How savvy shoppers are getting groceries for free
Savvy shoppers are sharing a hack that has led to them getting free groceries from supermarket giants.
The message to shoppers is check your receipts, after a number of people took to the Markdown Addicts Facebook group to show exactly how they got their goods for nothing.
Supermarket customers have been getting refunds on pricey items like meat that have scanned up differently to the price on the packaging.
One shopper posted a picture of their lamb chops they got for free from Coles thanks to the Scanning Code of Practice.
“There’s a scanning code of practice if an item scans higher than the shelf advertised price, it’s free,” the shopper wrote alongside a picture of her receipt.
“In this case the shelf price was a special of $20/kg but this one scanned at $26/kg.”
One commented they would now pay more attention to their receipts in order to snatch up a bargain.
Another posted a picture of a beef eye fillet from Coles that scanned up as $44/kg when it was advertised as $38/kg and a shopper claimed they also got a Christmas ham for free from Woolworths after the scanner didn’t honour a $20 off sale.
And it’s not just meat that shoppers are scoring.
“A free box of nappies,” one wrote alongside a picture of their receipt.
“From $27.99 marked down to $7 but they still scanned at normal price so FREE.”
A Woolworths spokesperson told Yahoo7 News in a statement customers were entitled to receive an item for free if the scanned price of an item was greater than the shelf price displayed.
“The only exceptions under the (Scanning Code of Practice) are with products with a shelf price greater than $50, as well as tobacco and liquor products. These products will be adjusted to reflect the shelf price.”
Yahoo7 News has contacted Coles for comment.
