Sneaky Ways Grocery Stores Are Scamming You Without You Knowing

We all need to make a trip to the grocery store at least once-a-week to gather our basic needs and stock up on our guilty pleasures. Some of us head to them with a game plan that includes coupons, knowing what’s on sale, and sticking religiously to lists.
We know it's best to avoid shopping when we're hungry, and more seasoned grocery store shoppers even use a calculator to keep them on track.
Did you know that, even when we use these tricks, grocery stores still have the upper hand? Here are the sneaky ways in which grocery stores are scamming you without you knowing.
#Grocery #Stores #Food
Strategically designed to manipulate | 0:00
Those cakes aren't scratch-made | 1:35
Mislabeling meat | 3:00
Adding water to meat | 3:46
Swapping out fish | 4:53
Difficult to compare prices | 6:14
Hiding rotten or damaged food | 7:18
"Cage-free" eggs are a lie | 8:15
"Organic" food is not always organic | 9:12
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[@MashedFood]

Which is your go-to grocery store?

[@Aaron.Davis56]

Price Chopper in New England. Open 24 hours/day, lots of sales, but the worst checkout. Usually 1 or 2 registers out of 15 are open. Have to check your receipt because they often ring up incorrect, especial BOGO items

[@marlene-rr2ih]

Acme, Save-A-Lot, Walmart, Sprouts (a good store)

[@TonyWilliams27]

I currently work for a grocery store! Don’t go to the grocery store on an empty stomach! You will spend too much money on groceries!

[@ConstantinePechlivanides]

AB from Greece.

[@TheQueenPsChannel]

H-E-B 👍🏽 Costco🙌🏽 Walmart 😉

[@ubiquitousdiabolus]

it's best to go to the grocery store after you just ate.

[@chpchp3624]

AMEN!!!!!

[@staceyleeweeaks-hernandez8583]

And Walmart's biggest mistake was offering the shop for you and bring it to you car service. I'm not in the store impulse buying and that saves me so much money.

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

Here is australia we now do our weekly shopping online and get it delivered and we find it is cheaper as the wife isn't tempted with impulse buys I make a list when I have to pick up a few things after work and I stick 100% to it so take that you sneaky buggers

[@katylou1801]

Glen Baker Better than being an asshole.

[@chilecayenne]

Yeah, but here's the problem. If the store shops for you...they're not going to be taking time to pick out the best and freshest meats and produce for you, it is in their interest to pick out the items that are the oldest and sell them before they go bad or have to be disposed of.... I suppose it is ok if you are buying only canned or heavily processed foods to shop online, but for fresh foods for cooking (which we all should be doing mostly for health)...you really can't trust the store to pick out what's best for YOU.

[@eliseintheattic9697]

I love Walmarts pick up service. If they dont have the item I picked out, they will give me a bigger one or a name brand at the same price. I've gotten a lot of extra stuff that way. There's a few things I like to pick out myself but I do all my basics shopping that way now.

[@kenlee5015]

@@chilecayenne Fred Meyers (a Kroeger affiliate) addressed this and said that it was in their best interest to deliver the highest quality produce and meats to build business and ensure success. I don't have experience but would be willing.

[@RKeley7]

Meat Manager for Kroger here, ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. When we package meat, there’s what’s called a “Tare Weight” which removes the weight of the tray, the film, the soak pads, and the label . There’s this little known group called “Weights and Measures” that checks to make sure customers are not being taken advantage of and these tare weights are accurate to the decimal point. Maybe this video better reflects independent grocers who are more desperate for profit, but in general you make more long term loyal customers, and hence more profit and stable sales, by NOT being “Snake oil salesmen” as this video claims.

[@thebuddha4208]

RKeley7 Some companies some people are legit some are shit

[@icedtohfuu9555]

Who the f*ck would care, obviously not this Channel. They would do absolutely any topic be it accurate or not just so that they can mass produce these vids.

[@micwell2247]

My ex used to fall for these scams all the time ...when she left...the first year I saved 21k

[@Psyrecx]

A grocery store near me was selling cut pork 'tenderloins'. You had to buy them in amounts over 10lb. After getting home, and opening it up, it turned out, only the top portions were tenderloins. About 12 pieces in total. Everything under the top layer was extremely fatty pork chops. So, the bottom two layers were not tenderloins.

[@brigitte741]

Sure hope you took it back!!!

[@NR-nf1il]

Also, since I used to work in a grocery store I know the following. When they stock the shelves they always put the newest in the back. So I always reach in the back.

[@slcRN1971]

N R : I have found that also. Now that my husband does more grocery shopping, I have to remind him often to check the expiration dates and try to get a product that will not soon expire. I get frustrated when those dates are missing or illegible.

