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circuit city death watch
Insider: Smart Shoppers Are Going To Circuit City Stores That Aren't Closing
An employee of one of the closing Circuit City stores tells us that they were offered "big bonuses" for sticking around until Dec 31 instead of looking for a new job — but when the liquidator showed up the "bonus" was $0.75 an hour. Ouch. Oh, and yes, the liquidator is raising prices according to this now disgruntled employee. More » -
errors
Shopper Takes Walmart To Court Over $2 And Wins $100
The Pennsylvania woman who makes a hobby out of taking retailers to court over pricing errors has struck again. This time Walmart was ordered to pay Mary Bach $100 for repeatedly failing to correct a $2 error. More » -
gas prices
Gas Prices Have Fallen For 51 Straight Days
AAA says that gas prices have fallen for 51 straight days — and that the current average price is $2.31 per gallon. The current price is the lowest the nation has seen since February of 2007, and is 43.8% lower than the record high of $4.11 set during July of this year. More » -
wegmans
"High-End" Supermarket Wegmans Slashes Prices To Stay Competitive
Wegmans, an "upscale" grocery chain with stores in 5 Mid-Atlantic states, is cutting prices to stay competitive during the post-Wall-Street apocalypse. More » -
circuit city death watch
No Deals: Notorious CompUSA Liquidator To Run Circuit City Closings
Your worst suspicions have been confirmed, the liquidator that ran the notoriously awful CompUSA liquidation (they actually raised prices, click here to see a photo) is conducting the liquidation of 155 Circuit City stores. More » -
busted
Target Will Pay $1.7 Million After Inaccurate Scanners Overcharged Californians
Target has agreed to pay a $1.7 million penalty after weights and measures inspectors found "numerous occasions where the price charged at the cash register was not the lowest posted price," according to a statement from the Sonoma County district attorney's office. More » -
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grocery store economics
Oil Prices May Go Down, But Don't Expect Your Grocery Bill To Shrink
Now that the price of oil has dropped — you should expect some of those skyrocketing grocery bills you've been paying to drop, right? Yeah... probably not. More » -
Avanza
Supermarket Chain Adds 10% At Register, But Only In Some Stores
Nash Finch, a Minneapolis-based supermarket chain, adds a 10% fee to the bill at its stores catering to Hispanic shoppers in Colorado, reports 9News in Denver:
More »The Nash Finch stores Avanza, Food Bonanza and Wholesale Food Outlets add the 10 percent charge to food at the register and specialize in serving Hispanics, according to store workers.
However, the Nash Finch stores Sun Mart Foods, Econo Foods, Family Fresh Market, Pick N Save and Prairie Market stores do not charge extra at the register and do not cater to Hispanics, according to the store workers.
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errors
Gas Station Owner Accidentally Sells Gas For $0.35, But Is Glad To Have Made People Happy
Mimi Zidan owns the Lucky Mart in Pekin, IL, where a pricing mistake resulted in a mob of gas thirsty customers, rushing to take advantage of pumps that were dispensing gas for only $0.35 per gallon. You'd think she'd be upset about losing so much money, but she's not. More » -
bad deals
Walmart's 2 For $5 Hot Dog Deal Is A Trap!
Reader Albert says he took this photo at his local Walmart in Olathe, Kansas. As you can see, Walmart has set a trap for people who love hot dogs and hate math. More »
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