People are split on this shopper’s ‘easy-to-miss’ discovery on a tray of butcher steaks
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Who doesn’t love a good bargain, especially when it involves food?
There's nothing quite like the feeling of scoring a load of cheap grub, whether it's picking up some discounted fruit and veg from your local supermarket or nabbing a buy one, get one deal on your favourite chocolate bar. Yum!
But while most people would be content with just a few small savings here and there, others are always on the lookout for a real 'jackpot' – like one shopper who recently found an unbelievable markdown at his local butcher.
Posting on Facebook, the man revealed that he scored a bulk tray of yearling porterhouse steak for just 25 cents!
‘Got to love it when the shop makes a mistake,’ they wrote on the post.
The 1.54kg pack of steak had been priced at an incredibly low 16 cents per kilo due to what appears to be a pricing error. Can you believe that? Talk about value for money…
The bargain porterhouse steak was priced at 0.16c per kilogram. Credit: 7News
Unsurprisingly, many people congratulated the poster for the lucky haul.
‘That’s the universe giving you something special. What a result for you, enjoy your steak.’ one commenter said.
‘Consumers’ rights! 25c for that is a dream!’ another exclaimed.
And another one added: ‘Sometimes we deserve a win.’
But unfortunately, not everyone shared their excitement over the outrageous bargain.
Many people came forward to criticise the shopper for not pointing out the error to the staff before paying such a low price for the product.
One person commented: ‘Maybe do the right thing and take it back and pay for the correct price.’
‘I bet if you overpaid for this, you’d be running back for a refund!’
‘I would alert the store to the mistake,’ another added bluntly.
Others took a more practical stance on the matter and defended the poster.
‘What is wrong with you? (He) got it for the price it stated and it was (the shop’s) mistake so he never overpaid for anything,’ one pointed out.
Another stressed: ‘He paid what was written down on the product … and he scored it, sounds like (people are) jealous because (they) can’t have meat.’
‘Technically they did pay the correct price, it is up to the staff to make sure the price is correct, not the customers. Good for them, great find.’ said another.
Yearling cuts are sourced from cows aged at least a year to two years. Credit: FutureBeef
The people criticising the poster do have valid points. After all, you can’t deny that it’s clear there was an unfortunate error on the side of the shop for wrongly pricing such a slab of meat.
But, you also can’t blame those who simply see a person taking advantage of a great bargain.
After all, at the end of the day we’re all just people trying to get by, right?
Now, if you have time, do check out this story of an Aussie mum’s amazing deal of discounted chicken and steak from Coles.
You might also want to weigh in on this Woolies shopper’s markdown haul of discounted fish that had some people calling her ‘selfish’ and greedy’.
Going back, we ask: is it ever okay to take advantage of wrongly priced grocery items? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Source: YouTube/Easy Recipes
There's nothing quite like the feeling of scoring a load of cheap grub, whether it's picking up some discounted fruit and veg from your local supermarket or nabbing a buy one, get one deal on your favourite chocolate bar. Yum!
But while most people would be content with just a few small savings here and there, others are always on the lookout for a real 'jackpot' – like one shopper who recently found an unbelievable markdown at his local butcher.
Posting on Facebook, the man revealed that he scored a bulk tray of yearling porterhouse steak for just 25 cents!
‘Got to love it when the shop makes a mistake,’ they wrote on the post.
The 1.54kg pack of steak had been priced at an incredibly low 16 cents per kilo due to what appears to be a pricing error. Can you believe that? Talk about value for money…
The bargain porterhouse steak was priced at 0.16c per kilogram. Credit: 7News
Unsurprisingly, many people congratulated the poster for the lucky haul.
‘That’s the universe giving you something special. What a result for you, enjoy your steak.’ one commenter said.
‘Consumers’ rights! 25c for that is a dream!’ another exclaimed.
And another one added: ‘Sometimes we deserve a win.’
But unfortunately, not everyone shared their excitement over the outrageous bargain.
Many people came forward to criticise the shopper for not pointing out the error to the staff before paying such a low price for the product.
One person commented: ‘Maybe do the right thing and take it back and pay for the correct price.’
‘I bet if you overpaid for this, you’d be running back for a refund!’
‘I would alert the store to the mistake,’ another added bluntly.
Others took a more practical stance on the matter and defended the poster.
‘What is wrong with you? (He) got it for the price it stated and it was (the shop’s) mistake so he never overpaid for anything,’ one pointed out.
Another stressed: ‘He paid what was written down on the product … and he scored it, sounds like (people are) jealous because (they) can’t have meat.’
‘Technically they did pay the correct price, it is up to the staff to make sure the price is correct, not the customers. Good for them, great find.’ said another.
Yearling cuts are sourced from cows aged at least a year to two years. Credit: FutureBeef
The people criticising the poster do have valid points. After all, you can’t deny that it’s clear there was an unfortunate error on the side of the shop for wrongly pricing such a slab of meat.
But, you also can’t blame those who simply see a person taking advantage of a great bargain.
After all, at the end of the day we’re all just people trying to get by, right?
Key Takeaways
- People are split as to whether one shopper's discount haul was a fair one or not.
- A shopper posted his bargain find on Facebook, sharing how he got 1.5 kilograms of yearling porterhouse steak for only 25c.
- The meat was wrongly priced at only 16c per kilogram.
- Some congratulated him for his good purchase, but some also criticised him for not calling attention to the erroneous amount.
You might also want to weigh in on this Woolies shopper’s markdown haul of discounted fish that had some people calling her ‘selfish’ and greedy’.
Going back, we ask: is it ever okay to take advantage of wrongly priced grocery items? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Source: YouTube/Easy Recipes