JDgreen
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Michigan elected a new governor whose term began this month, in his State of the State speech last week, he proposed ending the law here that requires item pricing (individual items for sale must have a price tag attached) and that way, the prices would be only visible on the shelf or display, meaning when we got to the checkouts we would be at the mercy of the scanners to ring up the "correct price"....
He says Michigan is one of only two states, the other being Massuchusetts (and food items only there) that currently use item pricing. That was really a surprise to me, as I have traveled to other states and purchased items there off the shelves and if I remember correctly individual items in many places WERE marked with price tags.
Anyhow, our new leader here (Snyder) say that by ending the laws requiring item pricing, stores will have lower labor costs, and pass the savings onto the consumers. I say BULL ROAR, without price tags on items how will the consumer know if they are being overcharged at the checkouts? When you buy a cart full of groceries, how the heck are you going to remember the shelf price of that 77 cent can of tomato soup you have under the other stuff in your cart? When it rings up $1.19 at the scanner, how are you going to know you are being overcharged?
The scanner law here says if you are overcharged for an item--I will use that can of soup for an example--if the price tag says 77 cents and the scanner charges you the $1.19, you are entitled to what is called a "Michigan Bounty", which is the overcharge refunded, plus ten times the overcharge (in this case 42 cents or $4.20) plus and additional sales tax charged on the 42 cents difference. The maximum that can be refunded under the 10X law is $5.00. Michigan does not charge sales tax on food items, meaning that incorrect price charged on the can of soup would cost the store $4.66 which I would be paid. I will relate my experience at a K-mart store that happened one time if this thread generates any interest.
Scanner errors are usually in favor of the seller and not the consumer...now, if they take away the item pricing laws here how are customers going to know if they are being ripped off or not? I cannot fathom why 48 other states have eliminated item pricing laws...and what I really want to know is, how much money in labor costs are the stores going to save using the changed laws, and how much of it is going to be passed on to the consumers? Is it going to be enough to compensate me for the times the scanner overcharges me at the checkout counter?
I DOUBT IT. :frown: :thumbdown:
Please post your thoughts and or experiences. Thanks.
He says Michigan is one of only two states, the other being Massuchusetts (and food items only there) that currently use item pricing. That was really a surprise to me, as I have traveled to other states and purchased items there off the shelves and if I remember correctly individual items in many places WERE marked with price tags.
Anyhow, our new leader here (Snyder) say that by ending the laws requiring item pricing, stores will have lower labor costs, and pass the savings onto the consumers. I say BULL ROAR, without price tags on items how will the consumer know if they are being overcharged at the checkouts? When you buy a cart full of groceries, how the heck are you going to remember the shelf price of that 77 cent can of tomato soup you have under the other stuff in your cart? When it rings up $1.19 at the scanner, how are you going to know you are being overcharged?
The scanner law here says if you are overcharged for an item--I will use that can of soup for an example--if the price tag says 77 cents and the scanner charges you the $1.19, you are entitled to what is called a "Michigan Bounty", which is the overcharge refunded, plus ten times the overcharge (in this case 42 cents or $4.20) plus and additional sales tax charged on the 42 cents difference. The maximum that can be refunded under the 10X law is $5.00. Michigan does not charge sales tax on food items, meaning that incorrect price charged on the can of soup would cost the store $4.66 which I would be paid. I will relate my experience at a K-mart store that happened one time if this thread generates any interest.
Scanner errors are usually in favor of the seller and not the consumer...now, if they take away the item pricing laws here how are customers going to know if they are being ripped off or not? I cannot fathom why 48 other states have eliminated item pricing laws...and what I really want to know is, how much money in labor costs are the stores going to save using the changed laws, and how much of it is going to be passed on to the consumers? Is it going to be enough to compensate me for the times the scanner overcharges me at the checkout counter?
I DOUBT IT. :frown: :thumbdown:
Please post your thoughts and or experiences. Thanks.
