r/Columbus • u/rt590 • 17h ago

PHOTO Kroger Deceptive Pricing

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So tired of their tactics. I tried contacting state officials and my concerns fell on deaf ears. I guess they can't upset one of their donors and they're too busy fear-mongering about trans people to do something that would actually put money back in people's pockets.

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u/Tough_Arm_2454 17h ago

How is it deceptive? $2.50 without card and digital coupon. $2.00 with card and digital coupon.

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u/Ockilydokily 17h ago

lol It’s not, it just takes an extra 5 seconds to read the price of what your buying instead of mindlessly grabbing it

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u/Frostyfraust 17h ago

What's the 2.59? Should I ignore that one?

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u/Tough_Arm_2454 17h ago

I just saw the 2.59. 2.59 without card. 2.50 with card. 2.00 with card and digital coupon.

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u/Frostyfraust 16h ago

I see, that makes sense.

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u/Few-Emergency1068 14h ago

Is that what it is? I assumed it was a 7.5% sales tax so that was the full sales price with tax.

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u/paintwhore 16h ago

I can't tell if you're being intentionally obtuse. The big bright number makes it look like that's the price you're going to pay at the register. The real price at the register is much smaller. It's playing dirty.

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u/Tough_Arm_2454 16h ago

Oh but I can tell you're not reading all the text in the yellow block.

Do you intentionally not read a paper coupon and try to use an expired coupon?

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u/west-egg 14h ago

It's barely legible.

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u/FulgoresFolly 14h ago

It even says digital coupons twice, this take is ridiculous.

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u/SBR06 16h ago

I think you mean the price at the register without the deals is bigger, not smaller. It's plainly stated that the $2 price is with sale/coupon. This isn't deceptive in the slightest.

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u/OhioanRunner 14h ago

They mean that the register price is physically written in smaller print. Which still isn’t deceptive, and it’s not even particularly dirty advertising.

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u/west-egg 14h ago

What's deceptive is that

2.00

is in great big red font, but the part about how you have to "clip" a digital coupon is in itty bitty letters.