault' as the special offer was still showing even though it expired in April.

I make a mental note of prices whether it be a few items or a trolley load of goods. Don't have the best of memories either but somehow I remember the price of most goods I buy in a supermarket????