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VAT Charge @ Poundland

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  • Your reading the reciept wrong your confused 
  • theonlywayisup
    theonlywayisup Posts: 16,032 Forumite
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    Your reading the reciept wrong your confused 
    Pot, kettle?

    BTW it is "you're".
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,712 Forumite
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    MMonroe said:
    I was charged £5.75.  Hence wondering why VAT was not included in the price I was charged. 
    clearly states charge 4.25

    change 5.75
  • noitsnotme
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    The thread was originally from December but the OP never came back to confirm whether they did actually receive the wrong amount in change or that they had read the receipt wrong (“charge” instead of “change”).
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,712 Forumite
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    The thread was originally from December but the OP never came back to confirm whether they did actually receive the wrong amount in change or that they had read the receipt wrong (“charge” instead of “change”).
    thanks I hadnt noticed that

    was resurrected by a first time poster . strange,  although said poster joined in 2017
  • theonlywayisup
    theonlywayisup Posts: 16,032 Forumite
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    photome said:
    The thread was originally from December but the OP never came back to confirm whether they did actually receive the wrong amount in change or that they had read the receipt wrong (“charge” instead of “change”).
    thanks I hadnt noticed that

    was resurrected by a first time poster . strange,  although said poster joined in 2017
    Yes hence my post below his two. 
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