Well, it appears Dollar general is price gauging again. I go to that store only because it is around the corner from me, so it is convenient. Tonight I went into the store to buy a few things, and a product I picked up had a shelf price of $3.95, but the register rang up $7.95. I explained to the clerk the shelf had a $3.95 price. She called a senior clerk to the checkout and explained the situation. The clerk scanned the product with the scanner and of course, it registered as $7.95. The senior clerk replied to me in a sarcastic tone, "no, no, no, the price is $7.95, if you want it that is the price". I again explained to her that the shelf price is $3.95, and I asked her to go look at the shelf to see what I see. Again, in a sarcastic tone she states "I don't have to look at the shelf, I looked it up on the computer. Do you want it or not?" Of couseni said no, out of principle.
It is bad enough that the store is almost always a mess, and the patrons to walk through isles with empty cardboard boxes everywhere, but the paying customer has to worry about price gauging at the checkout stand, and extremely unsatisfactory customer service, and flat out rude staff too!
One would think Dollar General management would have learned their lesson with the class action lawsuits they recently experienced for price gauging, but I guess they don't care because they continue to practice that business model.
After speaking with the manager in the morning, I will not shop at Dollar General again. I prefer going out of my way moving forward! read more