[@aaaeee2862]

Yes, that’s what my teacher told me when I went to get my food inspection license.

[@nimblehealer199]

Well when I buy Milk, it won't last until the expiration date because I drink so much of it when I have it.

[@avgjoegeek71]

This is standard retail practice. Otherwise dates will expire and they will lose more $$. If the place does its job correctly they at least pull old product off by the sell by date. But.... in today's times who knows? Gotta take the time to look before you pop it in the cart.

[@nimblehealer199]

@@avgjoegeek71 I'm the guy who throws the old Produce in the dumpsters.

[@magusxxx]

Stuff you didn't mention: 1) Repackaging meat - Some stores will take expired meat and repackage it so it looks like it's still good for 2-3 more days. The way the stores were caught...The inspector used a small metal stamp to mark the styrofoam of packages which expired that day. Imagine their surprise when they came in the next and found the exact packages now labeled they were good for another three. The stores just tore off the plastic, rewrapped the trays and put a new sticker on them. 2) If your grocery store has a restaurant in it, be careful. A lot of food which is expired will be sent to the kitchen. While cooking will probably give it a day or two more shelf life. It's still a little iffy if they're doing 1) as well. 3) Sometimes those packages of chicken are also opened up and put on the long trays in the display cases. I've seen meat department employees more than once open a package, sniff it, and then put the stuff out for sale. 4) Check expiration dates ALWAYS. One time a customer complained because they found an organic protein drink which expired TWO YEARS earlier. Yeah, two years! I even have a picture. All the manager of the department would say is, "We don't always have time to check." It's good you suggested a conversion app. But also get a grocery app which lets you designate isles. That's what mine does. So when I compose a grocery list it'll place my items in order of the layout of the store. So no more backtracking because you forgot something.

[@slcRN1971]

Thanks for some very good suggestions.

[@magusxxx]

@Real Dudes Party Nude Actually, mine does. Shopper for iPhone lets you designate which store you're getting what products from. So you'll never forget to go to the store which has the cheapest price. It'll even tell you where the closest stores are located. Then in each list you can order the isles according to the layout of the store. So no need to double back because you forgot something. It even lets you include coupons and reminds you to use them.

[@annihilatedbutcomingback1119]

I've always said the same thing about organic produce and the eggs, no way to tell and it's just a scam

[@annihilatedbutcomingback1119]

@Real Dudes Party Nude ohhhhh GOOD ONE👍👍👍👍

[@annihilatedbutcomingback1119]

@Real Dudes Party Nude 😁🤗

[@ScooterFXRS]

Organic means organic pesticides, not pesticide free.

[@TheGlock30owner]

Organic is just a stupid tax on the perpetually offended.

[@icedtohfuu9555]

Next video: "How Mashed videos tricks you into watching it"

[@grantchow13]

It's like ANY business, it's marketing and promotion. What business doesn't do its best to make you buy as much as you can. You the consumer ultimately decide.

[@brandonharber1219]

It bothers me that people don’t understand the “behind the scenes” the expression “ the customer is always right” is the biggest lie ever

[@metallicarocks911]

Another 'scam' they use, that was left out in this video, was the fact that grocery stores change the location of their products, in order to get people to go to other parts of the store. That's why you see your favourite products being moved around.

[@bjradrian3983]

Yes I can walk out without buying anything!! Seriously?? Whose money is it?? If I don't like the prices or the quality I'm gone. 😕😕😕..

[@josephteller9715]

Good luck with that... most folks here don't have many places to shop, if you look what was posted before.

[@futavadumnezo]

Good.

[@6977warrior1]

You forgot the real pet peeves.....for example a 1/2 gallon of ice cream is now just 48 damn ozs so they can say they didn't raise the price.....or 1/2 gallon of orange juice is now 59 ozs or even 52 ozs! Again, so they can say they didn't raise the price but still sneakily decreasing the amount of product you get. have you noticed that in the past couple of years a 17oz bottle of water or soda is just 16.9 ozs, WTF? Imagine their savings after a few million bottles are sold. Sneaky bastards.

[@MR..181]

bs everywhere

[@jsimo100]

16.9 oz = 1/2 Liter.

[@6977warrior1]

@@jsimo100 I never mentioned 1/2 liter. I said they used to be 17 ozs, and now 16.9 ozs.

[@jessicah6839]

That's true but not really the grocery stores fault. It's the company that makes the product that determines all of that.

[@joemarchand8313]

Stewart's ice cream is amazing and it is, and always will be, a true half gallon. Way cheaper than supermarket crap, too.

