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I used to work in a supermarket where the girl on the deli counter cut off the top of her finger in the meat slicer, but was made to finish her shift before going to hospital. You can now pay £100 to shoot zombies in the store's empty shell, haunted by poor dead nine-finger deli girl. Tell us your tales of the old retail experience, from either side of the counter

(, Thu 10 May 2012, 13:50)
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my dad used to do the same thing. He'd wander round Sainsburys and find something he liked that was on offer, say 3 for 2 on yoghurts. Then he'd find the reduced yoghurts, and take all of them to the checkouts.

The way the pricing/reduction system ran on the till, it registered the reduced price THEN did the original offer. Example: yoghurts £1 each, 3 yoghurts is £2. reduced yoghurts at £0.10, so 3 yoghurts is £0.30. Now remove the price of one yoghurt as per 3 for 2 deal. Buy 3 reduced yoghurts in the deal and you're UP £0.70. Rinse and repeat until you've scammed enough money to get sunday roast for free.

He once emptied out the reduced section and got the whole weeks shopping for about £20.
(, Sat 12 May 2012, 14:00, 1 reply)
This adds a new layer to this fascinating tale.

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