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Kendallville Scotts/Krogers - Coke sign

Do you see "Limit 2" on this sign?
How about this close-up?

There was a sign over the Pepsi products display that had "limit 2" on it. The sign above was over the Coke display. Actually there were two Coke displays; neither had "limit 2" written on the sign above them. So I asked, "Is there a limit of two on the Cokes?" A story employee told me that if it wasn't on the sign, there was no limit." The Coke delivery man was in on the conversation and told me to tell them at the check-out that an employee had told me no limit - just as the sign implied.

So, I put three Coke products in my cart and one Pepsi product and when I went to go through the line TWO people came over and said, "No, no, no." Well, gee, I had asked a store employee. Then, guess what, it turns out you could only get two 24 packs - period - at the $4.99 price - no matter which company it was.

I told them there was nothing on the TWO signs; they did not, as most stores do, say well, then it was their mistake and you could have it for the $4.99. In fact, they made me feel embarrassed enough that I told them I had gone to the trouble of asking a store employee about a limit, making certain it was okay.

I went back to take a picture of the changed sign just for the heck of it - but no one was there to change it.

Shoot, I didn't want to sneak a way to get the pop cheap; I double-checked with a store employee. (Have I said that before?) But, gosh, I didn't want to feel like a pondscum customer either.

UPDATE: Check the fine print under the picture in the ad. It says: Limit 2, please, per transaction. It does not say, "Limit 2, only." It says, "please." So the registers should not be set to charge full price after the first two 24 packs are scanned. But they are.

posted by Jody @ 11:13 AM