An eagle-eyed shopper has discovered a little “secret code” at the bottom of Cole’s price tags.
While walking down the aisles, the Melbourne customer spotted an “S” on the corner of a half-price ticket for a range of Omo laundry detergent.
Share an image on Redditthe curious customer asked others for help about what the letter might mean.
“I noticed that some Coles cards have this ‘S’ in the bottom corner and I was curious to know what it means,” they wrote.
Many wondered if the letter stood for “sale” or “stock.” Others suggested this could be a sign of “shrinkage inflation.”
A customer saw an “S” at the bottom of the Coles price tag and wondered what it means. Many wondered if the letter stood for “sale” or “stock.” However, Coles gave a simple explanation (pictured)
Coles employees joined the conversation and provided the answer.
“Used to work at Coles, the S means it’s packaging ready for the shelves, or it’s at the end of an aisle for sale,” one wrote.
Another said: ‘The S indicates to stock fillers that the product will be delivered in ‘shelf-friendly packaging’ when stored – this has nothing to do with the actual packaging of the product, but with the outer packaging it comes in.’
A Coles spokesperson confirmed that this is correct and told FEMAIL that the ‘S’ on the card stands for ‘Shelf Ready Packaging’.
“This means the product can be displayed on the shelf in the actual box or packaging it comes in, and makes it easier for our team members to quickly restock products on the shelf for the customer,” said the spokesperson.
Earlier this year, another customer noticed an annoying blunder while rummaging through the snack bar at Coles.
Earlier this year, another Coles shopper noticed a mistake on a discount ticket. Multipacks of Oreo Mini Biscuits cost $8 for two. Upon closer inspection, the customer pointed out that the product cost $3 each in one transaction and wrote on the label (photo)
Thousands search the store for the yellow “Special” tags every day, and on this occasion, the multipack of Oreo Mini Biscuits cost $8 for two.
But upon closer inspection, the customer pointed out that the product cost $3 each in one transaction and wrote on the label in pen to warn others.
Many were outraged when they realized they had been ‘swindled’ after an image was shared to the Markdown Addicts Australia Facebook group. However, others suggested that this was probably a ticket error.
“One for $3 in one transaction,” the customer wrote on the label beneath the thick black font.
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