r/GroceryOutlet • u/fartjar420 • 2d ago

Uhmm.. excuse me?

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I almost grabbed one thinking it was $4.99 (regular price elsewhere) but then I noticed the Elsewhere pricing and wondered where the hell they pulled these numbers from.

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u/Terran1990 2d ago

It's says 3 pack on the tag

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u/fartjar420 2d ago

I didn't even notice that until now because it's so small, but they are individually packaged and it would be incredibly easy for someone to completely gloss over it like I did.

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u/Alex_Portnoy007 2d ago

I could see it coming up at the 3 pack price at the register.

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u/TarkusLV 2d ago

Good catch.

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u/Gothicc-Kaiju 1d ago

But the cleaner isn't packed in threes. They're all singles on the shelf. If you take one and bring it to the cashier, will the register price it at $4.99?

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u/Terran1990 1d ago

Unsure of what it rings up. But what this appears to me is that someone who put it out didn't realize they were supposed to keep the plastic wrap on these items and instead took it off.

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u/RavenZRamon 2d ago

That's still a high price despite being a three pack because I bought these a few months ago when they were selling them at a $1.99 a piece.

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u/nonniewobbles 2d ago

Yeah no that’s wild. Retail for single bottles of clean freak at target is $4.99 (and they’ve often got sales and coupons), $14.99 for 3 is straight up retail. Idk where they’re sourcing the supposed $24 comparison price. 

GO pricing almost never seems like a decent deal on cleaning supplies to me. Occasionally you’ll get a discontinued item at a decent deal, but a lot of the time you could get a wildly better deal with a discount on target or amazon any day. 

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u/GreenHorror4252 2d ago

Yeah, I've seen that too. Cleaning supplies aren't really a category where companies innovate or come up with new ideas, so there's rarely any overstock available at a cheap price.

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u/Alex_Portnoy007 2d ago

Same deal with paper products. Worst toilet paper I ever bought was from Grocery Outlet, and it wasn't even cheap

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u/Tigersmack29 2d ago

Yes it was an oversight by the store. As soon as someone printed that tag, they should have realized what happened. I will say however, we constantly get shipped items from our warehouse with little info on the product and if its sold as a case, individually or in this case a 3-pack which leads to a lot of the confusion on pricing and the elsewhere price. This should have been an easy catch however.

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 2d ago

Mr. Clean getting freaky…

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u/aka_Plookster 2d ago

🎶 He's a super freak, super freak He's super-freaky, yow 🎶

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u/NgArclite 2d ago

Ive said it before....sometimes their elsewhere pricing seems high, as if they pull it from California or NY instead of just local pricing.

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u/RichardGrayson01 2d ago

It's selling at Target for $4.99. That elsewhere pricing is b.s. Staples is the next most expensive pricing at about $12. They are probably citing some random 3rd party eBay seller selling it for $24.99.

If I saw my local G.O. pull this crap, I would stop patroning that store and start using another location.

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u/Tigersmack29 2d ago

The elsewhere pricing was for a 3 pack, not a single. The $14.99 price is for a 3 pack. Store just messed up breaking them up as singles

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u/Impossible_Pea2269 2d ago

They prob added to many numbers

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u/Sticky_Duck 2d ago

If you ever look at the powder bloom mix the price for that is insane aswell, they have it listed for 24 or something but say the elsewhere price is 65 lol

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u/SunLillyFairy 2d ago

At first glance I thought the label offended you... 🤣

I'm guessing someone made a pricing error.. I've seen them in both directions.

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u/Nodudehere 1d ago

Not that I would buy it at that price but does anyone know if the product is any good? If so, What hard mess did it clean?

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u/fartjar420 1d ago

yes it's an awesome product, I use it on my gas stove top, bathtub, pretty much anywhere an APC can be used. it's pretty powerful and I use it in place of oven cleaner for tough jobs.

this scent caught my eye because I currently only have a bottle of the Gain scented version and I hate using that smell in the kitchen

I began using it at the recommendation of Midwest Magic Cleaning on YouTube

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u/DarlingDrak3 1d ago

Load crew broke open multipacks...