everything free !!!!

I went to zellers to get 3 free colgate total toothpastes, 4 colgate optic white toothpastes for 99 cents each and feminine products for 4.99 this was after my coupons, my boyfriend got some stuff too, but we just paid together.. so i used my coupons and price matches.. would have cost me about 9$

looked at my receipt when i got home and noticed the cashier made a mistake and instead of $1.00 on one of the coupons she typed $10.00 so all my stuff was legit FREE!! 7 toothpastes and feminine products!! WOOO

was excited to only pay 9$ before i looked at the receipt but hey can't beat free.

Wow! That's awesome! LOL I love it when cashier's make good mistakes! :surprised:

me to, it was a great surprise when i got home and saw the final coupon amount :D

Oh no! Oh my gosh that cashier is going to get in so much trouble!!!

Nice score for you though. I love when stuff like this happens but I'm not sure I would be able to let it go if I knew about it as I check my receipt before I leave the store.

i usually check my receipt as im leaving too, but due to the stuff my bf bought i didnt check till i was at home.. felt bad for the cashier but i wasn't going all the way back there.. score for me.

good for you but may be other person lose job

Great score! Were the toothbrushes advertised in the zellers flyer?

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Great score! Were the toothbrushes advertised in the zellers flyer?

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they were toothpastes, and no i price matched other stores at zellers

They won't lose their job over it, I worked as a cashier and had my till out once in a while, but you cannot hold the OP responsible for the cashier's mistake, sometimes the universe just throws a little good karma our way and all we can do is be grateful and move on! :)

exactly.. i worked for hbc and it was the same thing, sometimes tills are short or over.. not much you can do mistakes happen.. 9$ isn't worth losing your job.

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They won't lose their job over it, I worked as a cashier and had my till out once in a while, but you cannot hold the OP responsible for the cashier's mistake, sometimes the universe just throws a little good karma our way and all we can do is be grateful and move on! :)

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good for you but may be other person lose job

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A cashier mistake like this happened to me once. I saw the mistake in my favour when I got home.
I called the store and asked to speak to the store manager.
He thanked me for calling but said that I did not need to return to the store.
He just took the details of the overage that I got, the lane number, the time and the items.
He said he was going to inform the cash office and put a note in the cashier's till so the cash office worker would be able to balance.

I felt better letting the manager know.

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They won't lose their job over it, I worked as a cashier and had my till out once in a while, but you cannot hold the OP responsible for the cashier's mistake, sometimes the universe just throws a little good karma our way and all we can do is be grateful and move on! :)

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I don't think this was the OP's fault at all.

I think some employers are different though. When I worked at No Frills if you had more then 3 write ups all together you got fired. A write up could be anything from a interac slip missing, a coupon missing, wearing too dark nail polish, etc etc etc. My last day there I got hit by a quick change scam artist (was about 6 years ago) and lost my till $45. I felt so guilty because they made me feel that way when it was an honest mistake because I was prayed upon by an evil person who was a SCAM artist.

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I don't think this was the OP's fault at all.

I think some employers are different though. When I worked at No Frills if you had more then 3 write ups all together you got fired. A write up could be anything from a interac slip missing, a coupon missing, wearing too dark nail polish, etc etc etc. My last day there I got hit by a quick change scam artist (was about 6 years ago) and lost my till $45. I felt so guilty because they made me feel that way when it was an honest mistake because I was prayed upon by an evil person who was a SCAM artist.

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I too faced the quick change artist.
I beat them by playing dumb.
When they started with the, "Can you change this and then this", I shut my till and said sorry I can't open it. Maybe my manager can help you out. Boy, he moved fast outta the store when I mentioned "manager".

^ do these people ask for change and then hand you fake bills, or what?

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^ do these people ask for change and then hand you fake bills, or what?

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I think quick change is a customer gets their change back from their transaction then keeps the money then asks to pay with a smaller bill.

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^ do these people ask for change and then hand you fake bills, or what?

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Here's how the scam works in general.
1. "When you open your till, can you make change for $100"\
then
2. "Oh I should have asked for a few $10s and $5s".
then
3. "My muddled head - I need some toonies and loonies for the car wash".
finally
4. "You didn't give me the right change!"

I stop at, #1 and explain that I am not allowed to give change - only for purchases. Then I ask if they would like to discuss with my manager.

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Here's how the scam works in general.
1. "When you open your till, can you make change for $100"\
then
2. "Oh I should have asked for a few $10s and $5s".
then
3. "My muddled head - I need some toonies and loonies for the car wash".
finally
4. "You didn't give me the right change!"

I stop at, #1 and explain that I am not allowed to give change - only for purchases. Then I ask if they would like to discuss with my manager.

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This could be one example.

The one I got hit with tried to pay with a $50. I entered $50 in as total, cash drawer opened I started to make the change it said on the screen (dumb teenager me bad at math when put on the spot) then he says oh wait I think I have enough change to pay for it! I give back the $50 as I am now going to get the exact amount in change. After a mitt full of change comes out, and I mean a serious 5 pound mittfull of change and a few minutes of pussyfooting counting quarters nickles and dimes he finally decides "nevermind, I don't have enough, just use the $50 I gave you". At this point your kinda confused and forget and believe you still have the $50 in your till and so you proceed to give the $40 something change.

It seems easy to catch, and thats what I thought when we were all warned about them but people need to realise these people who do this pray on young teenagers like I was at the time, they have done this several times before and have perfected their tactics many times over.

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This could be one example.

The one I got hit with tried to pay with a $50. I entered $50 in as total, cash drawer opened I started to make the change it said on the screen (dumb teenager me bad at math when put on the spot) then he says oh wait I think I have enough change to pay for it! I give back the $50 as I am now going to get the exact amount in change. After a mitt full of change comes out, and I mean a serious 5 pound mittfull of change and a few minutes of pussyfooting counting quarters nickles and dimes he finally decides "nevermind, I don't have enough, just use the $50 I gave you". At this point your kinda confused and forget and believe you still have the $50 in your till and so you proceed to give the $40 something change.

It seems easy to catch, and thats what I thought when we were all warned about them but people need to realise these people who do this pray on young teenagers like I was at the time, they have done this several times before and have perfected their tactics many times over.

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Your explanation made so much sense! I was a tad confused before! I can't believe all the schemes people come up with just for a couple of bucks! Its sad that they don't even think the cashier could get fired or in trouble for this! Come on people is your integrity worth 20 bucks (or whatever amount)!!!

you are going back to correct the mistake right :)

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Your explanation made so much sense! I was a tad confused before! I can't believe all the schemes people come up with just for a couple of bucks! Its sad that they don't even think the cashier could get fired or in trouble for this! Come on people is your integrity worth 20 bucks (or whatever amount)!!!

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People are selfish and just do not care. They either pay with a $50 or $100 bill and only get something small so they get a lot back. My guy bought a tray of steak and a bag, thus making him get $40 someodd dollars back. Its also a major reason why stores will not accept $100 bills. They don't just stop at one store, oh no, I bet they do multiple stores a day and can only imagine how much they make at it. Its really low and terrible.

I loved your title. Everything free. Great job.

I was at Safeway and had the free sunlight laundry soap 2x coupons so when they had there bogo event,I went used the coupons and as she was cashing out I became distracted when a old friend walked by,Thanks the cashier took the receipt not paying attention shove it in my pockets ,an when I got home I still did not notice till few weeks later she also gave me my coupons back,.It happens at times talk to a friend mom who was a manager years before at Safeway and she said do not feel bad ,with it being busy more people are using coupons etc things like this does happen ,coupons handed back,till is short etc,
sorry long post but a good store will overlook these things,when they happen once i awhile :}

nice brag...wtg:-)

WTG! hopefully the cashier didn't get in trouble, but I agree you shouldn't have to venture back to the store for their mistake. It was after all THEIR mistake. Most of the bigger companies can absorb this easily enough that I doubt it was an issue. YAY FREE!