So I am in Kroger yesterday evening, buying all of my fresh ingredients for Jaclyn’s going away supper (menu and recipes to come…), and I did a double-take to the grape counter. An enticing neon sign advertised red seedless grapes for only $2.49…what a steal! I had a slight skip in my step over to the grape basket, picked the largest bag to get my money’s worth, smiled at the thought of my bargain skills long taught to me by my mother, and placed them in my cart next to the peaches. When the 16 year old cashier rang my juicy gems over the scanner they came up $5.98!! I quickly said, “those are priced at $2.49.” Ha! I had him caught. Immediate nostalgia kicked in as I remembered how I felt as a kid when mum would argue with the cashiers. Naturally, she won every time but I was so embarrassed! Little did I know I would catch on in my adulthood……But I snapped back into reality when I realized that, alas!, I had lost this battle. He pulled out the flier and just as quickly pointed out the true price. I neglected to see the 10PT FONT that read: “per lbs”. Why must the grocery exercise such trickery in their pricing???? With rosy cheeks and a sheepish swagger, I exited the hoodwinked store and never looked back! (turns out the grapes are TOTALLY worth it…but I still hold a slight grudge to my “neighborhood Kroger.” Neighborly—psht!)
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