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Friday, July 12, 2024

90% Off

I strolled through the aisles at WallyWorld late this afternoon.  I found some of what I was looking for and, of course, lots of things that I wasn't looking for but which were tempting, if only for a glance or two.  

But then there were these:

sitting right below SEASONAL MERCHANDISE SALE sign which said 90% OFF!  NO EXCEPTIONS!

Math is not my long suit, but I can calculate 10% of anything and then multiply it by, in this case, 9.  Suddenly, the I'll-never-spend-$5.98-on-these pinwheels became put-three-of-those-58.9cent-babies-in-the-cart brilliant purchases.

Smiling about the garden scholars' reaction to these huge decorations, I rang them up first.  

They registered at $1.49.

Not trusting my math, I googled 90% off $5.98.  Then I pressed Call for help and showed my screen to the helper.  She said I paid $1.49 for them yesterday.  That's the price.  I begged to differ, showed her the screen again, and watched as she over-rode the system 

and made plans to take her receipt in for a refund.

I'm going to let WallyWorld know about this.  I wonder if there's a government agency I should contact, too.  It would sure be nice to have a problem I can get my hands around.  Just typing this has calmed my near-panic-stricken-from-politics nerves.

I'm on the case.

4 comments:

  1. Good job! When I run into something that's priced unusually I take a photo of the tag so I have proof at the checkout.

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    1. Cell phones are a huge help in these situations.
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