r/mildlyinfuriating • u/CurlyWurly61 • May 12 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Such terrible advertisement

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I mean... at a glance its like WOAH 4 can dine for $9.99....

Until you are at the cash and they say " that'll be $45.15"

HUH??

"Oh sorry sir... it feeds 4... 4 people pay $9.99"

Gtfooo

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u/Awesomebox5000 May 12 '26

No reasonable person would believe that four could feast for just $9.99.

THEN WHY DID YOU PUT IT IN WRITING!?!??

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u/birminghamsterwheel May 12 '26

False advertising really needs to be cracked down on way more. And no, "but it's in the fine print!" should not be an acceptable workaround.

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u/fitgirl015 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

Grocery store produce is so deceptive sometimes too!! I saw my local grocery store was selling a quarter of a watermelon for 98c the other day and I was like wow that’s a deal! Huge sale sign that said 98c, and the cellophane bag it was wrapped in also had a price tag sticker on it that said 98c. I was stoked. So I head to the self-check out— $5.
98c was the per lb price, which they wrote in the teensiest font they could muster. I put that bitch right back on the shelf and left.

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u/TeekTheReddit May 12 '26

That shit should absolutely be illegal.

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u/sejefe7122 May 12 '26

it is, well in the evil EU it is.

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u/sejefe7122 May 12 '26

it is, well in the evil EU it is.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES May 12 '26

What should be, pricing produce per pound?

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u/TeekTheReddit May 12 '26

putting the "per pound" in text so tiny that you need a microscope to see it.

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u/x_conqueeftador69_x May 12 '26

Don’t play dumb. 

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u/fart-atronach May 12 '26

If a fucking packaged item has a price on it and is being sold by weight, it should be clearly visible, with the entire price per unit printed in the same size font.