They Didn’t Honestly Expect That To Work… Did They?

I work at a huge box store that sells everything from groceries to electronics. A couple is checking out with a large HD flatscreen in a box. The barcode has a sticker over it, which isn’t anything unusual in its own right, but it is when it scans as a bag of grapes totaling $2.69.

Me: “Huh, that’s not right.”

Customer: *Defensively* “What’s not right?”

Me: “This TV is scanning incorrectly.”

Customer: “We found it in the sale section, so you must be getting the sale price.”

Me: “No, sale stickers look different to this. Also, we wouldn’t sell a TV for $2.69! If we did, I’d be buying a dozen!”

Customer: *Nervously now* “Well… maybe it’s on clearance?”

Me: *Typing in the TV code manually* “No, that’s a different sticker, too. Sometimes, some customers will swap stickers from cheaper products to more expensive ones to try to pay a cheaper price. I don’t think that’s what happened here, though, as no one would be stupid enough to think they could get a—” *finishes typing in the code and hits “enter”* “—a $1,999 TV for the price of a pack of grapes. Yeah, that would be too stupid, so my guess is this is a bit of a prank.”

Customer: *Nervous laughter* “Yeah… haha… a prank.”

Me: “Anyway, that’s $1,999. Will that be cash or card?”

Customer: “You know what? I think I left my wallet in the car. Let me just go get it.”

Me: “Of course! Take your time! I’ll be right here with your TV waiting!”

They did not come back. We were all laughing about it all day.