Shopping Scams To Beware Of

We all find ourselves visiting stores on a regular basis. Whether it is to by groceries, clothes, medicine, a ladder, etc..... The point is, we all shop and spend money. Most of the time the public is generally happy with purchases made. Until we get home and notice what the bill says.

Most people at the checkout have eyes like hawks and watch everything that is being charged making sure that everything is priced correctly. In short, we don't want to be ripped off. Did you know, there are thousands of people who don't pay attention at the check out? They just pay the total(s) with no questions asked and walk away none the wiser. Many times a consumer is distracted at the check outs. Sometimes by the time everything's out of the cart it's already scanned. Crowded areas can be a distraction as well, or the kids, or focused to much on the smartphone. None of that matters because we trust all items to be priced accordingly. Here's the deal.

Items are sometimes (and I see it more everyday) listed on the shelf. The price tag is quite clear on how much the product costs. Sounds normal, but , let's say there is a sale on product that's listed as 2 for $4.00 when normally it's $3.89 each. OK, great deal, so I buy two. Automatically, I'm now thinking these products' will cost $4.00, and paying no more attention to it. I continue on and I finish shopping.

Time passes, and at the checkout because my cart's full of stuff and I have a headache now and I just want to get out of there.( just an example) But, for whatever reason it is, I didn't pay enough attention. The clerk gives me the total(s), I pay, then go home. Everything being routine so far. Usually when the groceries get put away some time will be taken to view the receipt. That'll be the time you notice that the 2 for $4.00 actually ended up being $7.78. So, that was no deal at all and now i'm felling ripped off. OK, what do I do? Do I worry about it? It's kinda far to drive back for 4 bucks. (rounded it up). "Ah... Forget it." Sound familiar? Well...this is what they count on "four bucks" times lets say... 500 customers a day or even a week, (passive customers is what's expected and dependant on) ...it's a couple thousand dollars. Also, if you confront them as to their "mistake" they will absolutely refund you the difference, give you a credit, apologise, and make sure everything is OK and everybody is happy. Because that's what they do.

Everything feels better when you get that refund. I't feels like something got accomplished and now everyone's happy and it's never thought of again. It's forgotten. But, not everyone goes back.The trick is to have the pricing listed clearly. However, the products for that listing are three isles over. Sometimes they are just a couple of shelves over. e under the sign are not the products you think you are buying. In fact, they are higher priced

Anyone who reads this should be aware of this one. It's called Testing the Water Invoicing. Please note, before I go into this, I'd like to say that most companies are reputable. Many are very proud of their high standards, and rely on their customer being 100% satisfied. They take pride in what their companies do and bend over backwards to remain honest and reputable. These are Proud Owners who have earned that reputation and they are honest.

But...there are some rogues that acquire names and addresses of individuals and run scams with it. They look for opportunities where a past due bill may be noticed and get paid quickly. That is what they do. Send a bill that's marked over due in hopes that it will get paid. Basically, as long as a stamp can be put on an envelope and addressed, they can send you a bill. Thousands of these "past due" invoices are sent out to addresses, and then they wait. These bills could be for just about anything and usually range from a couple of dollars to about twenty five dollars. (give or take) Sometimes more.

Most people question an odd unusual bill that come in the mail that doesn't make sense and before anything else, that gets checked out and discovered it was a scam. The thing is, some people don't. If you can't have tarnished credit and don't question things, the bill is only a couple dollars, "ah what the heck pay it, I don't have the time."

There is nothing wrong with questioning anything that looks suspicious.If the company is charging you tax on the invoice but the tax number is not on the bill....Question it. I also don't like the one where a grandparent is called to bail a grandchild out of jail. If you haven't seen that scam, a simple search will give you all the info.

It's not hard to believe that scams like these ones happen everyday. All we can do is keep an eye on things and watch that they don't happen to us. The Internet and the world are filled with scams. Eventually they will wind up in your e-mail, or you get a text saying you just made money click the link. Never click that link in the text. Unless you personally know the person that sent that link, the link is bad. Once you click that link your information that you inputted onto that phone is now being stolen. The goal is to get you to click on an attachment, or answer their question, or pay that bill or sign into your bank here. Never do it. If you want to sign into your bank do it from the app or web site that you trust, just not their link.