Want a free pork roast from Woolworths? Discover how shoppers across Australia are getting theirs!
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As the wise old saying goes, ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch,’ but a group of Woolworths shoppers might just beg to differ.
Thanks to a supermarket loophole, frugal Aussies are scoring free pork roasts, and they're not keeping this secret to themselves!
Members of a popular Facebook group have recently been spilling the beans on how they've managed to snag these expensive cuts of meat for absolutely nothing.
The secret? Mindful shopping and a keen eye for detail, particularly at the checkout.
But what does this mean exactly?
According to the customers, they managed to score free roasts due to scanning errors under the Scanning Code of Practice.
The trick revolves around watching for mismatches between the marked reduced price and the scanned price at the cash register.
So, when our bargain hunters witnessed their roasts being scanned at full price – despite having a reduced marked price – they were well within their rights to receive a full refund at the service desk after making the purchase.
Some shoppers candidly admitted that they ‘intentionally look for these mistakes’ to collect free meat, with one encouraging others to ‘be on the lookout.
The same shopper confessed, ‘Sometimes I will go to shops more than once a day if I have time. Sometimes it's pure luck, and sometimes it's catching them out doing the wrong thing.’
The shopper also shared that after a recent shopping trip, she took home $180 worth of pork roasts for an unbelievable $14.
‘Ended up with nearly $180 worth of pork belly for $44 due to a scanning error at Woolworths,’ she shared on the Retail Reductions Australia Facebook page.
‘Two free and then ten at $5 per kg. I paid $30 of that with Rewards dollars! Happy gal – helped some friends and topped up my freezer,’ she explained.
The shopper also said that she intentionally looks for these mistakes at supermarkets. ‘Not our fault if staff can’t get things right. They have a scanning policy, so why shouldn’t we benefit from that?’ She added.
Ever ready to seize a golden opportunity, another Woolworths shopper capitalised on an incorrect scanning issue and picked up a free Slow-Cooked Pork Knuckle.
‘The price tag on the shelf would have been a lesser price per kg; however, when I paid, the price was wrong – so I got the item for free,' she explained.
The customer also pointed out that you must first purchase the incorrectly scanned item to receive it for free: ‘I usually pay for it and then go around to the service counter and say the price is incorrect,’ the shopper advised.
‘They will go check, and if you are right, they will apologise and refund the item.’
Other savvy shoppers said they also keep an eye out for these issues at their local stores.
‘Good on you! I intentionally look for those mistakes. My local [store] is hopeless,’ one customer wrote.
‘You can go in two weeks later, and they still have old sale prices on shelves – or the other way, the sale item scans up as full price,’ they added.
‘A mistake is a mistake, but when you point it out so much to them, talk to the manager, and it still happens?’
One more shopper stated how it was important for consumers to know the scanning policies of their local stores.
‘Woolies and Coles have different barcoding systems, so this may or may not work in your favour,’ the shopper explained.
Checking for labelling errors was also the advice of one shopper who claimed to nab a ‘rare’ chocolate bar for an unbelievably low price. You can read the rest of the story here.
Under the Scanning Code of Practice, Woolworths customers are entitled to an item free of charge if the scanned price is greater than the displayed shelf price.
This, however, does not apply to products with a shelf price exceeding $50 nor to tobacco and liquor products; instead, the price will be adjusted to match the displayed shelf price.
So, members, keep an eye out the next time you're at the shops. You might come back with a little something extra to give you a week of mouth-watering roasts!
As always, let us know if you have any tips for scoring deals while grocery shopping!
Thanks to a supermarket loophole, frugal Aussies are scoring free pork roasts, and they're not keeping this secret to themselves!
Members of a popular Facebook group have recently been spilling the beans on how they've managed to snag these expensive cuts of meat for absolutely nothing.
The secret? Mindful shopping and a keen eye for detail, particularly at the checkout.
Woolworths customers took to social media to reveal how they scored free pork roasts at their local stores. Credit: makafood/Pexels
But what does this mean exactly?
According to the customers, they managed to score free roasts due to scanning errors under the Scanning Code of Practice.
The trick revolves around watching for mismatches between the marked reduced price and the scanned price at the cash register.
So, when our bargain hunters witnessed their roasts being scanned at full price – despite having a reduced marked price – they were well within their rights to receive a full refund at the service desk after making the purchase.
One shopper scored heaps of pork belly roasts for $14 – and two of them were given for free. Credit: Facebook
Some shoppers candidly admitted that they ‘intentionally look for these mistakes’ to collect free meat, with one encouraging others to ‘be on the lookout.
The same shopper confessed, ‘Sometimes I will go to shops more than once a day if I have time. Sometimes it's pure luck, and sometimes it's catching them out doing the wrong thing.’
The shopper also shared that after a recent shopping trip, she took home $180 worth of pork roasts for an unbelievable $14.
‘Ended up with nearly $180 worth of pork belly for $44 due to a scanning error at Woolworths,’ she shared on the Retail Reductions Australia Facebook page.
‘Two free and then ten at $5 per kg. I paid $30 of that with Rewards dollars! Happy gal – helped some friends and topped up my freezer,’ she explained.
The shopper also said that she intentionally looks for these mistakes at supermarkets. ‘Not our fault if staff can’t get things right. They have a scanning policy, so why shouldn’t we benefit from that?’ She added.
In one photo, the pork roasts have been reduced to $5 per kilo but scanned for their full price. Credit: Facebook
Ever ready to seize a golden opportunity, another Woolworths shopper capitalised on an incorrect scanning issue and picked up a free Slow-Cooked Pork Knuckle.
‘The price tag on the shelf would have been a lesser price per kg; however, when I paid, the price was wrong – so I got the item for free,' she explained.
The customer also pointed out that you must first purchase the incorrectly scanned item to receive it for free: ‘I usually pay for it and then go around to the service counter and say the price is incorrect,’ the shopper advised.
‘They will go check, and if you are right, they will apologise and refund the item.’
Other savvy shoppers said they also keep an eye out for these issues at their local stores.
‘Good on you! I intentionally look for those mistakes. My local [store] is hopeless,’ one customer wrote.
‘You can go in two weeks later, and they still have old sale prices on shelves – or the other way, the sale item scans up as full price,’ they added.
‘A mistake is a mistake, but when you point it out so much to them, talk to the manager, and it still happens?’
One more shopper stated how it was important for consumers to know the scanning policies of their local stores.
‘Woolies and Coles have different barcoding systems, so this may or may not work in your favour,’ the shopper explained.
Checking for labelling errors was also the advice of one shopper who claimed to nab a ‘rare’ chocolate bar for an unbelievably low price. You can read the rest of the story here.
Under the Scanning Code of Practice, Woolworths customers are entitled to an item free of charge if the scanned price is greater than the displayed shelf price.
Here's what you need to know. Image credit: The Seniors Discount Club
This, however, does not apply to products with a shelf price exceeding $50 nor to tobacco and liquor products; instead, the price will be adjusted to match the displayed shelf price.
As always, let us know if you have any tips for scoring deals while grocery shopping!
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