A smart shopper has discovered a way to have Con Coles's self -service, but insists that he is not stealing.
Giorgio Savini thought that the scales of the registers cannot weigh small amounts of fresh products, so he has a chili for 3 cents, for example.
He says that the 'Maas in the law' would save a lot of money, provided that they are patient enough to weigh small items individually.
“I found a Maas in the law using the Coles Self-Scanner Fruit and VEG scales, and you won't believe this, but it's not just theft,” he explained.
The checkouts 'are not designed' to weigh such small quantities, Mr Savini explained on the podcast of Kick It Forward.
Because of this he found the machine calculated that the Chile, with a weight of 10 grams, actually weighed only 1 gram.
The Chile that Mr Savini was weighed would usually cost $ 30 per kilogram, which meant that 10 grams should have cost him 30 cents, but only charged him.
'I don't think the scales are designed to weigh things that are really light. They are not sensitive enough to go down to exactly grams, “he said.
Giorgio Savini has found a way to save a lot of money in the self -service crusts of Coles
He discovered that the cash register cannot accurately weigh small amounts of fresh products, allowing him to score a single chili for 3 cents as opposed to the $ 3 that was worth it
“Now, if you put 10 peppers on it, it will be heavy enough to have the scales accurate because there is enough weight,” he said.
“But if you are willing to weigh only one chili at the same time, you can save a lot of money.”
His fellow guest on the podcast closed the theory and said that what you save on the costs you lose on time with a weight of huge amounts of individual items.
“Shopping for groceries would take four hours,” said the co-gastheer.
Those who have commented on the video have praised Mr Savini, but suggest that he does not spread it too broadly, or the supermarkets will come up with a solution.
“Don't show Woolies of Coles,” said a person.
“I do this with garlic, a pair of cloves came to me before $ 0.00,” added another.
Other shoppers told Mr Savini to keep the secret to not let the supermarket update its systems, but some lawyers think that what he does as theft could form
However, others said he wasted his time.
“Wow, you do all this to save 20 cents,” said a person.
And although Mr Savini insisted that his method did not steal, some legal experts do not agree.
Lawyers Alison and Jillian Barrett told news.com.au that it deliberately does not pay the full price of articles, certainly stealing.
They added that people like Mr Savini hurt the rest of us by pushing prices with their economical tactics.
“Unfortunately, this unfair behavior influences us all by increasing supermarket prices,” they said.
People who cheat the system at the cash register costs retailers several billion dollars a year, the lawyers added.