[@deannas4095]

I've noticed at my grocery store that they will have ground beef labeled at 93% lean, but when you cook it it has loads of fat drippings. Makes me feel like they also colored the meat to make me think it was of higher quality. I don't buy my meat there anymore, I go to a local small town butcher.

[@josephteller9715]

Lucky that you have a small town butcher... there aren't many of those left in most states and certainly not in big urban areas.

[@josephteller9715]

@Tee Snacks The high cost of commercial space of any kind in the cities basically forces butchers and other small businesses to either close or move much further out. They are also facing the competition from the warehouse outlets (Costco etc) and places like Whole Foods, who can manage wider variety and discount prices that they can't. Those discount ops and mass marketers don't use union labor with certified quality training but instead do their cutting in states where they operate big meat slaughter and storage facilities. It also means the meat you buy from those operations has been sitting in storage for a while and is on the older side. I haven't lived in a place with a real local Butcher in the past 30 years. Its sad, to say the least.

[@wendysheart5770]

Yes we the people are very aware how much we are being ripped off by the stores. Also by the packaging as well. Food amounts getting smaller do to very sneaky packaging designs. With prices going higher.

[@wendysheart5770]

Real Dudes Party Nude yes it does shrink sneaky packaging

[@searchingsara7924]

I can't believe how much sizes have decreased while prices increase

[@JT-id9nn]

Its business, do you not think these food producers do not experience price increases ?

[@JT-id9nn]

@Real Dudes Party Nude compare grocery prices to level of inflation. Do you think your getting gouged when you eat out? Look into wholesale cost of goods.

[@JT-id9nn]

I cant say what is a fair price or unjust price unless I know the cost and the circumstances some industries do have insane mark ups. What is a fair profit? Do you know what a grocery store net profits are? Most grocery stores net under five percent. I only used eating out because the price doubled compared to purchasing at a grocery store. It's not apples to apples we are paying for food and a service. In other words you complain about going to a steak house and paying one hundred dollars for a steak dinner, but complain about buying the same steak at a grocery store for thirty dollars.

[@jayleneellis9308]

The fruits and vegetables are near the front because if they can get you to buy some healthy food, you are more likely to let yourself buy junk further in. 😘

[@therollsroycetrent9863]

If I owned a Restaurant, I would be HONEST! I know I am BLESSED when i live HONESTLY

[@FBotster]

Even if you lose thousands of dollars a month?

[@christiansoldier5782]

Thank You for this Update and God Bless.

[@verucasalt2391]

If you're expecting a particular type of fish and you're paying top dollar, why shouldn't you expect to receive what you ordered? So unethical of anyone to figure their customers are that clueless. It's illegal and any store that does this needs to be prosecuted.

[@josephteller9715]

Good luck with that Queen Stella. Thanks to the Rise of the Republican Kleptomancy consumer protection laws and their enforcement has been weakened nationally.

[@demitrababcock430]

Have you noticed that no one else cursed? But, the trifling alleged Queen Stellar Liar Did! Now, That Speaks For Itself! SMH A Real Queen 👑 and Dutchess 👑awaiting.

[@breakingbadheisenberg9703]

You left out coupons? You use to be able to use and store coupons for up to six months, now they expire in a month and they only allow to use one a day, Making it harder to match up to store sells 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@wendysheart5770]

Breaking bad Heisenberg Yes or the cashiers don’t understand coupons and it ends in a disagreement. So you end up not buying. Or they flat out refuse your coupons. The limits on coupons. And some stores now are flat out refusing manufacturers coupons and printed coupons.

[@thebuddha4208]

I never have this problem must be because I’m super poor when you go to the store with six dollars to get food for three days try to buy something else

[@blackone5463]

LOL. I hope life is now treating you better

[@thebuddha4208]

Black One TV ya right

[@soyflor3040]

l hope that your life will change l wish if l can help

[@chiyerano]

I can so relate. Often makes me long for the days when food was cheaper and more nutritious.

[@thebuddha4208]

John Syzlack I’m allergic to most noodles so I don’t eat any

[@marlene-rr2ih]

I want my taxes back from the USDA and FDA. They haven't earned it.

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

I used to work for Toys 'R' Us. There was a reason they kept the diapers, wipes and formula at the furthest back/corner of the store. Frazzled mom, dragging 2nd kid thru store while carring newborn all the way to back corner with the older child looking everywhere, and at EVERYTHING, then trying to make her way to the registers...then at the register...going thru the 'corral', I mean line. 2 words: impulse buy. Everything up there was dictated, infant toothbrushes, batteries, candy, bubbles. Nothing was placed there just to fill space. Every inch was bought and paid for by each manufacturer. Just like every inch of shelf space in the store. The poor mom who ONLY needed diapers usually walked out with 6-8 other things. Always remember, no matter what the store, buyer beware.

