Misled/****** by false advertising

Yesterday, 26 June, my first incident was at PnP Hyper in Montana. While handing my groceries to the teller I noticed that an item which was marked down and had the special price attached, was still scanning it's original price. We discovered that this was because of the item having two barcodes. At this point it was an honest mistake in my opinion.

The second incident, happend later the afternoon at PnP Hyper Lifestyle Centre, in Centurion.

This time I wanted to buy the 2ply Baby Soft toilet paper 18 pack. Yet again it was on a special. For only R134.99 I could get the 18 pack along with a packet of baby soft washlets 42s. What confused me, was the R114 saving displayed on the poster.

On a normal day the 18 pack costs R169.99 and the washlets R39.99, which equates to a saving of R74.99, yet it was boldly advertised as a saving of R114.

I consulted one of the store managers and made him aware of both my incidents at two different branches. Being a loyal customer, I had to wonder how many times I was misled by false advertising or ****** by double bar codes.

I have to wonder how many other consumers had a similar experience but were not as attentive as I was.

PS. The store manager requested my details to keep me posted on the outcome. I'm patiently awaiting his correspondence.