"AE", That was 50 years ago, things have changed since then!!!!!!! :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Life is too short for me to worry about a few pesos here and there so I don't stress about. That's what it is like in the DR. It probably won't change so why get worked up about it.
I am not condoning removing the dates from food products, but knowing what the dates actually mean may be important....and it might not be what you think......especially here in the DR where we seem to purchase everything near, on, or maybe after that date on the product.
Food expired? Don't be so quick to toss it - CNN.com
Lindsey
Thats what you propably say at the gas station too! Ooh just some pesos never mind! Thats also why they keep doing it. Because you let them. At the end it adds up! And maybe you have money enough but not everybody
You are 100% right, and I think most of expats went through a similar phase at some point. It's not the money, its the principle - this type of false advertising is yet another form of lying widely practised on the island. That being said, there is absolutely nothing you can do to change this: you will come to the store and argue with them every day and they will blame it on the computer or something else, and keep wasting your time. I noticed Dominicans in general consider a price to be a range rather than a single value and as long as the price they give you is somewhere within this 20% range, they can not understand what you are all agitated about.
You can choose to be 100% right and 100% frustrated or instead mark this off as a minor gringo consumption tax and just ignore it, at least when it comes to low priced items like groceries etc. Focus on the bigger picture, e.g. you think the price of gas is too high? - check out European gas prices, and suddenly it's not so bad, even taking into account whatever scams they may be running on the gas pump.
It still surprises me when I pay 4000 pesos in 500 pesos bills and they tap into their calculator: 500 x 8.What i find most hilarious, when you discover their trick at the cashier and tell them this product is in special and costs only the amount X sometimes they answer you "Que inteligente!"
Does this mean you are intelligent, when you are able to remember the price tag from point where you put the merchandise in your cart until the point of paying?!?!?!
Also always remember, this country will stop functioning if you take away the calculator!
What you describe, all Supermarkets are doing here. Get used to it and be prepared all time to verify when checking out at the cashier. Nothing you can change here, take it with a smile and be happy when you discovered their trick.
It still surprises me when I pay 4000 pesos in 500 pesos bills and they tap into their calculator: 500 x 8.
When a large supermarket "F*#ks" me, I get 10 pounds of "Jumbo Shrimp", or 4 pounds of imported cheese, then hide it somewhere they won't find it before the rats do, or the "Stink" get too bad! :devious::devious::devious: