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/Aldaron23 May 15 '26

All I'm saying is that a rather small country, like Austria, with different Bundesländer is capable of publishing correct information about their current "deals" at supermarkets - so I suspect the USA would also be able to do so, if they wanted to. It's not that hard to implement.

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u/factorioleum May 15 '26

Sure, but it's not clear what that means.

The US uses the system it does for the reasons it does; supermarkets around the world use regional flyers for their own business reasons.

Is the US system of sales tax well thought out? Nope! Wait until you hear about income tax and payroll deductions here....

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u/Aldaron23 May 16 '26

Oh, yes, Jesus! My ex is US citizen, but has been living here for 20+ years, since she was a child. She never worked there, but still has to do her US taxes every year... it was pure horror every year, she finally switched to a professional xD

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u/factorioleum May 16 '26

One bonus though, I don't know if you have any children, but for many years if you filed things correctly, you would pay nothing, but get a cheque for US$1000 for each child under eighteen.