Inflated prices at the supermarket: how not to pay more at the checkout?

Some customers have had the opportunity to see a different price at the checkout than on the product labels. Indeed, what merchants often justify as a price update already done at the checkout, but not yet on the shelves, or a computer bug on the labeling machines, is actually quite common. To avoid this price inflation, there are several solutions.

In some stores, scanners are available to allow you to calculate the price of your shopping and then go to the cash register and pay directly the amount displayed on this machine. We therefore advise you to use them to check that the price on the label is the same as that displayed on your scanner. It is a practical way to do your shopping, because it will not only save you time, but also the possibility of seeing possible cases of labeling errors.

In order not to pay more at the checkout, you can also simply take a picture or write down on a sheet of paper or in the notes application on your smartphone, the prices of the products you wish to buy. Once you arrive at the cash desk, all you have to do is ask for the receipt to be able to ensure that the prices match. In the opposite case, there are several solutions to obtain a refund.

Some supermarkets inflate their prices on Sundays. Indeed, according to a survey conducted by journalist Olivier Dauvers, the Casino hypermarket admitted to having increased the prices of its products on Sundays (both on national brands and on private labels), from 2018 to the end of January. 2023. Some other stores may have implemented this system. If this is possible for you, we advise you to favor the purchase of your shopping during the week rather than the weekend.