That is actually highly illegal and, if in the US, should be reported to the weights and measures division of the government

They do it just for the halibut...

No, that's fraud. The supermarket needs to correct their scale and you should take this to a consumer protection agency such as the Better Business Bureau or FTC

Yeah.. that can't happen.. lol.. unless maybe a different country, but in Massachusetts, all scales are checked regularly, it's illegal for ANY market.. even BY ACCIDENT to do that. They even have to check the different tares, for different containers and wrappings. Either this is BS for views, or theft .. as Something stated.. or in a place that doesn't have strict laws.

Are you sure your scale is accurate? I do a lot of work with scales and they can be off. Or this is just a picture for likes and they just tared it with a some weight already on it

In the UK this should be reported to the Trading Standards department of your local County Council. Who should investigate it and begin a prosecution.

That's why there's usually a disclaimer that goes along these lines: "the product is subject to weight loss"

Considering this is butcher paper wrapped and not mass market wrapped I'd run an experiment by going back and buying 5 or 6 things and bringing them home to weigh/photo, leave them wrapped and go to a TV station with the evidence. Let them run with it and drop a hammer on the grocery store.

Don’t think they could get away with that in Canada.

The old "thumb on the scale" trick...🙄

I think I just saw that Walmart got caught doing this and there's a huge lawsuit going on now over it. They were doing exactly this, where the weight was off but you're being charged for the more weight that's not there. It's very illegal.

Oh but they treat customers like thieves

Does your market fry the risk for you? I worked in a chain store, and we would weigh the risk first. Print a label, then fry. The weight does go down after it's fried. Also, FYI, IF they are willing to bread it for you to get at home, weigh and price BEFORE they bread it for you!

This could be easily explained. If you asked them to remove the skin for you they have to charge you the weight before it's removed!!

Also, some (probably all) chicken comas with "water injected". They inject a salt water (saline solution) to keep the chicken "plump" while shipping. Then that adds to the weight of the package (so they can charge more).

At least round it to 11 not 12

Or the scales are not calibrated 🤔

Start bringing your own scale to the market.

No, misrepresentation of the weight or volume is against the law, and if this is real the purchaser could pursue legal action

The scales may not be calibrated at the customer's kitchen.

Simply put... This is a middle finger from your local butcher.

This photo means nothing without a photo of calibration weights on the scale

I work in shipping. We weigh the pallet, adjust the scale to exclude its weight. Notify driver.

That's illegal in a lot of places. Report it. They're not only ripping you off, think about those who are going hungry because of this.

Thieves...ALL MANUFACTURERS ARE THIEVES

I'm fairly certain that half the commerce laws in the UK and USA are specifically to protect against providing less than the promised weight.

At my fish shop, the price is for the whole fish ... even though what's in the package is typically the fish minus its head, fins and innards. We have dogs that we raw feed, so we get the stuff that's normally discarded wrapped up, too. The $0 "scraps" package's weight plus the non-scraps scraps package's weight add up to the weight marked on the non $0 package. Been this way for at least a decade.

That’s actually deliberate malfeasance or their scales are badly out of calibration

Isn't there a weights and measure that you can complain to?

I would take a picture and take it back. Tell them to zero out the scale and re-weigh it. Get your money back. Maybe it was an honest mistake.

This happens at HEB Grocers in Texas pretty often - and that's just from my personal experience.

As someone who worked at Sprouts, this person got two pre cut fillets. Those are for people who only want the fat middle part of the fish.(which is another story, but in one word:waste). It's much more cheaper to order the fish cut at that moment. Why wouldn't you want the fresher option? * I'll say in my experience* Sprouts calibrate their weights every week because (I forgot the name of the company) comes in to check those scales monthly. So this person's scale can actually be the culprit. I did read the reddit comments and he said he weighed water to prove that his scale was accurate. Which I think isn't the way to do that. That's volume. But at the same time...dude 2 oz? I bet hes known in the meat department to be "that guy". As in "Oh no. Here comes that guy again." 😂

Wow!

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Illegal.

Weighted scales much? Insanity at its best!!!

I'm gonna bring a scale with me just in case >_>

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Lawsuit. Then boycott