Errors in Logic.
September 29th, 2008This weeks grocery shopping trip was preempted by car difficulty. We can’t go without our groceries so Leah made a quick trip to Cash and Carry and I placed an order online through Safeway. Since part of the shopping had been done already, I was working with a portion of our budget and placed my order so that I was within our regular budget amount.
The order arrived today. It came about an hour and half late, though they did call and let me know. However we did have a small problem.
They gave me too much meat. The pork loin was listed as follows.
| 5 | 3 LB Pork Loin Rib Half Sliced | $20.85 |
What they delivered was 5 packages of meat, ranging from 8lbs to 10lbs. So instead of getting the 15lbs of meat that I ordered I got 40lbs.
40 POUNDS!!!! At a $30 price difference
I called customer service and they offered a credit, for that and a promotional code issue I had. The big question was, how do I avoid this in the future.
“Well they offer meat by the package and the weight may vary”
“By 25 lbs???”
She agreed that it was perhaps excessive, and suggested I include a note for my personal shopper next time.
What would the note say? “Use logic?” “Don’t send enough meat to feed the neighborhood?”
What note do you think I should give the personal shopper next time?