[@dianeconibear9682]

"Fish fraud is not just a fluke..." LoL 😂 The food & grocery industries are rampant with tricks and deception. But as we all become more informed we can use our shopping dollars to force change!

[@jacquelinemanzano9328]

NO NO NO, Do not be discouraged by a long line. Return anything and everything that is damaged or spoiled and complain to corporate in writing. Never go to the Cop, go straight to the Top!!

[@lorettatayor5840]

Wal-Mart won't take anything back now with corona. Bought my Hubble some shirts they didn't fit so I returned them. Nope, wouldn't take them back even with a reciect

[@3ppcli]

Make a list, then stick to it, PERIOD.

[@eurosensazion]

Straight out of text book basic business courses since early 80's.

[@recyclednew]

Having celiac disease the smell of bread and baked goods makes me sick. I also have several other food allergies so all the sampling efforts don’t affect me. I have a very limited selection of safe foods and stores don’t know how to entice people like me! Unfortunately specialty foods are so overpriced so they are getting my money regardless! And when you have celiac disease and food allergies you don’t really have a choice. There might be a similar option a couple dollars cheaper but if it contains an allergen I have to go for the more expensive option that is allergen free!

[@ManyPearTree]

I can't say that the bait and switch weight thing exists at my Walmart. We have a state or county appointed weight and scales inspector who verifies the accuracy of the scales and makes sure that prepackaged/weighed meat is being sold as advertised.

[@williameudy6615]

Fraudulent labeling and weighing is actually rare and I appreciate the way my grocery store displays their merchandise and orchestrates the experience of shopping in their store. Of course, I sometimes buy more things and/or different things than I planned but I’m more satisfied with what I get.

[@glendonpreece4748]

I work at a grocery store and we don't do any of these things like adding water t or ice to meat. And also we don`t label or make the products so it`s not up to us to decide the weight etc of a container of ice cream!!!

[@teferi456]

There's barely enough help the keep the shelves stocked where I work. I don't get where they get the idea that we'd have the time to do anything nefarious like add weight to packages. Then again we're union so the second management starts asking for shady shit we'd report them.

[@josephteller9715]

@@teferi456 Are you in the USA? Most grocery chains and shops are no union.

[@teferi456]

@@josephteller9715 Yes. We don't have any non union shops that would be worth working for (e.g. Market Basket) in my area.

[@therollsroycetrent9863]

Remember: You don't have to pay for "Over Priced" #Food

[@Conflictinator]

Eye level is buy level is not the grocery store. It is the vendors who pay for that shelf space.

[@jedidrummerjake]

Probably the best episode on this channel.

[@catherineshaw148]

This Is So Wrong What The Grocery Stores Do To Us.

[@demitrababcock430]

Milton Too! Dang Kathrine! SMH

[@futavadumnezo]

You did very well making this.

[@sliscotti86]

Eye level space is usually sold to highest bidder. Meaning in a group of the same item, which ever manufacture wants to pays more gets the best space on the shelf.

[@peterking2651]

I tend to rummage to the back of the self as that’s the newest product. What supermarkets do is stock from the back, meaning the oldest product is at the front (prove me wrong).

[@rhonda90402]

I think the Von's near me is lazy and they sometimes don't do that...that is where the problem comes in. I pick from the back though.

[@rhonda90402]

Peter King I do that too.

[@AltCTRLF8]

plus the package on the front is the one that’s been touched and grabbed by every other shopper

[@BradBuckeye12]

Well yeah. Naturally. You want older product to sell first. It is closer to expiration. It helps the consumer too, as it prevents expired products from being sold as much.

[@lyonmorgan2632]

FK the price, i packed pollo asado (spiced chicken) with meat off the floor shoveled into the tumbler (mixing machine) when We ran out of chicken They brought out boxes of green chicken from Arkansas, We're in LA... I asked My Supervisor where do We sell this SH*t, he replied Walmart, Superior a Todos. (Everywhere)... I later quit & stopped buying commercial meat.... It does'nt matter the quality of the store & staff, it's people have No Idea where the meat comes from or how it's processed

[@mrcoz1764]

Ever look at your chicken parts and they are mangled ??? Those low priced chicken parts are coming from a local college teaching students to butcher animals

[@RushBerlin]

Mom: We need some soap and soap only *2 seconds later* Me: Mom why do we have 10 shopping carts

[@tupacshakur3745]

lmao right except its always me who starts filling it up 😭😭

[@calvinquesnel198]

Consumers in Canada are being gouged by greedy grocers. Prices increase almost weekly. Size of product is reduced. Lots of rotten produce in basic food markets and prices are increased by half or tripled prior to the item going on sale. Time to do something about it !

