“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” -Scott Hamilton

"The only disability in life is a bad attitude." - Scott Hamilton

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Retail Blunders

Some of you might remember that I have been keeping track of any discrepancies that I find at the check-out of the stores we shop at. I daubed this list "retail blunders". My mom had suggested that I keep track of it since I was always catching errors.

Well, it has been a year already. The grand total from August 1, 2010 to August 1, 2011 is $285.81! That is a lot! So next time you're at the register about to pay for your items, remember to watch and make sure everything scans the right price.




Here is the break down -


  • A.C. Moore - $5.34

  • Babies R Us - $27.13

  • Baby Bellini - $20.00

  • Barnes & Noble -$4.00

  • BJ's Wholesale Club - $12.25

  • Bonton - $20.00

  • Borders Bookstore - $20.12

  • Buca di Beppo - $5.00

  • Cracker Barrel - $5.00

  • CVS - $0.29

  • Giant - $4.00

  • Gymboree - $4.00

  • Hartstrings - $3.50

  • Home Goods - $0.60

  • Hoss's - $0.99

  • K-mart - $34.76

  • Lowes - $16.23

  • Macy's - $10.00

  • Michael's Craft Store - $0.42

  • Rack Room Shoes Outlet - $8.75

  • Red Lobster - $7.05

  • Redner's - $9.23

  • Sonic - $1.20

  • Stride Rite Outlet - $16.00

  • Sweet 'n' Sassy - $6.98

  • The Inside Scoop - $0.80

  • Toys R Us - $6.00

  • Walmart - $4.18

  • Wegmans - $29.59

  • Weis Market - $2.40

The place were it happened most was Redner's (grocery store) even though the dollar value wasn't the largest.

The largest dollar value was at K-mart @ $34.76 (from 3 separate visits).

Hopefully this inspires you to pay more attention at the register : )

Until Next Time!
Lots of Love,

2 comments:

Ellie said...

Do you catch it as it is being rung up or do you check the receipt afterwards. I have been more vigilante and caught a few mistakes in the past few weeks. I love the decorations on the blog page. Very bright and cheery!

Erica said...

99% of the time I catch it at the register. Even so, I still always check the reciept before I leave the store.