2006-09-01 14:27:43 · 13 answers · asked by crimsonpoem 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
They don't have to, but it is good business to keep the customers happy. Plus you just informed them of this mistake, and now they can change it to make it right for the next customer. They should absolutely give it to you for the price marked, because that is what is offered you at that price.
2006-09-01 18:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost every shop now-a-days has a UPC scanner and whenever the item is waved under/over this scanner the price will read whatever the price should be. In all my experiences with shops of all kinds (from supermarkets to high end computer stores) I've always wound up having to pay the "scanned" price, not the "shelf" price (no matter how much I argued).
To be fair though I've also had many a deal when someone has marked on the scanner a price cheaper than that of the shelf price. Because they always go by the scanned price I got the deal.
2006-09-01 15:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by Krynne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do not have to but most will honor the price that the product scans at to avoid bad publicity and a potential lawsuit.
Not all stores will do it though and especially the smaller ones will not. Other stores will price match if for instance you are at Best Buy and the same thing is on sale cheaper at Office Depot and you bring the ad in with you. It never hurts to ask.
2006-09-01 14:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my dealings, I suppose they do. Most have when I found something miss-priced and it was always under what it should have been.
recently at best buy I wanted a MS wireless mouse. It was in an area on the shelf marked at 19.99, but closer inspection showed it was worth 39.99.
Since I could not get the 19.99 one (they were out of stock) I was given this mouse at that price. Maybe just a nice way of doing business.
2006-09-01 14:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if they "have" to but ethically I think they do. For instance my car was mispriced by about 5,000 in the paper and they said they had to give it to me for that price....so maybe they do.
2006-09-01 14:30:10 · answer #5 · answered by glitterprincess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes there is a little fine print that excludes them from having to do that. Some grocery stores around here will actually give you the item for free if that happens.
2006-09-01 15:09:15 · answer #6 · answered by Papa John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I found light sabers that I thought were on sale and bought 5 of them for Christmas gifts. The lady said that is not the price for them and I said that is what the price on the bin said. $5.00. So I showed her and she had them come change the price but I got the light sabers at that price.
2006-09-01 14:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They can sell it for any price they want. If you got to the counter, and they said, "Actually, this item is $400 more than marked," they can.
2006-09-01 14:32:45 · answer #8 · answered by It's Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have received items that were accidently marked down and paid the lower price...
2006-09-01 14:30:31 · answer #9 · answered by mark2zephyr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on the store. A lot of stores will do it, especially if you cause a big scene. I have a friend who does this kind of thing.
2006-09-01 14:30:32 · answer #10 · answered by steph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