[@bartdrennon1764]

I bought a large (of course) tray of fresh boneless, skinless chicken breasts at Sam's Club. After I removed the chicken , the water-logged "diaper" and tray weighed 18oz. I paid about $2.25 for that water. For a very brief period of time, Sam's sold milk and rotisserie chickens up front, but that didn't last very long.

[@benjaminfreyman4273]

Exactly. Most of the things I buy must be 50 to 70%off. I live on ss. So I love to bake and eat Hardy. Those fancy eggs- they must be half or more off same as the yogurts. I usually do Kroger's especially a little mountain one where things are cheap. I also grow my own foods when possible. 17pumpkins this year and I traded three for some grass fed beef! I like trader Joe's and fresh market as well but limit my buying there

[@vangogo6819]

We don't have a Kroegrrs or Trader Joe's in my area. We get all our meat from a farm two towns over who do all their own butchering and some of their meat is from their farm. In season we buy all our fruit and veg at farmstands, we live close to the Conneticut River Valley in Western Mass where their soil has been farmed for generations and is good and rich. The food is cheaper and tastes so much better. We too, my husband and I both, are on as and have to watch our money. I buy as little as possible from the market but have no choice in some matters of course.

[@scgrigsby]

I guess I am the man they do not want to shop. I make a list. Go get the items. The only exceptions I make is IF another item is on sale, truly on sale, and IF I really need it. There is a HUGE difference between NEED and WANT. I get what I need and then leave the store. Later I think about what I want and if it is really necessary to my life, enjoyment, or fun. Also it is called sticking to a budget. I am not the U.S. Gov't and cannot deficit spend.

[@THF409]

That’s why corporate greed is killing this country and I said that 45 years ago. And 80% of the people are living paycheck to paycheck.

[@timlewis5096]

check the price tickets in Australian supermarkets. They are forced to put a price per unit that enables easy comparison of similar products. This was put into place by the Federal govt after a big push by consumers

[@sherlynpatterson4304]

There is a difference in the smell and taste of organic celery and basic commercial celery. The non organic celery smells real strong like an old fashion bar of lye soap.

[@coSMia2010]

Cage free eggs is a scam, that is true, you need to look for the label "Humanely Raised"

[@CelticBadBoyPoet7]

im Trying to Perfect Cage Free Prisons😎

[@vangogo6819]

I buy my eggs from local people who raise their own chickens that roam free most of the day, they are the tastiest eggs ever!

[@princessunicorn669]

This makes me SOOOOOO Angry 😤

[@vangogo6819]

@@chuckinhouston9952 Wiseguy, you are obviously smart enough to know the answer to that.

[@pegasus514]

i don't believe that either.

[@edjohn5114]

this is why i dont buy into food claims like cage free and organic. Everything that is mass produced in America will find a way to undermine the customer

[@rhonda90402]

The large expensive eggs are bigger than the store brand though as I found out yesterday. I had large eggs from Vons and large eggs from a more expensive brand and the expensive brands yolks were way larger.

[@randigerber1926]

I’ve been watching Flavcity on KZbin (Bobby Parrish). Not sure what his credentials are (does it matter? Nutrition is a pseudo-science at best). But he reads labels and explains things I didn’t know before. Now I buy PASTURE-RAISED EGGS, and expeller-pressed organic oils. I try to mitigate the harm I do. It helps me feel like a have a bit of control over my life, even though I know we’re being cheated and scammed everywhere.

[@jarvisjennings3774]

Otherwise use good sense when at the store. I'm one of those people who will look for a tall person to reach for what is on sale.

[@glorioskiola]

Jarvis Jennings I’m a tall person and I never mind when someone asks me to get something off a high shelf for them.

[@quanahk]

Can't speak to everywhere but in Florida it is illegal to charge for the wrong weight. The weight of the package is taken off as well. Inspectors randomly go out and check to make sure that the scales are accurate.

[@SomethinAintRightHere]

that’s why I make a list... ALWAYS! If I buy more than I needed, it’s typically similar to what I was already getting, like more ingredients for the salad I’m already making.. my biggest problem is forgetting my bags in the car.

