[LndLocked]

FYI ...... just saw turkeys on sale at WallyWorld for .58 per pound, with no limit.

"Hogging specials is rude, greedy and illegal"

I would be extremely interested in seeing the statute that makes it "illegal"

[CFrance]

Maybe a better way to do this would be to go to the manager first and tell him you want to buy 20 turkeys to give away for Thanksgiving, and then ask how to go about doing that.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Walter123

OMG, I'm buying my bird at Winn Dixie.

Public's can stuff it!

Great turn of words!

[Halibut]

I'm missing something. If the ad stated the sale price for 2 and regular price for quantities over 2, why didn't the cashier ring them up correctly in the first place?

We do all our shopping at Southern Trace Publix and have dealt with store management, including Tim, many times, and have always been treated fairly.

Idle curiosity, but what kind of incidents would impel you to speak to store management "many, many" times? I've been shopping at Publix for years and have never once needed a manager.

[Bonnevie]

having worked in retail a lot during my various times of life I probably emphasize with the manager. it's one of the busiest times of the year for the store....he's probably got a million things to do, it's clearly marked there's a limit on the number that can be bought, and then the thought of having to stop everything to re-price all those turkeys probably hit a nerve....of course, the customer should always be treated with respect and you should respond politely at all times....but in practice, it can be hard sometimes. as someone said, contacting them beforehand could have prevented it and the store may have considered giving the discount price.

[Justus]

You are right and I stand corrected in my use of that word...I guess what I should have said was "rude, greedy, unethical and reprehensible". Still, this is certainly a "he said, she said" situation, but we have the benefit of only the "she said" here.

[Laurie2]

Originally Posted by Justus

You are right and I stand corrected in my use of that word...I guess what I should have said for was "rude, greedy, unethical and reprehensible". Still, this is certainly a "he said, she said" situation, but we have the benefit of only the "she said" here.

Yep. There are 50 shades of gravy in this one. That's for sure.

[Justus]

Originally Posted by Halibut

I'm missing something. If the ad stated the sale price for 2 and regular price for quantities over 2, why didn't the cashier ring them up correctly in the first place?



Idle curiosity, but what kind of incidents would impel you to speak to store management "many, many" times? I've been shopping at Publix for years and have never once needed a manager.

You would have to go to the original post to understand what's being said. The cashier obviously did ring up the merchandise correctly, however the customer wanted more than the allowed number of turkeys at the special price. Simple. And if you shop at Publix often, you will find that the managers are always available when you have questions about certain items or about their product mix in general. We have found them to be accommodating and gracious in their service to us. That's all. Please don't read more into this than necessary.

[Bavarian]

Solution would be buy two at a time. Could either go and buy two and buy and take to car or cashier could have rung up two at time. It was for charity, but maybe not his favorite food kitchen.

[lamplighter]

I wouldn't be happy if treated like this. I would want to debrief. There often are many reasons for less than professional behavior, we all know that. If we hear it again and again about someone it is a warning.

[bagboy]

No one knows exactly what happened at the checkout, not even the first time poster Brett. Facts get skewed as time goes on. As for my opinion on being generous, and sharing my or your good fortune with the less than fortunate... yes by all means do so. There are hundreds of outlets for donating for thousands of causes. Many organizations take donations for holiday meals, Christmas gifts for the needy, etc. That being said, claiming to have a sudden spiritual enlightening at the local grocery seems to me to be disingenuous. And the fact that the OP named the store and identified the asst. manager by name is troubling to me. I have seen threads closed on ToTv for posters being too personal to members who for most part unknown to viewers and who are using fictitious monikers. I believe this website was remiss in not closing this thread immediately. Personal attacks on real people, with real jobs, with real families to feed from anonymous people I find quite repulsive. And to think there are some that join in and blindly agree with the OP with zero facts is comical, actually pathetic.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by bagboy

No one knows exactly what happened at the checkout, not even the first time poster Brett. Facts get skewed as time goes on. As for my opinion on being generous, and sharing my or your good fortune with the less than fortunate... yes by all means do so. There are hundreds of outlets for donating for thousands of causes. Many organizations take donations for holiday meals, Christmas gifts for the needy, etc. That being said, claiming to have a sudden spiritual enlightening at the local grocery seems to me to be disingenuous. And the fact that the OP named the store and identified the asst. manager by name is troubling to me. I have seen threads closed on ToTv for posters being too personal to members who for most part unknown to viewers and who are using fictitious monikers. I believe this website was remiss in not closing this thread immediately. Personal attacks on real people, with real jobs, with real families to feed from anonymous people I find quite repulsive. And to think there are some that join in and blindly agree with the OP with zero facts is comical, actually pathetic.

Well said.

[Justus]

Originally Posted by bagboy

No one knows exactly what happened at the checkout, not even the first time poster Brett. Facts get skewed as time goes on. As for my opinion on being generous, and sharing my or your good fortune with the less than fortunate... yes by all means do so. There are hundreds of outlets for donating for thousands of causes. Many organizations take donations for holiday meals, Christmas gifts for the needy, etc. That being said, claiming to have a sudden spiritual enlightening at the local grocery seems to me to be disingenuous. And the fact that the OP named the store and identified the asst. manager by name is troubling to me. I have seen threads closed on ToTv for posters being too personal to members who for most part unknown to viewers and who are using fictitious monikers. I believe this website was remiss in not closing this thread immediately. Personal attacks on real people, with real jobs, with real families to feed from anonymous people I find quite repulsive. And to think there are some that join in and blindly agree with the OP with zero facts is comical, actually pathetic.

Amen! Well said!

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Maybe a better way to do this would be to go to the manager first and tell him you want to buy 20 turkeys to give away for Thanksgiving, and then ask how to go about doing that.

A simple solution.

[DougB]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Maybe a better way to do this would be to go to the manager first and tell him you want to buy 20 turkeys to give away for Thanksgiving, and then ask how to go about doing that.

Then the manager could have told her she could buy two at $.59 a pound and 18 more at $1.09 a pound like the ad said. Oh, wait a minute, that is what he told her! Nevermind.