KLUB 106.9 The Rock » grocery stores http://1069therock.com The Best Classic Rock & The Best New Rock Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Grocery Store Charging $5 Fee Just to Browse http://1069therock.com/grocery-store-charging/ http://1069therock.com/grocery-store-charging/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:56:56 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=196277 A food specialty store in Australia is sick of folks "just looking" at their merchandise without buying anything. So, starting last month, Celiac Supplies instituted a policy in which shoppers pay a five dollar door fee, which will then be deducted from any purchase.

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Some people, though, are creeped out by the whole thing and feel it's an invasion of their privacy, so they skip those discounts. But they may not have to anymore. Savvy shoppers have figured out a way to get the cheaper food and ward off Big Brother.

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