[@stevenburns5806]

Added water or ice to meat? Using different measurements to trick customers? Certifying your products are organic? Inaccurate product weight? Lying about ingredients or product type? If a store does that in the UK, if the label is lying or is giving misleading information or they sell something that isn’t as it’s described, then the store gets fined, then the supplier gets fined, then there are sanctions but on their business and they are kept under scrutiny until they can prove in good faith that it has stopped....and then the regulators will still spot check you in future. Asda (a large grocery/supermarket chain in the UK owned by Walmart) has tried a few of these tricks many years ago here.....then got themselves fined to hell and back. Other European markets are as strict as us.......but American consumers are literally swindled and no one does anything? That’s consumer protection right there! 🤨

[@sherlynpatterson4304]

Another way the stores trick the consumer is by having the scales in the produce section weigh something differently then the scales at the check out stand. Take a one pound bag if rice or beans and compare the results between the two scales.

[@alexisdix6704]

You make me glad that I go to an Amish market for my fresh meat. They don't do any of these things.

[@chrisandracaproni2173]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 what ever you have to tell yourself. You should actually look into where the meat is coming from that they sell at the Amish market. www.google.com/amp/s/www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2010-06-amish_market-story.html%3foutputType=amp

[@yourmajesty3569]

I know my Amish market and have been to the farm personally. And their butcher room is right behind the counter so I can often see them cutting and packing my order. Not everyone is dishonest. Are you Chrisanda?

[@chrisandracaproni2173]

@@yourmajesty3569 you spelled my name wrong 🙄🤦 while looking at it.

[@chrisandracaproni2173]

@@yourmajesty3569 and most "Amish Markets" simply resell other farms meat and produce. So... Cool story? But I doubt it's truthiness.

[@yourmajesty3569]

@@chrisandracaproni2173 what makes you think I care about the spelling of your name? And just because you don't believe something, doesn't make it less true. I know the family. I've visited the farm and volunteered there. So you should probably shut up while you can. 😂

[@susanmazzanti5643]

I have arthritis an have trouble walking through a store so I ride a handicap cart. I often have trouble seeing what I want but I also have a different eye level. I am targeted for things children want. Fortunately I am way past the age for sugary cereals and most of the time I don't look at them at all. When I buy candy it is one bar to be eaten right away. I figured the organic things were a good scam item and I cook the cuts of meat that are not in favor like chuck. I know how to find a whole brisket with the least amount of fat and have a good idea how much bone and fat different cuts of meat should have making converting prices to cost per serving easier. Oh yes, I am in my 80s and was taught a good part of this as a child.

[@outdoorsgreg1324]

Haha! Had a kroger fresh baked bakery ad during this video

[@jessepinkman6060]

I work at a grocery store and can confirm all of this is true.

[@laszlosteiner]

In Europe they have to use net weight (without solutions) and everything is labelled in either /kg or /l (grams or millilitres in some cases, but they are essentially the same anyways). You people and your fairy measurements...

[@iamstorie882]

Dairy and frozen are in the back because that's where the trucks come in. It's easier to push a large cart of milk to a dairy cooler in the back than to a centralized place up front. It's also safer. Truck to cooler.. No one getting stopped by customers asking questions. Everything done in the back and in a timely manner.

[@diedertspijkerboer]

The confusion with units is exacerbated in the US because of the imperial system. Here in Europe, with the metric system, there's just one unit for the volume of foods (the liter) and not several, like quarts, pints and fluid ounces. The same is true for weight as well.

[@joanneusseglio6177]

Here's way to defeat the 'eye level' product shelf trick. If you have normal vision, corrected or not, you might try standing several feet further back from the aisle you're scanning. This increases your field of view by two or more times, and actually speeds up shopping in addition to helping you spot lower priced items.

[@fbomb7184]

I’ve always suspected that grocery stores take expired meat and seafood, cover them in spices and stuff then put them on their display cases for all the suckers to consume.

[@MissTia777]

No they do that in your home country in India

[@XeodianOP4]

I've never had issues with impulse buying. Those 20 bags of hot Cheetos were deliberate.

[@NR-nf1il]

I did once at a grocery store find a package of meat that weighed Less than what was on the package as I took it and I weighted it on a scale

[@NR-nf1il]

I'm not too lazy, I will take it back if it ain't right.

[@pegasus514]

me 2.

[@edwardportell4955]

What? Bakers use a mix? Next you'll tell me the people who make the deli salads use a recipe!

[@tomgates316]

No, the deli salads come in 5-gallon pails and shoveled into the display case bowls. There may be a few that come with a packet of goodies to stir into the bucket, then to the display bowl.

[@edwardportell4955]

@@tomgates316 I spent some time working in my stores deli, we made about half of our salads in store, the others were made at a central kitchen that served all the stores in the city, we did order those by the gallon.

