Meijers in BLOINGBROOK, IL made a big boo boo

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Vaguely relevant but amusing, I guess...

I learned a long time ago never to post that something was my last post.

But, on my "saves" of my posts, I entitle them things like...

"Last post on XYZ.txt"

"Really last post on XYZ.txt"

"Really really last post on XYZ.txt"

"Final really really last post on XYZ.txt"

And so forth.... :)
 
I learned a long time ago never to post that something was my last post.

Thank you . . . in this, as in other things, I reckon I'm always learning . . . :banghead:

Yogi knew what he was talking about when he said that "It ain't over 'til it's over."
 
Alright, I've been lurking in the background of this website for months now and I simply could not sit idly by any longer.

First of all, shame on those of you who are defending Gaudio5. Not for defending him, but for how you are defending him. Every single one of you is attacking his detractors instead of dealing with the true issue. Honestly, I had thought this website was here for reasoned debate and attempting to ILLUSTRATE the HighRoad.

As to my thoughts? Yes, what Gaudio5 did was unethical. However, it was not criminal nor was it egregious. Personally, I would have tried harder to correct the pricing error, and, failing that, would have taken my two boxes and exited. I do not have to theorize as to my response, I have been put in that position a number of times. I work as hard to correct pricing errors in my favor as I do those in the stores' favor. Generally, the manager comes and thanks me for my honesty but sells me the product at the discounted price.

This thread had a great deal of potential for reasoned, thoughtful debate. We had a potential situation where two sides could argue passionately but courteously and it degenerated into name calling. "You're just jealous" "You'd do the same thing" "You're just sanctimonious and hypocritical".

It says something of the human condition that even a place such as this cannot stay civil over disagreements. Apparently even this city on a hill has but a dim light.
 
What did he do that was unethical? He asked the cashier if the price was right. She said YES. The manager said YES. In fact it was the manager who suggested they load the ammo onto a pallet. Are you suggesting that he should have passed on the deal even after the manager confirmed it? It was wrong of him to buy 50 boxes at $.99 each but it would be OK for the next 50 guys to each get one?
 
Why is this post still going? Do the people posting against gaudio5 realize they are the only ones who even care? Even the store didn't give a damn. You are all making an issue out of nothing.
 
This is not making an issue out of nothing. First of all, the main issue is "Is it morally right to take full advantage of someone elses mistake?" Although that may be the way one should act in sports or war, in the economy, people should realize that the long term is their aim and they are not at war with merchants- merchants are trying to sell you an item at a price both of you can live with.

The second issue, as was stated previously, that in taking full advantage of this pricing error, Gaudio5 may have given reason to Meijer's to stop selling ammo as they just lost a significant amount of money on this sale. Given the fact that most stores only have a slim profit margin (despite the beleifs previously stated that they are ripping everyone off with their prices), the long term results of this may be that one more store decides to stop carrying ammunition given the regulatory problems as well as very low profits from that Ammo.
 
230RN:

Re-reading your post, I could not say whether you are a detractor or a supporter of Gaudio5. In fact, you seem to be warning of ill consequences from his actions. However, I do apologize for lumping all his supporters together, a few did not stoop below the HighRoad.
 
Again, no judgement calls on my part.

However, instead of Meijer's, let's say that it is YOUR store, privately owned. You aren't getting rich, but you're steadily turning a profit, and life is good. The bills are getting paid.

Now, you become aware of a salesperson who just did the same deal you're reading about here.

Would you think the same way?
Would the salesperson still have a job?
Would whoever does your inventory still have a job?

Would it STILL be a "good deal"?

Think about it. ;)
 
Assuming it wasn't the right price if it were my store I'd fire everyone involved. However I wouldn't blame the customer.
 
i think he donated ( i hope in the store's name ) most of it to a local shooting club for use by their youth groups. whatever. i would have taken some.......10 or so & than returned & truely told them of their mistake. and than if they not correct it..........well, then its open season. not exactely THR, more like the middle of the road.
 
Large retailers have AT LEAST two people in charge of making sure items are priced properly. At Wal Mart for example, I cant remember what it is called, maybe the UPC office?? But the person or people who run the UPC office are the ones who set the UPC code into the computer for items and set the price that it scans at, and the other person who is responsible (at least i think they are) is the department manager in charge of that particular department. I used to work at Wal Mart when i was younger, and when they use their "Telzon's" (the UPC scanner device) they (department managers) can change the price of a certain item and also print out a price label with a barcode on it. Those are the little yellow labels you see on shelves. I dont know how Meijer's operates, or even if the way prices are set has changed since ive worked at Wal Mart, but someone either entered the price wrong in the computer initially, or someone made a mistake later on. Either way, it had to have gone un-noticed by at least ONE person, if not more. Someone didn't do their job.

I am with the people who think the OP did the right thing. He at least asked about it. He gave them a chance to check it out. They didn't.

If it were my store, i would be kicking myself, but i would still honor the fact that it was priced wrong and immediately fix it after the customer liquidated the inventory for me. I would have to bite the bullet, because if i were the owner/manager, it would be my responsibility to make sure everything is priced correctly and it would be my fault otherwise. Its not the customers responsibility to make sure the item is priced correctly, however i do think it is the right thing to do morally on the customers part to point it out if they do notice, which the OP did.

If i were to buy a car that i know is worth much more that someone was asking, i would not volunteer to give them what it is worth. I would be out of my mind. It is their responsibility to do the research. And i know private sales are different than retail, but the point is the same: It is the sellers responsibility to make sure the prices are correct before the item is offered for sale to consumers.
 
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