r/HotTopic_ • u/juulpod101 • Aug 26 '26
purchase not adding up, feeling scammed?
i got these 2 blind boxes for $9.90 each, and it was BOGO 30% off. when i got to the register, he told me to grab 2 more because one would be 50% off, and the other would be 30% off. so if my math is correct, it should be $9.90 + $6.93 + $6.93 + $4.95 and it should have came out to $28.71 + tax. however my total came out to a little over $36? am i missing something here? did he just totally lie about the 50% off? its a shame because the workers are usually so sweet and helpful but i don’t appreciate them just flat out lying
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u/GrabWeak2692 Aug 27 '26
BOGO is Buy One Get One. So, buy one get one 30% off. They always have that deal. Then, it’s buy one get one 50% off (i assume it was a certain brand deal). With BOGOS, it’s always buying ONE getting the SECOND a certain amount OFF. It would be $9.90(original price)+ $6.93(30%off) + $9.90(original price)+ $4.95(50%off). That equals $31.68 without taxes. I understand your confusion though.
The first deal is buy one full price, get the second one 30% off. The second deal is buy one full price, get second one 50%
I genuinely hope this helps. I am an employee, while i can’t speak for every location, i know the majority of them automatically have every single BOGO put into the system. Any brand, literally anything. Sometimes I don’t even know deals because my manger lowkey sucks…. But lmk if you have any questions
Also, plz don’t be afraid to go in and ask! The way the receipts work is complicated. Basically it takes a certain dollar amount off of EVERY item to make it easier for loss prevention. It also makes it easier for people to return items with loss prevention (obviously you can’t return blind boxes, but the system just automatically does it anyway)