[@unseenufo]

I assumed frozen n dairy was at the end to cut down on defrosting. I.e the last items on your way out.

[@wmartin2283]

Thank you for what you have shown us the same thing goes on here in the UK too

[@graceg1971]

The problem is people are a lot more informed these days and when I walk by the bakery I know it's all made from GMO crops/flour which makes us sick, full of preservatives and pesticides, forget the isles, I never go in them, unless I need organic raw honey, if they have it. I also know the meat is from animals fed GMO grain, kept in CAFO feed lots and it makes me gag. I do farmers markets most of the time, I hate stores especially chains. If there is a small mom and pop produce store in the area I live in, and they have integrity I will support their business. I love supporting the little businesses.

[@bentolman514]

I used to work at an egg farm as a packer. Let me tell you one thing those cage free eggs are NOT cage free. They jam five of those suckers in a tiny ass cage maybe 2x2 cage and the only difference is they put them in different cartons that say cage free.

[@timphelps605]

I know Target's baked goods are delivered via a freezer truck, then gets stocked in a freezer storage area and when needed comes to a temperature-controlled room to be thawed before it is put on the shelf.

[@charlesbaldo]

If you are mistaking red snapper for tilapia you should just buy tilapia to begin with. You can always buy whole red snapper and have them butcher it right in front of you, or even better just eat whole fish.

[@purpleblah2]

They also put snacks and sugary cereals at the eye-level of children, so the children will be more likely to see them and beg their parents to buy them. Also, when there's an item the store is losing money on to draw in customers, like a rotisserie chicken, the rotisserie chickens will be placed at the BACK of the store, and they'll line the aisles so that you pass by a bunch of tempting, overpriced items on the way, like snacks or expensive produce.

[@Sierraomega1991]

In the uk most of these would get the store shut down also I work of a retailer that can trace every bit of math fish or poultry inc tinned and ready meal stuff back to not just the farm to to the exact animal

[@stevenburns5806]

Sean Mcneill Exactly!! when I was working while at Uni at a big supermarket chain (think nectar), I worked in compliance at one of the distribution centres. A few taps on my tablet could tell me the farm, factory, shift team, importer, date of manufacture, batch code, delivery date, storage period before shipping, animal serial reference, slaughterhouse, defra code and many many more of every single product the entire business sold. Funny how the US seem to behind on the times.

[@2gooddrifters]

US food labeling laws are awful too.

[@goedelite]

People, themselves, are to blame for their folly. I see them buy boxes of cereal which contain as much as 20% sugar. They pay cereal prices for sugar. They buy bottled water where their municipal has no problems and tastes good. Often it is safer than the bottled extravagance. Just look at the shoppers! They are usually overweight and suffering because of it. See how many reach their fifties and have to use prosthetics or wheel-chairs! Smart shoppers, people who learned something in school about nutrition and advertising - in good schools that cover such subjects - save money and live healthfully.

[@darthballz3008]

The whole weighing the meat packages with the meat happens everywhere because thats how it is done. The barcode on the tag isn't just for checkout. It is a code you type in onthe scale that has a predetermined negative weight. The tray, soaker pad, and wrap is weighed so it can be zeroed so only meat is being priced.

[@connerkirk1043]

New and improved ya right jack the price up tomatoes on the vine 2.99 a pound go across the street same tomatoes 1.19 a pound

[@demitrababcock430]

Cheeks Are Closed For The Holidays! On Break.

[@JT-id9nn]

Meat departments add water to their protein? Purchase a steak from your local grocery store and take it home and submerge it in a bowl of water for a couple hours. Now decide if the grocery stores are doing that cause it doesnt look anything like what you got at a grocery store.

[@kBitre]

this also applies to everything else today too, If there's naivete in a product or a movement then there is money to be made on said naivete. here's a bonus eye opener lookup " a funny thing happened on the way to the moon" bart sibrel - enjoy

[@myra7273]

Support better businesses run by your own community members. Use local butcher shops (and have them cut your meat in front of you, or open the packaged stuff--they can re-wrap it in plastic in seconds), seafood markets, farmer's markets, produce stands, and employee-owned grocers as much as you can. Use web tools like Local Harvest and others to find better food providers, including local farms and dairies that deliver fresh food to your door, or to local locations for pickup. They provide better food for your hard-earned money, and you can often purchase less food by weight, because their foodstuffs are not adulterated with scraps, water, and other adulterants.

[@heknows5418]

Same with home builders you see new homes starting at 225 then you go into the model home that's is fully dressed to the nines and fall in love with it , buy it, get that 225 deal that now cost you 325, we must learn to say NO to ourselves.its called marketing. Because they know we are gullible.

