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Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’ (7news.com.au)
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Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’::‘Was annoyed that the amount due on my Woolies purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Ignoring the price discount on the mangos, the answer here is sales tax, right? Because otherwise it would be $15.70. It's a bad design that tax amounts don't show up on the itemized screen (but probably on the final screen after that).

Tell me if anyone knows for sure, otherwise I'm going to assume that's the issue...

EDIT: Thank you folks, asked and answered! Then, I'm back to being very confused...

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only the US adds sales tax after the original price, everywhere else it's included in the price on the shelf.

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not just the US, Canada is like this too.

[–] Tenderloins@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Unfortunately. Should be all-in price.

[–] BangCrash@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Itemized prices should already include tax.

Total will also include tax.

But receipts will outline how much of the total was tax.

Source: am Australian

[–] bufordt@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't Australia include the tax in the listed price of the item instead of adding it at the end?

[–] BangCrash@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Yes it does

[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

Every country except the US and Canada does this

[–] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does Australia charge tax on groceries?

[–] BangCrash@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Depends on what it is.

But most raw food is tax free