You realize you just paid $12 for 32 ounces of soda, right?

[Dreamstalker]

This one even had the CDH facepalming. I wasn't actually watching SCO at the time but had a ringside seat for this one.

We have a sale right now on eight-packs of 12-ounce soda; 3 for $12. A guy comes through SCO with three of the single bottles from the eight-packs. Guy scans one, it rings up with the eight-pack price of $5-something. The belt sends the bottle back as the weight clearly isn't correct, attendant comes over.

J: Long-suffering attendant; prefers not to be on SCO at all
CG: Clueless guy

CG: "Those are supposed to be three for 12, why is it coming up at $5.69?"
J: "This bottle is part of a larger pack, someone must have taken it apart (meaning some other moron paid $5 for one tiny bottle...eh, not my concern). You can get three 8-packs for $12."
CG: "No, I just want those 3 [bottles]. They're three for $12, right?"
J is ready to ring in the 3 bottles for $3, but CG insists on paying the full price and even shoos J away when he tries to void the 8-pack and enter the singles. Completes payment and...forgets his receipt and one of the three bottles.

I was almost going to say he was trying to pull something, but he wouldn't be able to get a refund anyway as he has neither the item that was actually rung in (the 8-packs) nor the receipt.

I scurry back to the soda aisle to see if I can find the rest of the pack, but can't. So someone else must have either overpaid for a tiny bottle of Dr. Pepper, or just stolen them.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I scurry back to the soda aisle to see if I can find the rest of the pack, but can't. So someone else must have either overpaid for a tiny bottle of Dr. Pepper, or just stolen them.

Or someone bought a partial pack, not paying any attention to the missing sodas.

Or five other people got the $5 soda bargain.

[Dreamstalker]

CDH was wondering if she could find out how many got rung up that way (singles as multipacks), so us peons could get the 'extra' soda.

Someone's gonna go come inventory time...

[EricKei]

Or someone bought a partial pack

I'm thinking that maybe this walking braintrust broke up the pack, himself.

[MoonCat]

I'm thinking that maybe this walking braintrust broke up the pack, himself.

That's what I was thinking. "These are 3 for $12! Hey, why are they all wrapped up like this? Lazy store employees should unwrap them blargle blargle...."

[Dreamstalker]

I've seen people break up packs, but most people will say 'oh, ok' and either grab one from the cooler or buy the pack when it's explained to them.

Never have I seen one so insistent on paying more for the orphaned soda.

[Coconut]

Kind of random, but related:

I went to college with a guy who always carried around a 2 liter of soda - in the way an average person would carry a a 24 oz.

Finally someone asked him about it - he said he could get 2 liters (almost 68 oz) for 98 cents, while 24 ounces always cost at least $1.40 or more.

[EricKei]

Coconut -- He does have a point >_> I think of it as a "convenience fee"

[carryonnow]

Check the aisles....the other three are bound to be someplace logical--like beauty aids, or behind the fruit snacks. While reconciling the store on Wednesday night, I found fresh cherries in the ice cream freezer, bath soap with the baking products, and sugar in the milk case. Just think like a customer and you are bound to find the "missing" bottles.

[Dreamstalker]

I found yogurt in the freezer last night...granted, it was stuffed in with the frozen yogurt so there was some sort of thought process going on, but...

I've also been finding cans of whipped cream in the freezers...wouldn't they explode if left in there long enough? (or left to freeze and then shaken)

[Seanette]

Check the aisles....the other three are bound to be someplace logical--like beauty aids, or behind the fruit snacks. While reconciling the store on Wednesday night, I found fresh cherries in the ice cream freezer, bath soap with the baking products, and sugar in the milk case. Just think like a customer and you are bound to find the "missing" bottles.

I'm not sure sentient beings can duplicate the lazy SC "thought" process.

[Dreamstalker]

I've tried once or twice, but I value what's left of my sanity too much.

[notalwaysright]

Waiting in line at the $1 store and heard something similar. The items were 2 for 1, only if you bought 2. NOT $.50 each. Simple enough, right. Ahahaha. SC ended up paying $1 for 1 item because she didn't want the second. It was something stupid like a candy bar. Give me the 2nd one, dork!