FALSE ADVERTISING!!!eleven!!

[edible_hat]

SC grabs two 2lt Cokes, takes them to the counter. I scan them.

Me: "That's $10."
SC: "But they're two for $5!"
Me: "No, the 1.25 liters are 2 for $5. These are $5 each."
SC: "But there's a sign there! That's false advertising!"
There being nobody else around, I left my little barriacaded area and took her over to the sign, which clearly says "1.25 liter Coke range 2 for $4.99"
SC: "But the picture is 2 liters! That's false advertising!"
Me: "The sign says it's the 1.25 liters, so that's the special."
SC: (more whinging, eventually realised that I wasn't going to budge so she bought the 1.25s)

Oh, and the picture shows the 1.25 liter bottles. The 2 liter ones are the same height but fatter.

[fireheart]

Reminds me of a mild SC I had the other day.

At the moment, Australia is running a free bars promo with certain chocolate bars. Get a message that says "FREE BAR!" inside the wrapper and yeah, you get another bar free. We're selling them for certain price. However, two things...1) It is ONLY Size A that is doing the promo and 2) Size A is the ONLY ones on special this week.

I had a lady try and get Size B for the special price because "that's what she saw it on the shelf." I even had the correct tag in front of her FOR SIZE A. IT even says it on the tag..."Chocolate Bar Size A Price." She said the tag was on the shelf where they were located...

I went and checked it later. Turns out some idiot had stuck it there. Yes, we can read, yes we do know that Size A is smaller than Size B. READ THE DAMN SPECIAL TAG!!!

ETA: Edible and anyone who's working with chocolates in Australia, have any of you come across Naked Mars Bars?

[tropicsgoddess]

Reading is fundamental. Nuff said.

[jerkface11]

2 liter bottles are $5 each??? OMG

[edible_hat]

2 liter bottles are $5 each??? OMG

In Australian dollars, att a convenience store, in a country with decent minimum wage and tipping is not compulsory.

[jerkface11]

I wasn't thinking Austrailian dollars.

[ottid]

Ummm, I don't think they are that much in NZ, the 2.25L bottles anyway, haven't seen any 2L ones for ages. I would have expected the coke to be more expensive here.

Actually I just checked at one of the online supermarket store prices. 2L is $3.33, 2.25L is $2.59, go figure... Oh and 1.5L is $2.39. In saying that the petrol station my SO works at has 1.5L at 2 for $5.

[Slytovhand]

Also remember, Hat works at a servo, so you automatically double the price..(well, ok, not double, but certainly a large enough increase...).

[edible_hat]

Also remember, Hat works at a servo, so you automatically double the price..(well, ok, not double, but certainly a large enough increase...).

And as I once told somebody, that's the price of being able to buy it at 2 am. Conversation went like this:

SC: That's ridiculous, it's only $1 at Coles.
Me: Go to Coles then. (this was in my last week with that employer, so I was being a bit of a smartarse)
SC: They're closed, it's 2 am!
Me: Now you know why we charge more.

[Nyoibo]

What the hell is a naked mars bar?

I'm still trying to work out what the ones in red are.

[edible_hat]

I'm still trying to work out what the ones in red are.

The red ones are low fat. (still high sugar). And the Believe ones are just normal Mars bars, it was a tie in to a campaign for Mars to sponsor a Tasmanian AFL team.

[Mister]

What the hell is a naked mars bar?

I'm still trying to work out what the ones in red are.

I assume a Naked Mars Bar is a bar that has had it's wrapper removed to check if it has the "free bar" printed on it so the "customer" could take it to the cashier and get a free bar.

The Netherlands had the same problem a few year ago when a certain brand of potato chips decided to insert collectible toys in their bags based on popular tv-shows for kids. It boosted the sales but at some point kids were opening the bags in the store to complete their collection. Government put a stop to it because it promoted the consumption of large quantities of unhealthy food/sweets to a young age group.

[infinitemonkies]

The other night, a guest in my hotel tried to call a pizza place that advertises 24-hour delivery at about 4:30 in the morning.

He came by the desk to inform me that they didn't answer his call, then DEMANDED I start preparing a lawsuit for him so he could sue for false advertising.
(cause y'know, thats one of the services we provide. Hairdryers, wake-up calls, legal representation.)

Best part: about an hour later the delivery guy came by with an order for a different guest. Turns out EW had dialed a wrong number. He seemed sober too....