2007-10-05 10:12:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Generally, they're fairly reliable, but it's good to watch 'em. Many different items go on/off sale each and every week, and there are thousands of items, period. There's bound to be a mistake here or there.
I trust the ones at the supermarket I go to, Harris Teeter. I've never caught a mistake there.
But when I was in college I worked at a supermarket where there would be occasional pricing errors. I would average a couple customers per shift who noticed that they were overcharged.
2007-10-05 10:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by SoulDawg 4 UGA 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I watch the price on the screen when the item gets scanned. I know all to well the bar code and the actual price might be two different prices, usually higher. Therefore, I can safely say I don't trust the store bar codes.
2007-10-05 10:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by deiracefan_219 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not the bar codes that you shouldnt trust its the register. The way a scanner works is you scan the bar code of an item and set the price on the computer. So if it is wrong, any item with that bar code will ring up incorrectly.
2007-10-05 10:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bar codes are fine, it's the programming of the stores that cause the problems. It's mostly human error that results in inaccurate pricing.
2007-10-05 10:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the bar code technology that I don't trust, it's the stores who purposely manipulate the data entry.
2007-10-05 10:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by phovisi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont, Thats why i try to run out of the store without checking out
2007-10-05 10:15:01 · answer #6 · answered by A friendly Jihad 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Better than I do the math abilities of the check out people.
2007-10-05 10:19:01 · answer #7 · answered by Max 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-05 10:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by some black dude with no life 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
100%
2007-10-05 10:14:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i trust but verify prices when they ring up at the register
2007-10-05 10:15:46 · answer #10 · answered by Steve P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