Every once in awhile I just have to vent and gripe here on the TwoClassyChics blog and today is one of those days! How many of you get really frustrated when you’re out shopping at a store and come across a slew of confusing price tags on products you’re interested in buying? Worse yet, no price tags on the item at all?
Well, I was out shopping a few days ago and wanted to replace some of the spices in my pantry cabinet. I had heard that such and such store was having a sale on them, so I headed there first. Once I got there, well…I was frustrated within 5 minutes because they had confusing price tags slapped all over the shelves.
Seriously, take a look at my photograph below. What the heck is that mess? All of those spices are made by the same company and in the same size bottle. Some have tags slapped in front of them that say 3 for $3.00 and some that are on clearance for 75% off.
The problem? They’re all mixed together and none are in the proper place on the shelf in front of the proper tags! Why not put all of the 3 for $3.00 ones side by side and the ones that are on clearance for 75% off together? Why have them mixed up? My photo ONLY shows about 40% of that shelf and it got worse as I went along.
I decided to purchase NONE of them as I wasn’t going to chase down a store manager to get the situation straightened out. I then moved through the store until I came across the heating pad section. I needed a new one, so I was browsing the 4 different models that they had sitting on the shelf. Guess what? NONE of them had a price tag on them or on the front of the shelf. NONE. Whatever. I left the store in complete frustration and went to another store who got my business.
How many of you get frustrated with these type’s of situations? If a store wants my business, they need to do better than that!!! I will NOT chase down store managers or clerks for price checks unless it’s an item that I absolutely need. If a store can’t make shopping easy, I will leave and move onto the next store. Period.
That’s from CVS! Happens at our local CVS too. Not a fan of it either.
You’re correct. I always try to be “tactful” when I complain about particular stores, but that one is always a nightmare to visit and complaints are never taken seriously.
P.S. Kind of along this line of gripe – I hate it when I am at the grocery store and they have sales tags up on the product then when you get up to the register the sales price has not been put into the computer and when they run it across the scanner it rings up at the original price. This seems to happen to me all of the time so now I watch the screen like a hawk when I am checking out. For example. recently, I was at the store and they had a sale on chips $1.98 for a bag then when I get up to the register it rings up as $4.19? I have to stop everything and tell them that is not correct then they have to send someone back to verify the price meanwhile everyone behind me is giving me dirty looks! Makes me Cray!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, I hate that too! I also dislike shady grocery stores who keep out-dated crap on their shelves, a customer buys it, gets it home and tries to return it and they refuse. WTH? Stop selling out-dated food or if you’re going to sell it, put a BIG FAT sign up in front of it letting customers know that it’s past the buy date. Another thing I hate? Those filthy shopping carts! Do they ever wash those things???? Then we put our groceries in them? ICK
I agree that it can be very confusing in many of the stores. I am glad that you emailed the company a complaint.
I so loved reading this post and I was nodding my head as I read it. This spice shelf looks like a total cluster!!!! I am so glad that you took a picture for us. I recently had this happen twice while shopping at Petsmart. Each time I had to bird dog down a store manager to help me figure out the correct price. The last time I was in the store I was purchasing a new litter box and when I got up to the register I discovered that the litter box that I had picked out was in the wrong place on the shelf and was a lot more that I was thinking I was going to pay. I thought I was going to “nut up” at the register and the clerk gave it to me at the discounted price. I love your gripe posts.
Oh yeah.. I know exactly what you mean. We were in a drugstore this past Sunday because we needed a couple of things and I don’t get near a Walmart on the weekend. Needless to say the shelves I saw looked pretty much like this. It is extremely confusing and sloppy.
Been there done that.
AMEN Shelly, those drug stores are the worse. I don’t go in there unless there is something I really want that is on sale. Thanks for saying what I thought.
Yes, this was a drug store and they’re known for being messy and disorganized. I was really irritated about it as it wasn’t the first time that I found this store to be like that. It’s a shame b/c this is a national chain drugstore!
I have lef carts before because of this, I mean full carts. I have had this happen too many times to count. I want to add whats worse is you go to the store for the sale, the prices are messed up and then the register doesnt ring the sale and who over is there has no clue what to do. Again, I have left whatever I had just sitting there and told them to deal with it. I get so mad especially if I have driven across town to buy something from he, . There is a chain here in town that always seems like this.
I have left carts full of merchandise and walked away too. Let them put the goods away. Perhaps they’ll get their act together and get the store cleaned up. When Walmart first came into our area I used to go in there almost weekly. About 6 months after they opened that store became a nightmare and I quit going. I haven’t been in that particular store in over 6 years. The store is dirty, things strewn all over the place, customers acting wild, retail clerks who are rude and their security team does NOTHING about “fakers” parking in handicap parking spaces when they don’t have handicap parking plates or plaques. If I want or need something from Walmart, I now buy it online.
I too have left my cart and walked out of stores. Sometimes it is just better for me to leave and not get too chapped in public! Do Not Even get me started on Walmart! I hate that store with a passion. Last time I was in there they had the air off and the lights off. You need a flashlight to walk around that place. Not sure if you have Ross Dress For Less in your area but I stopped shopping there because it is a total mess and smells like a gym – gross!!!
We used to have a Ross store here but they took it out about 3 years ago after too many complaints. That store had great bargains (prices) but the store was filthy dirty, rude clerks & cashiers and other hassles.
I agree with you 100 percent! The store should make it easy for the customer, not harder. I get spoiled at my local King Soopers because they are very good about making it easy to see what the price is.
After we got home I emailed the company and filed a complaint. I had taken a total of 4 photos in their store and included those with my complaint. I certainly won’t be going back there until they get that store organized & cleaned up. I don’t have the time to chase around their staff to get price checks!