Comments on: Supermarkets Ban Woman For Using Their Policy http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/08/22/supermarkets-ban-woman-for-using-their-policy/ kthxbai Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Schramm http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/08/22/supermarkets-ban-woman-for-using-their-policy/#comment-12810 Jason Schramm Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2685#comment-12810 A local store used to have a policy that if you found an outdated dairy product, they gave you a good one for free. After getting plenty of free products for weeks, they removed the sign that mentioned the program. It was still active for a few more weeks, and then they stopped letting people get the items for free. Even when they allowed it, they always made it difficult to collect on the policy. You have a policy, stop arguing and just honor it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12810','Jason Schramm'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12810','Jason Schramm','A local store used to have a policy that if you found an outdated dairy product, they gave you a good one for free. After getting plenty of free products for weeks, they removed the sign that mentioned the program. It was still active for a few more weeks, and then they stopped letting people get the items for free. Even when they allowed it, they always made it difficult to collect on the policy. You have a policy, stop arguing and just honor it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> A local store used to have a policy that if you found an outdated dairy product, they gave you a good one for free. After getting plenty of free products for weeks, they removed the sign that mentioned the program. It was still active for a few more weeks, and then they stopped letting people get the items for free. Even when they allowed it, they always made it difficult to collect on the policy. You have a policy, stop arguing and just honor it.
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]]> By: Bill http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/08/22/supermarkets-ban-woman-for-using-their-policy/#comment-12811 Bill Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2685#comment-12811 I'm glad she did what she did, but apparently she did things like bring a bunch of things up to the register, and only pay for the ones that were mis-marked. That is truly disruptive, and not fair to either the store or the customers behind her in line. So she's not a complete hero in my eyes. Nonetheless, she's pointing out a systemic problem, and both consumers and the supermarkets owe her gratitude for that. There's a systemic problem with mis-pricing, and the policy of the stores to give refunds is not really a true, fundamental <i>solution to the problem</i>. The woman's exploitation of the policy points out in a striking way that the policy doesn't really solve the problem.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12811','Bill'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12811','Bill','I\'m glad she did what she did, but apparently she did things like bring a bunch of things up to the register, and only pay for the ones that were mis-marked. That is truly disruptive, and not fair to either the store or the customers behind her in line. So she\'s not a complete hero in my eyes.\n\nNonetheless, she\'s pointing out a systemic problem, and both consumers and the supermarkets owe her gratitude for that. There\'s a systemic problem with mis-pricing, and the policy of the stores to give refunds is not really a true, fundamental <i>solution to the problem<\/i>. The woman\'s exploitation of the policy points out in a striking way that the policy doesn\'t really solve the problem.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’m glad she did what she did, but apparently she did things like bring a bunch of things up to the register, and only pay for the ones that were mis-marked. That is truly disruptive, and not fair to either the store or the customers behind her in line. So she’s not a complete hero in my eyes.

Nonetheless, she’s pointing out a systemic problem, and both consumers and the supermarkets owe her gratitude for that. There’s a systemic problem with mis-pricing, and the policy of the stores to give refunds is not really a true, fundamental solution to the problem. The woman’s exploitation of the policy points out in a striking way that the policy doesn’t really solve the problem.

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]]> By: Ericka http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/2006/08/22/supermarkets-ban-woman-for-using-their-policy/#comment-12812 Ericka Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/?p=2685#comment-12812 That is such a typical thing. Godforbid a company actually follows the policy. This is one of the reasons I dont have faith in humanity. I hate Wal-Mart by the way. Thought I'd share. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('12812','Ericka'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('12812','Ericka','That is such a typical thing. Godforbid a company actually follows the policy.\n\nThis is one of the reasons I dont have faith in humanity.\n\nI hate Wal-Mart by the way.\n\nThought I\'d share.\n'); return false;">Quote</a></div> That is such a typical thing. Godforbid a company actually follows the policy.

This is one of the reasons I dont have faith in humanity.

I hate Wal-Mart by the way.

Thought I’d share.

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