thebruns t1_j6g4l0a wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:13 AM

For most of the things on your list, its "vote with your wallet", by going somewhere else and giving them a 1 star review.

>Many items don’t have prices listed.

But this is illegal and its insane that theres no enforcement

shinytwistybouncy t1_j6g7qgx wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:34 AM

Report em here: https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02209

thebruns t1_j6g87q7 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:37 AM

It was Associated Fresh of Prospect Lefferts Gardens , next time Im in there Ill check if its the same

astoriaboundagain t1_j6gin5e wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:49 AM

Exactly this. Use the tools available to you and spread the knowledge so others feel empowered to do the same

There's a grocery store chain in Astoria coughtradefaircough that routinely forgets to label prices accurately. Report them every time.

Freddy-Sez t1_j6gkk9j wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:05 AM

Damn I didn’t know until reading about it just now that funerals were so ripe for scams.

I guess it makes sense but still… how can you take advantage of someone who is burying a loved one

Jimmyb477 t1_j6g6561 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:24 AM

There is enforcement on this when complaints are made. The deli by my job had this happen, got a nasty fine and now everything is labeled.

Now for the register overcharge, tell them you want an itemized receipt. By law they have to give it to you. They don't want to, do what thebruns said, vote with your wallet.

WatchesAndNYC t1_j6geo6g wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:20 AM

There are already laws to prevent what OP is complaining about. The problem is 99% of people do not utilize them (because they might not know about them, or feel comfortable enacting them) and get taken advantage of.

NYC is not a city for starving artists anymore. It’s become a well oiled machine for extracting capital from working professionals and hedge fund college students. Maybe it was always like this and people are now just realizing they are just side characters.

As a working professional, it’s annoying, but also I do what I do to be ABLE to live here without worrying. Living in NYC is a luxury, not a right.