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Stop & Shop: Cheese From The Deli 66% More Expensive Than The Same Cheese On The Shelf

Reader J noticed the Cabot cheddar on Stop & Shop's shelf carries a 66% markup when purchased from the deli department. Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar sells for $4.38 per pound on the shelf, while the exact same cheddar costs $7.29 in the deli department. More »

8:46 PM on Sun Apr 15 2007
By Carey
6,119 views, 31 comments

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How The Stop & Shop Thieves Stole Credit Card Info From Right Under The Cashier's Nose

Wondering how the Stop & Shop thieves stole credit card information from right under the cashier's nose? They built their own working card readers and installed them while the Stop & Shop employees were distracted. Pretty clever, but pretty dangerous for consumers. From the Wall Street Journal:
In the Stop & Shop case, police say that late at night — after shopping crowds had thinned and the staff was whittled to a skeletal crew — four young men entered several stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, distracted employees and replaced several card-swiping machines with devices that looked similar. The thieves' systems, however, housed mini circuit boards that recorded customers' data and PINs.
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10:59 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Meg Marco
1,684 views, 8 comments

Latest by offrampoffmap: @bndocksnt: I'm not even an American and I know the answer. It is because the Secret Service is part of the more »

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MA Supermarkets Ban Hyper-Savvy Shopper

One time we bought some kitty litter at a NJ Shop Rite and noticed the price at checkout was higher than on the in-store label. Standard store policy says this means we get it for free. We brought bag up to customer service. They sent a stock boy to check the aisle. He returned and said we were wrong. We went back to the shelves ourselves, grabbed the label, and presented it to the desk. Customer service people sheepishly gave us the litter on the house. More »

10:24 AM on Mon Aug 21 2006
By Ben Popken
438 views, 20 comments

Latest by parchay: I have been in the store when she is doing her thing and let me just tell you this lady more »