What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[seville009]

When grocery shopping, and something you want has a “sale” sign on it like “buy two, save $2”, and as you ring the first one up, a discount of $1 shows up on the register (so you get the discount on each one; not required to buy two to get the discount).

So while the sign is technically correct because I saved $2 by buying two of them, it’s misleading because I could have received the discount if I only bought one.

 

[Jstpssng]

When grocery shopping, and something you want has a “sale” sign on it like “buy two, save $2”, and as you ring the first one up, a discount of $1 shows up on the register (so you get the discount on each one; not required to buy two to get the discount).

So while the sign is technically correct because I saved $2 by buying two of them, it’s misleading because I could have received the discount if I only bought one.

That depends on store policy. I often only buy one and get the sale price. However, I once was in a convenience store and picked up two different flavors of chips that were "two for"... but they rang up full price. "Oh, they have to be the same flavor."
I put them back on the shelf and left.

 

[mrmikey]

There's that which I haven't seen around here yet and what our local stores have started doing now, buy three for $3.00 each or one for $3.49. Usually it's something that unless you have a family of four, you'd have no use for the bigger quantity. I usually get something for the grand daughter when I get my groceries, a bag of Oreo's or similar. That was last weeks scam, who needs three bags of Oreos living alone, I don't even like them . What really annoys me is you're not saving by buying three, they raise the price to buy one. Then the stores say, "Look what we're doing to save you money"....right.

 

[Sigarms]

What really annoys me is you're not saving by buying three, they raise the price to buy one. Then the stores say, "Look what we're doing to save you money"....right.

That's not always the case. When you buy two and get one for free, that's 50% off. Sometimes the sale strategy is to move slower moving product, and depending on the gross margin of the sale, you take a hit on margin, but increase sales dollars.

 

[MossRoad]

That's not always the case. When you buy two and get one for free, that's 50% off. Sometimes the sale strategy is to move slower moving product, and depending on the gross margin of the sale, you take a hit on margin, but increase sales dollars.

When you buy one, get one free, that's 50% off - two for the price of one.
When you buy two, get one free, that's 33 and 1/3 % off - three for the price of two.

 

[Eagle1]

When you buy one, get one free, that's 50% off - two for the price of one.
When you buy two, get one free, that's 33 and 1/3 % off - three for the price of two.

But a 1/2 is less than 1/3 or 1/4, proven by AW.

 

[masseyrider]

I'm fed up with being told how much I should tip.
What the hell is it with tipping?
If the service is good I'll tip. I don't care to be told how much and no matter the service.
I'm too old to be guilted into doing things I don't like.
Go to European countries where the restaurant staff are paid a decent wage and tipping is not needed.
You know where you stand right from the get go.

 

[Eagle1]

I'm fed up with being told how much I should tip.
What the hell is it with tipping?
If the service is good I'll tip. I don't care to be told how much and no matter the service.
I'm too old to be guilted into doing things I don't like.
Go to European countries where the restaurant staff are paid a decent wage and tipping is not needed.
You know where you stand right from the get go.

Wait aren't you in a European extension country up there?

 

[masseyrider]

Wait aren't you in a European extension country up there?

With poor Mexerican tendencies.

 

[Oaktree]

When grocery shopping, and something you want has a “sale” sign on it like “buy two, save $2”, and as you ring the first one up, a discount of $1 shows up on the register (so you get the discount on each one; not required to buy two to get the discount).

What peeves me are (mostly supermarkets) stores where you need to be part of their "loyalty" program in order to get the advertised sale price. Not a member, tough luck. Shaw's stores here take that one step further and require you to go online and reserve sale items in advance (or do so thru a cellphone aap) to get the sale price.

I'm fed up with being told how much I should tip.
What the hell is it with tipping?
If the service is good I'll tip. I don't care to be told how much and no matter the service.
I'm too old to be guilted into doing things I don't like.
Go to European countries where the restaurant staff are paid a decent wage and tipping is not needed.
You know where you stand right from the get go.

I guess a peeve of mine is people who continually harp on how much better life is in Europe vs the U.S. No matter what it is, we're doing it wrong.

That having been said, I likewise dislike restaurants with "suggested" tips right on the tab. Even for take-out. And it seems last few years the minimum acceptable tip has increased to 20%.