S.C.O.P.

[Bondhead88]

I have been doing a lot of studying into saving money through things like couponing.

One of the interesting things I have discovered is S.C.O.P. (a store's scanning code of practice)

This past week I have received over $20 worth of free stuff from Wal-Marts scanning code of practice.

I am enjoying free stuff.

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

Please explain.
Is it that cashiers are not scanning items and putting them in the bag?

 

[hoosierdoc]

I could be wrong, but is it watching sites for postings of a mislabeled item price and then going there for the item to catch them in the error? How does Walmart deal with it?

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[slimplmbr]

From what I saw it looks like this is a Canada thing. Does it apply in the States too or are you in Canada Bondhead?

 

[Bondhead88]

I am in Canada right now. It is a voluntary thing. The stores like Wal-Mart do it as a form of self punishment so they can keep them selves on their toes.

It happened again today at the same Wal-Mart. A bottle of 500 ml Coke Zero was marked at $1.57 at the cash register it rang up at $1.78. I asked what their SCOP was and it was free (because it was under $10) over $10 and they would have taken $10 off the price.

Wal-Mart as a corporation does not lose anything mislabeled at the store by the employees comes right out of their profit sharing.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Hrm, so you made the cashier buy you a coke?

 

[mgoldsch]

sounds a bit ridiculous

 

[Bondhead88]

Hrm, so you made the cashier buy you a coke?

No, Wal-Mart does this by themselves. Last summer on 10 different occassions I told them that the price on this exact item was mis-priced. Not one time did they listen and change the price tags.

Now they are listening.

 

[Bondhead88]

sounds a bit ridiculous

I am confused. What sounds ridiculous?

1) That they created a voluntary policy to hold themselves accountable to their customers?

2) That they created a policy that provides rewards to themselves when it is executed correctly and punishes themselves when they make mistakes?

3) That I held them to the policy that they created?

4) That I got free stuff?

5) That it is a voluntary practice?

 

[Bondhead88]

Hrm, so you made the cashier buy you a coke?

It comes out of their profit sharing. They do not pay it out of their pockets.

 

[hoosierdoc]

It comes out of their profit sharing. They do not pay it out of their pockets.

By that logic my employer's match SS and Medicare doesn't come out of my paycheck then too? I work for myself.

My point is that cashier didn't price the item, but they lost money because you called them out on it. I dunno, just seems a bit odd.