Supermarkets of Samara: cheating in the store

Imposing additional services

Such tricks are used in hypermarkets of household and other appliances. They offer to buy another year of warranty for a laptop, a certificate for an additional service for a washing machine, and so on. This is allowed by law, but … Not everyone knows that you have the right to present requirements for the quality of the goods during the entire warranty period, and even after the expiration of the warranty period, but within 2 years from the date of purchase. Consider whether it is worth buying air – an extra warranty for a specified period.

Inclusion of additional accessories in the check

You bought a TV or a refrigerator, and at the checkout you find an OPS in the check – a device like a “pilot” that supposedly saves equipment from power surges. Or wipes for cleaning the monitor. And what to do, you pay – it is inconvenient to refuse … And these goods are not subject to exchange and return later. So give up right away if your plans did not include an extra purchase. Article 16 of the Consumer Protection Law prohibits any imposition of goods and services on the buyer.

Large hulking cart

A large cart, in which you are invited to put your purchases in the supermarket, is therefore large so that you do not hesitate and put many, many purchases there. So, if you are not planning to buy a month’s supply of groceries, go with a basket.

By the way, the fact that the cart is difficult to manage is also quite justified from the point of view of sales growth. If she drove easily and naturally, controlled with one finger, you would fly through the store in a whirlwind, without having time to heat up unnecessary things. And so – you slowly crawl between the rows, and your hands themselves reach for something that in a different scenario you simply would not have time to consider.

“Super price”

In a prominent place in the store, there are boxes with juices, fruits, drinks, sweets and other goods. The old price is crossed out on the price tag and under it is the new one, much less. In fact, at the “old” price, these goods were hardly ever sold. Stores have repeatedly pierced at such promotions, when the old one unobtrusively crawled out from under the new price tag – and the difference was very small.

«Interest-free loans

There is no such thing, understand! The traditional trick is that the technique is offered to you for free and right now, even without money – pay later. The store will allegedly give you a discount equal to the calculated interest, so that you do not overpay on the loan. Just buy a vacuum cleaner! What are all good. Few people read the fine print in loan agreements, but in vain. The overpayment will still be.

But if we are talking about installments, then you can really do without interest. But even if the payment is delayed for a day, there will be a penalty.

Maze

Many stores organize their retail space in such a way that it is easy to get lost inside, and in order to find an exit to the checkout, you will have to walk past everything on the shelves. And while shopping, along the way to grab something else. Or at least keep an eye on it.

Crafty price tag

Bright color and attractive price is written in large print. For example, cat food for 10 rubles instead of 16. But at the checkout it turns out that this is only when you buy 4 sachets. And you will not dig in – it is still written in small print at the bottom of the price tag. And we buy after all.

Alternatively, the “share” price is provided only for holders of discount cards. But even this circumstance is modestly indicated in a little corner and small.

discount cards

You go to this particular store because of the unused bonuses on the discount card, but you can’t buy anything with them – not enough. As a result, you choose a product that you don’t really need, and you pay extra for it, and you also look after yourself a hairdryer.

Layout at eye level

The toys are laid out on the shelves below for the children to grab. Unsaleable goods or what they want to sell as soon as possible due to tight expiration dates are placed in a prominent place on the rack. The same applies to expensive goods that have a cheap analogue – after all, you have to bend over to get it.

Prepackaged products

Apples in packages of one and a half kilos are five rubles cheaper than picking them yourself. Lemons – four in a tray, per kilogram is more profitable. But do you need these one and a half kilos? You just wanted to take a couple. And four lemons will wither ineptly in the refrigerator. In Soviet times, it was customary to sell the necessary goods “with a load” – if you want to buy something you need, buy at the same time something unnecessary, which the store wants to get rid of. So here – if you want to buy cheaper, take it in bulk.