Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’

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Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’::‘Was annoyed that the amount due on my Woolies purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’

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Ignoring the price discount on the mangos, the answer here is sales tax, right? Because otherwise it would be $15.70. It's a bad design that tax amounts don't show up on the itemized screen (but probably on the final screen after that).

Tell me if anyone knows for sure, otherwise I'm going to assume that's the issue...

EDIT: Thank you folks, asked and answered! Then, I'm back to being very confused...

Only the US adds sales tax after the original price, everywhere else it's included in the price on the shelf.

Itemized prices should already include tax.

Total will also include tax.

But receipts will outline how much of the total was tax.

Source: am Australian