Man weighed a $3.60 beef package at Kroger, with the price tag reading $1.80/lb, and the results made him say, ‘That’s a scam’

A man recorded his weighing experience at Kroger, claiming that the beef, marketed as $1.80 per lb, didn’t show the expected weight. As reported by the Daily Dot, a video shows him discussing the weight of a ground beef package priced at $3.60. According to the man, the package should weigh two pounds because the price tag also shows $1.80 per pound. However, when he put the package on the scale, the reality told a completely different story.

As seen in the footage, the man does the math, saying that if the total price is $3.60 and the tag also says $1.80 per pound, then the ground beef package should weigh two pounds. After this, he puts the package on a scale and appears to make sure it’s empty to get accurate results. As shown in the video, when he puts the package on the scale, it shows a number below a pound.

Following this, he goes to another scale, which he says is on “zero.” The man also claims that one can calibrate these scales, but since it already appears to be on zero, there’s no need to do so. He then puts the beef package back in, which also shows a result below 1 lb. After that, he checks another package, which weighed the same as the previous one, and decides to weigh them together. According to him, even the combined weight of both packages was below 2 lb.

The man calls this experience a “scam”

After weighing the two packages together, the man explains his calculations again. He recalls that the package should theoretically weigh 2 lb because two times $1.80 equals “Three dollars and 60 cents.” He then mentions that even two packages together don’t weigh 2 lb, then puts the camera towards him, saying, “Make that make sense, Kroger. Because that, that’s a scam.” No comments from Kroger were found.

The video, which appears to have been reshared on Twitter/X, gained significant traction, with several people sharing opinions about pricing. One claimed that it could be a mistake, stating, “It’s obviously a mistake on the label and likely was supposed to be 1.80 a patty so 2 patties, $3.60. and instead of quantity 2 it did weight 2 in the system when printing the label. No grocery store is selling ground beef made into patties for $1.80 per pound. Use common sense.”

Another shared similar views, saying, “That’s 50% off the full price I work at Dillons myself that is a 7 dollar pack of burgers the label is a mistake because it’s adjusted for the markdown price. That’s actually a steal beyond what you will ever find full price.” While one asked to buy meat from local shops, writing, “Stop buying meat at big companies. Start buying locally from the local butcher shops.”

Apparently, the audience was divided on this concern, and Kroger has not publicly addressed his claims. The incident is not independently verified, and the man’s identity remains unknown.