Check your Receipts

[alwaysdaddysgirl]

I can't remember if I mentioned it before but make sure you check your receipts. I went today to Safeway to get a bill corrected. I did a little shopping then I went back to my car and noticed another error. So I went to customer service then had to go to the cashier to get the coupon that had been forgotten and got my bill corrected again!

With coupons and price adjustments you need to be vigilant and double check. I am surprised at how many errors I find. We take all of the time to save money and then we lose money due to cashier errors.

Another thing to watch is outdated sales ticket prices. Some stores will honor them and others won't. So you just waisted a coupon because you never would have bought it at regular price and you return it. I don't keep the items because they are more than I am willing to pay even with the coupon.

Just a couple of tips for newbies and reminders for those of us who get lazy sometimes.

[RegulusLeonis]

Thanks for the reminder

[alwaysdaddysgirl]

You're welcome

[RedEng]

I usually try to stop and check my receipt before I leave the store, always looking for a chance to SCOP.

Last week I was overcharged $8, because the cashier missed the 50% stickers and charged me twice for 1 item. It's so much easier to get the error fixed when you have all your purchases still with you in the store.

[Dee09]

I try to remember but sometimes I forget. I hate going back to a store so you'd think it'd reinforce a good habit but sometimes after a long day I'm just thinking 'home, home, home'.

[RedEng]

I got FREE Milk for checking my receipt Today. It scanned in at $4.57 instead of $4.37 so I got one for Free.

I also got some Kandoo Refill Shampoo on Clearance. That I was overcharged $1.50 ea. on 2 of them.

So checking my receipt saved me $7.77.

[Cokebears]

Even better is watching as it is rang up. Many many times I catch stuff right at the till.

[alwaysdaddysgirl]

I try to watch the register but I am always helping bag and making sure they use my re-useable bags. I have found so many errors lately it is ridiculous. I can't even think how much money I was losing before I started checking them.

[LG1385]

I got charged twice for Pull-Ups at London Drugs one day, I was in a rush and didn't notice, but I went back and they were great about giving me my money back!

[Gramps]

Don't forget the Scanning Code of Practise (SCOP) - it is one free of every SKU of product that rings up incorrectly