To think you should get the discount advertised.

[HappydaysArehere]

Went shopping yesterday and saw a lovely man's top displayed with 30% off. It cost £60. So expected to pay £40. I was charged £42. This was a large, well known store. I queried it and I was told a confused story about 10% and something else. There was a long queue and I was lost by an explanation that he didn't seem to understand either so I left it. AIBU to think I should have received the offer displayed?

Oops maths fail. Don't worry you can enjoy it knowing you weren't short changed!

As others have said 30% is £18 discount. Really useful life skills

I do think it's helpful when shops use signs or labels to indicate the discounted prices.

The man on the checkout clearly didn't understand how 30% off works either if he wasn't able to tell you, if that's any reassurance OP!

It would be funny if you'd convinced him :)

The stupid thing is that is how I have always worked it out by using the 10% and multiplying it. I am now really worried about my mind going to pot.
Please believe I am not usually so confused. Have to blame Christmas shopping and a lot of stress of late. Thank you all. Pleased I gave you all a good laugh [embarrassed]

Don't worry we all get confused sometimes!

Sounds like you got a good deal anyway op

Bless you OP.

I suggest you get this deleted unless you want this to go in the Daily Mail.

happy days

These things happen, nobody gets everything right all the time. I often forget how to spell things like the, it's just one of those things.

At least you're not arguing everyone is wrong and you're right

Now Matthew Wright can call us innumerate harridans!

my maths is appalling

also my strike-throughout

Awkward! I love the idea of you harrumphing out of the shop thinking you'd been diddled (& being cross enough to post on here!). Oops!

Agree with pp though - this will end up in the Daily Fail if you're not careful, prob best to get it deleted OP?

strike-through*. I give up!

WhyohwhyOOO, thanks for the warning. That's another reason why I won't buy the Daily Mail!!! Seriously worried about my mind. Worried about going out now. I have always worked discounts before and in the same way as suggested so what has happened to me?

You're probably just stressed with Christmas/ who to buy for/ work etc

It's like when you look for something and it's right under your nose but you can't see for looking

How many people have you told this story to?

30% off is not the same as one third off.

RTFT Ewe...

haahahahaaa...I call this Bad Maths....it all makes sense in my mind but is still not right.

I have a pair of giant candle sticks...they each need five candles
so that is 10 altogether
I always get hugely indignant at spending £30 on candles, when they are £3 a pack of two.
My bad maths is £3 x 10, when in reality it is £3x5 (cos of the pack of two thing)
I did Advanced Maths at school too, so really am not that dim.

I am rubbish at maths, so when it's a percentage I do the easy option of what would be 10% and then if it's 30% I times that by 3 (eg: 10% of 60 is 6 and 3 x 6 = 18) ... that's how I have always got by in shops