[@coachhannah2403]

Interesting: decrying the healthy foods being up front and more processed foods in the back... Looks like the maker has been compromised...

[@ericaarseth7678]

I've noticed the false meat weight scam 1st hand I got 4 lbs of chicken breasts for a recipe that calls for 2lbs of chicken, (got 4ibs so I could freeze half for later) I use a electronic portion scale to weigh out the meat I noticed the total meat weight was less than 4lbs but when I added the original packaging to the scale, on a hunch, It came out to the 4 lbs exactly. To avoid this scam in the future, I'm going to have the butcher weigh it out in front of me.

[@brettmoore3194]

So being a consumer is almost like war. Certain juices have high heavy metals which are also advertised towards kids. So rob,cheat,poison, mame and murder is fair if your a corporation

[@Lil-Dragon]

I know that a few of these apply to the UK too but shopping in the US seems like its highly against them.

[@anothercitizen4867]

Bake offs are nothing new for supermarket bakeries and most restaurants. Most ready to eat and restaurant food are assembled from pre made, not scratch.

[@catitude4]

The so called bakeries in these places are pretty much price and put out of frozen things that come in. They don't really bake anything. Their breads come in as frozen dough and are baked there, so are the muffins. The donuts come already cooked and are heated and decorated. I know these things cause I worked in one of these stores.

[@tomjones2348]

I quit watching tv about 40 years ago. Not even when we stay in a hotel. We don't even turn it on. Point being.....I find it very interesting when I watch presentation such as this that include a blanket music soundtrack throughout.....to "help keep your interest". So....I'm leaving this video now. My attention will be on getting the facts only.

[@ds99]

Wow.

Organic does NOT mean "free of pesticides and chemicals"!

[@soonerproud]

Right. Organic means the pesticides are naturally occurring chemicals, not produced in a science lab. Being "natural" doesn't mean something isn't harmful. Arsenic and uranium are both natural but you don't want to digest either of those substances.

[@rogrambo]

Kroger down here every once in awhile will put steaks on sale. They will put two or three in a package. Every package will have one beautiful marbled steak in it. Beautiful for a supermarket. And the other one or two will be the Trashy ones that no one wants. I have actually asked them. If they can put these three in one package for me and they would not do it.

[@cjholt633]

the ONLY way to be sure you get organic is to GROW IT YOURSELF. For meat find a local butcher, or a farmers market that sells grass fed meat. BUY LOCAL

[@vangogo6819]

Exactly!

[@real_Pinoy]

Maybe the people who are Sheep act that way in Grocery stores not me

[@TheLadybughug]

Use your head, follow your nose. I have (unfortunately) often told people "that chicken is bad or you have moldy oranges in that bag". I get weird looks, until they sniff it up close and personal. People working the meat or produce are often younger, less experienced people (no shade intended), and some just don't know better. Others don't care. If you want true organic, grow it yourself. 😇

[@johnkean6852]

ARE THOSE CAKES MADE WITH REAL ICING OR DEXTROSE 🤔

[@vangogo6819]

Dextrose and all sorts of sugars and shortening and God knows what else.

[@johnkean6852]

Proper icing is sweet and natural dextrose tastes waxy and not natural - chemical - and doesn't taste sweet at all and loaded with chemicals.

[@twallace5240]

they forgot to add that they put red dye in the red meat to make it look more red and brighter. plus they also put the better cuts of meat on the top and the not so good cuts on the bottom in a package. people shop with their eyes if it looks good on the top then they are more then likely to buy it. already knew that when buying fruit and veggies that the organic is not organic. you really are just wasting your money when buying that stuff. only true organic is when you grow it yourself.

[@marjoriepetersen4102]

I have read many of the same concerns before. If you are aware of the possibility then you can go to the store prepared I have purchased paper good in bulk. Fish on ice not packaged Whole and have filet in front of you. Meat know thr cuts you frequently use. There will be things you can’t check and you will need to determine how much you need to know about the product.

[@pitbullwinkle]

kid size carts are one of the worst things stores ever did, and the plastic ones, Some big 8 year old was swinging that years ago and hit me in the arm, his granny wasn't paying attention and I told her, Hey" You're damn lucky I had my coat on and he didn't hit my glasses." It was caught on camera. I went to the manager and threatened a LAW SUIT!! those cutesy little kiddie carts were gone the next day. Ner to Return. by the diary cases. I'm a short female by the way. That kid was nearly as tall as me.

[@chrisandracaproni2173]

Congrats? You bullied your grocer into getting rid of hand carts. 🙄 Wonderful accomplishment.