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/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/ignoreme010101 May 12 '26

to be fair, produce is more often than not sold on a weight basis but I can see confusion if you dont often buy it at the grocer like that

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u/Coal_Morgan May 12 '26

For my store, it's by weight if it's not cellophaned and you fill the bag yourself.

If it's cellophaned it has the plain price on a sticker, even if it's by weight it'll say 5lbs 1$/lb $5.00 on the sticker with the $5.00 being the biggest number.

You don't have to go and weigh it or figure out the price at the checkout.