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Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’
‘Was annoyed that the amount due on my Woolies purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’
Sharing on Reddit, the customer posted an image of the register at the Woolworths MacArthur Central store in Queensland, saying the “total amount due is more than the sum of my actual purchases”. “We’ve looked into this transaction and can confirm that the total of $17.90 was correct, however the mango price of 80 cents each that appeared on the screen was incorrect due to a technical error — they were on clearance for $1.90 each,” the Woolworths spokesperson told 7NEWS.com.au. The technical error sparked an online frenzy, with thousands of social media users reacting to the customer’s Reddit post on various platforms.
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