My guerilla action in the supermarket

[PoochiesPinkEars]

I got caught out by stealth shrinkflation buying a 200g butter which I expected and thought was the usual 250g butter has always been.
Miffed when I got home and realised I'd got 20% less butter than I thought.

Shelf ticket price in Asda displayed price, pence per kg and weight as the 250g - misleading...
So the next week I told a member of staff the shelf ticket wasn't right for the product anymore and they said they'd change it.

Over a month later it is still on display and being advertised as the false cheaper price.

So I took matters into my own hands. I'm officially old.

Good for you! 🤩

Isn't that illegal of Asda? - have some vague memory of trading standards coming to my school in 6th form.
(fuck knows why, we also learned to do the telegraph cryptic crossword and how to write a cheque in general studies)
Well done OP - I have been a victim of inadvertent shrinkflation and it's really annoying.

Bravo!!

Brilliant!

I have trouble enough understanding shelf tickets and price per kg without it being wrong as well!

Yes, it breaches trading standards, which is why I expected them to take it seriously. The staff person I spoke to seemed really happy to have been told and keen to sort it out... But then nadda. But luckily I have about 8 pens in my bag along with a the obligatory tissues you get presented with at your inauguration into motherhood, some lip balm and an intolerant attitude to inaction. 😁

Sadly this is only on the Lancaster branch of ASDA and I can't get round the whole country, feel free to pick up the mantle where you live.
I haven't checked the other local supermarkets yet, but maybe I'll get a bee in my bonnet and gradually work my way round. Or maybe Morrisons etc will have got their act together.

But yes, shame on Asda.

Nice one, can you come and do my Tesco?

Brilliant!

@NotJohnMajor 🤣🤣

Well done! It's false advertising which could get them into trouble.

I love it!

This is brilliant and I'm genuinely impressed.

I may now have to head to the shops with a sharpie. I've been looking for a new hobby!

@RainbowZebraWarrior aw shucks. I recommend it as a hobby, it's a good mix of righteous and rebellious which are both important to exercise.

I have often fantasised about sticking post-it notes on things in supermarkets saying "This is shite, don't waste your money" but have never had the nerve.

You're an inspiration @PoochiesPinkEars !

I had skmething weird at tesco another supermarket.
jaffa cakes the same kind of biscuits in different packaging that you couldn't price compare: one type showed 'unit price' per 100g, one per portion (without clarifying what a portion is) and one per pack.

I think they may have got you on a security camera.

@bluecomputerscreen that's really annoying - and I bet it's deliberate.
Or bags of apples where one is a bad of 6 so you get a unit price per apple and another are loose so you get price p/kg.
When I was teaching the kids maths we used to weigh the bag of 6 and then work out which was cheaper.
But really who's the the time for that normally!

Ok so in Asda's defence....
You probably told the member of staff who is responsible for shelf filling.
The member of staff for changing shelf tickets will be a completely different person.
Shelf filler person has probably never met shelf ticket person because they work at different times.
That's how retail is unfortunately.

Pretty sure Which? and possibly Martin Lewis have been campaigning to stop this kind of rubbish.

@TwoLeftSocksWithHoles 🤣🤣🤣
Accurate. 🖐️Not started my spring time depilatory regime yet, it's been too cold .

I hear you, but that's what shift managers are for.

And when the chain of communication fails we have pens.

It's a small thing. But I'm happy fewer people will get caught out now.

@PoochiesPinkEars true !
(I worked retail for years.....us staff often mumbled "yes we will tell them" but actually having no clue who exactly the "them" is to tell 🙂)

Anyone going to mention the calculation mistake though 😅 Sorry OP. I salute you for doing this though, well done lol

Well done OP 👏

You can do the digital equivalent by leaving a review online. I usually check the reviews on Ocado before buying a new item and it's often been an eye-opener. X says 'Don't waste your money, this meat was inedibly tough' and Y responds by saying 'It's clear from these reviews that some people don't know how to cook this cut of meat/didn't really appreciate what they were buying/are as thick as pigshit*'. Brightens an otherwise dull task!

*All right, I've never actually seen that, but it's been strongly implied at times!