Is ridiculous…
Cold drink surcharge. Lol. This is a community announcement.
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/44811/79765/1589781391…
Cold drink surcharge
Nutrino on 18/05/2020 - 16:01
Last edited 18/05/2020 - 16:20 by 1 other user
Last edited 18/05/2020 - 16:20 by 1 other user
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Unfortunately i was thirsty, and bought 2…
Apologies, that was intended to be a heart sign and not a quantity.
Woah, isn't it usually around 20 cents? It's been a while since I bought a drink from one of those Asian supermarkets…
Not very ozbargain of me…
What price do they put on the tag it in the fridge? $2.19 or $1.39?
IMO, It's alright if they had $2.19 (and just itemised it in the receipt for whatever purpose), but wrong if they had $1.39 and then charged an extra $0.80 at the register. But then again, you can still decide at the register that you don't want it anymore.
There was no price at all, picked up from one of those open air fridge. I saw the price before i bought it on the register and questioned the attendent, dont think she understood my concerns. Didnt hurt back pocket to much. Should have bought from another store, but was in a hurry.
She understood, she just played dumb.
Sometimes I wish I looked foreign so I could pretend not to speak English.
$2.19 per can total with 10c back if you recycle it? Outrageous!
Don't think the can is accepted from the return and earn machine
It is if you have a label printer at home ;)
Not wise to do it for 10 cents
@SnoozeAndLose: Each label costs me 3c (including printer time and electricity). I can get 6 bar codes to a label. Each bar code costs me half a cent. So, I'm spending 0.5c to get 9.5c return on a can or bottle that would normally net me 0c. I would say 9.5c is still better than 0c.
@pegaxs: This is committing fraud. Same for the women who print instant noodles barcode sticking on everything in Qld Woolworths, at the result she got a jail time. So it is what I mean not wise for 10 cents.
Hope you won't get caught.
@pegaxs: You're joking right? Do you really do this? Surely there are more profitable fraudulent activities (if you must commit fraud) your skill set could be applied to?
I wouldn't have guessed it would be something you would do. Disappointing if true.
@John Kimble: Kinda yes, and Kinda no. I have spare barcodes in my car, so when the daughter does the recycling for her pocket money, we often get cans and bottles with damaged labels or that just dont read for whatever reason. I started storing some spare barcodes in the center console for the 2 or 3 cans we get in each batch that has issues. It's better to replace the label than to send it to be used as landfill.
But no, I don't go out to find cans from dodgy Asian supermarkets that sell cans that are not part of the scheme. I don't have rolls and rolls and rolls of barcodes and I only ever put them on things that would be put into the recycling machines. I don't go sticking them to milk bottles, egg cartons, blocks of lead or stray cats just to make 10c refunds. And even if I did, my daughter likes to donate all of her money to what ever charity she feels like giving it to at the time of collection.
So no, its not a "profit making scheme", but more of a "damaged /missing label" solution. And I hardly think anyone is going to do gaol time over depositing 2 cans from a Asian Market supermarket.
@SnoozeAndLose: Oh noes!! Not the recycling police!! I would happily do gaol time over barcode stickers on cans. That would make for some great cell mate conversations…
"What you in for??"
"Killed 6 people… you??
"Put some barcode stickers on some cans to get a 10c refund…"
"Damn man, that's some cold shit right there…"@pegaxs: I would say if you do it, don't tell the others you are doing this. I know your intention is not to commit fraud. But you cant argue of this wrong doing in front of the judge.
Someone have bad intention may exploit the system and at the end of the day everyone stuffer.
But you cant argue of this wrong doing in front of the judge.
Nope. I would totally own up to it at that point. It would never get that far. It would cost more to pursue this case than what they could ever hope to recoup from it.
Under this logic, would I also not be guilty of fraud if I picked up a can or bottle on the street that I did not pay for and try and recoup the 10c from that? I didn't pay the original deposit on that bottle, but there I am trying to claim it now?
Someone have bad intention may exploit the system
I don't think there is some huge cartel of criminals importing bottles and cans from Asia, to sell in markets, just to put labels on them and reap that 9.5cent booty (excluding labour).
And are you suggesting that I just throw these plastic bottle into landfill? Because I'm happy to do that, just for you, so I cant get that sweet sweet return and earn pay cheque… *ChAr_cHiNg.wav*
I'm pretty sure that for the very few (possibly ineligible) bottles I have had to put a label on, there has been a metric shit tonne of eligible bottles and cans that have not been put through one of these machines and just dumped into landfill… Who is the real criminal here?
Under this logic, would I also not be guilty of fraud if I picked up a can or bottle on the street that I did not pay for and try and recoup the 10c from that? I didn't pay the original deposit on that bottle, but there I am trying to claim it now?
Picking up rubbish from the street can be an issue, I remember I read that once people throw stuff out on the nature strip, it then belongs to the council. But is there anyone being sue for it, I am not sure. It is just changing label fraud has been put forward to court.
I don't think there is some huge cartel of criminals importing bottles and cans from Asia, to sell in markets, just to put labels on them and reap that 9.5cent booty (excluding labour).
Not talking about importing bottle, I am referring to people use the changing barcode concept for everything that shouldn't go into the machine.
Can you put the plastic bottle into the yellow cycling bin? instead of the red bin.
next time take it out the fridge at the start of your trip, hide it on shelf, come back and pick it up warm.
you probably spent more on electricity using your computer to post this
Overnight ambient temp 13C, open fridge ~7C, you paid 57% surcharge for a drop of 5*C, 32c per degree.
Now I can see why Micheal Douglas in the Movie "Falling Down" trashed that store, was 85c for a cold Coke. If he was charged above, would of skipped straight to the rocket launcher.
Fantastic movie.
D-Fens
Boycott
well if u go to the supermarket like woolies, the bottled water tat the front, fold is like 3 bucks
in the aisles it's like a buckdont forget the cold 600ml coke for $4, while the 2L in the aisles is like $1.50
Is there a way around this?
thats not a cold drink surcharge, that's just normal pricing. Convenient sizes are higher demand so can sell higher.
nah the water bottles of pump, 600ml is like 1.5 on the aisle while in the fridge at the front its 3 bucks, same size
same.for poweradeMost be something different about the bottles to have different barcodes so they can scan at different prices though?
I used to grab the drinks and place them in the freezer for half an hour while I look at the snacks and walk around. This was back in high school and my parents didnt want me drinking soft drinks so I couldn't take it home.
ask your mum to buy it for you.
If the item is on the shelf at room temp and its also in the fridge ready to drink they have a right to do this since they can't have 2 prices for the same item bar code.
Same as buying a pack of coffee vs buying a ready made coffee
It is a very common practice in Asia. But they should not practice that here.
ewoo, I expect nothing less <3