I've used this place for years because it's so convenient to my home, but have stopped as of today because the owner not only cheated me out of 15 cents, but was angry and confrontational when I pointed out he was doing so.
I brought in a single shirt last week and asked the price because it's never indicated on the receipt. He said it was $3.95 and, with tax, $4.58, which would be rounded to $4.60.
I picked the shirt up today. I pointed out to him that his arithmetic was off because the tax on $3.95 was $0.52 so the total should be $4.47, which would be rounded to $4.45.
The owner got very angry and said I was failing to take into account the $0.12 charge - which he had never mentioned. At first he claimed this charge was for using a credit card. I pointed out that credit card companies forbid merchants from charging for using a credit card.
And besides I was paying cash.
Then he said the extra charge was a transaction charge or a service charge just like hydro and gas impose. Then he gave me a receipt - which showed no breakdown - just a total of $4.58.
I asked him if he really wanted to lose a customer over $0.15. He shouted I was free to go where I wanted.
I've always found the owner an unpleasant, abrupt, very angry man. I was willing to put up with it because the store is so convenient. But being cheated and lied to over $0.15 is just a bit too much for the sake of convenience. read more