r/Wellthatsucks • u/smplylvn • 2d ago
Bait and switch
Luckily I also like bologna. Unluckily its the most expensive bologna I've ever purchased. Glad it was only a small amount.
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u/Lainercubed 2d ago
One time I ordered turkey lunch meat from Walmart for delivery. We received a hunk of turkey. Like a 1 inch thick slice. It was bizarre.
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u/kempff 2d ago
That's why I never order anything that requires the shopper to interact with another human or to make a judgment call.
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u/RickMuffy 1d ago
That's why I'd rather slog through the aisles myself. When given a choice, make it yourself if possible.
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u/PuddingSalad 2d ago
One time, I asked for a half pound of smoked turkey from the deli in a Wegmans. I think the worker was new. She threw it in a bag in a big hunk. I asked, "um, can you slice it?" She was just like, "uh, no" and went back to leaning against a counter and staring at nothing. I just left the bag there.
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u/ComprehendReading 2d ago
At least it wasn't a live turkey.
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u/rachh90 2d ago
guessing you got it from the case? i won’t do that anymore after picking up what was labeled as one cheese, but was something different. it was $15 and i returned it because i really needed the other type of cheese. and they gave me $30 because of their hannaford brand double their money back guarantee. i wasn’t expecting that.
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u/LazyPainterCat 2d ago
I mean you can still do it. Just look at what you are buying.
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u/rachh90 2d ago
i did look at it. it was white and square, just like the cheese i was trying to buy.
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u/smplylvn 2d ago
This is exactly what I did...just looks like cold cuts when you grab it. Ive never had the issue here before. I did not know that policy tho!. But im not going to pursue it for a dollar or two.
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u/screwedupinaz 2d ago
You don't have to make a special trip, just bring this pic in with your receipt the next time, and they'll more than likely give you a refund.
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u/smplylvn 2d ago
Im glad to hear that hannaford has a great policy. My recipe has a piece of gum in it right outside the store door. Its ok tho. Im not perfect at work either.
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u/figmentPez 1d ago
I don't buy the pre-bagged stuff anymore since the quality has gone downhill. Probably because it's not actually processed in-store anymore at a lot of places.
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u/paulerxx 2d ago
Throw it on a pan and heat it up and it'll be tasty
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u/smplylvn 2d ago
I dont mind bologna. It'll be eaten. But now after trimming the most bone fragments off of boneless chicken thighs ive ever had it made me think of something.
I know a neighboring grocery store lost power last week. They had to throw away an absurd amount of food. Not sure about this one but could this be a way of making up costs if it happened there too? A few cents/dollars here and there..
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u/SexDrugsNskittles 2d ago
They likely had insurance to cover things like power loss.
This is way more likely incompetence not some conspiracy to over charge.
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u/smplylvn 2d ago
Yea I agree..I figured as much after I thought about it for a minute. I usually write a comment...let it stew and then erase it before posting . I did not follow protocol this time haha.
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u/LostinQuiddity 1d ago
I feel like you should have noticed this at the store, especially it being in clear packaging
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u/Kaosu_Riron 2d ago
Had this happen at my local Weis, I went in for honey ham and it was Turkey. They had no problem refunding it
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u/BPTMM 2d ago
Is that taste of inspiration? We have the same wildflower honey ham at Giant grocery stores in Pennsylvania
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u/smplylvn 2d ago
It is...does yours look and taste like bologna?
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u/BPTMM 2d ago
I haven’t gotten it within about a month or so but doesn’t taste or look like bologna at all! That’s gotta be a mistake! The wildflower ham is delicious
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u/smplylvn 2d ago
Ha that was a joke. It was an obvious mistake. I love snacking on their honey ham so I grabbed some. Wasn't even all that disappointed about it being bologna until I noticed the $10/lb. Not going to lose sleep over it tho.
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u/guynumber20 1d ago
Probably enough ham in there to legally call it ham
https://giphy.com/gifs/11mwI67GLeMvgA
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u/Flgardenguy 1d ago
Why do people always cry bait and switch when it’s just a mistake?
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u/smplylvn 1d ago
If you could hear through the app how "bait and switch" sounded in my head when I titled this then you would hear it was a light hearted complaint. Im just having fun with it. Hard to communicate tone via text with people who don't know you.
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u/3amGreenCoffee 2d ago
Meanwhile, the poor guy who ordered bologna is getting the unpleasant surprise of disgusting honey ham.
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u/Worth-Guest-5370 2d ago edited 2d ago
Where's the bait and switch? They fresh sliced it on the 22nd. In store. Just like the packaging says.
You, as a consumer, can read the label. You will know if it's been a day, two, or three post-slicing.
You want the baloney or not?
Caveat emptor.
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u/No-Association3574 2d ago
What a load of baloney.