2 plus 1 free; buy six pieces and only pay for three; minus 25 percent on a product group – promotions like these tempt us to take a little more with us when we shop. As great as the joy of bargains is, the anger can also be great when you feel cheated. Read here what annoys Austrians most when shopping and what you can do about it.
“Why don’t I get a deposit for this?” Since the introduction of the disposable deposit of 25 cents per PET bottle and aluminum can at the beginning of this year, employees of trading companies have been confronted with these types of questions. “There were discussions and misunderstandings because consumers did not receive a deposit for the containers they collected,” reports Josef Strutz, chairman of the food trade at the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce.
Source: Krone
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