Checkers Food Store Has Mzansi People Questioning Their Math: Proclaimed Specials Just Did Not Add Up

Checkers Food Store Has Mzansi People Questioning Their Math: Proclaimed Specials Just Did Not Add Up

  • Checkers need to check the people who create the in-store savings signs, as Mzansi is done with the lies
  • Widely followed Twitter account @AdvoBarryRoux shared two mind-blowing savings errors where you actually pay more
  • The people of Mzansi believe this is a result of dropping the math pass mark and accepting math literacy

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Mzansi citizens questioned the people who draw up the ‘swipe & save’ signs in Checkers because they might need to get a little math tutoring or a new calculator, lol.

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Widely followed Twitter account @AdvoBarryRoux called Checkers out on their incorrect savings. Image: Getty Images
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You can’t actually be a South African citizen and never have had to face a special that ended up being more than the normal price. It is almost like a rite of passage.

Widely followed Twitter account @AdvoBarryRoux shared two Checkers savings sign boards that just did not add up. The one was R4 over for a bulk buy, and the other R3. Wild!

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The people of Mzansi cry-laugh in the comments

Ja, neh, only in Mzansi! Citizens laughed in the comments dropping jokes about how often this happens. Sometimes when you can’t change something, the best thing to do is laugh.

Take a look at some of the hilarious comments:

@thee_matjic said:

“Highest Grade passed: Standard 7 ”

@MereohleMD said:

“Those who thought that by reducing the number of children doing pure Maths and replacing it by Maths Literacy will solve the maths problem in the country, are embarrassed.”

@ANELISA_VILLE said:

“Robbing us during poverty and unemployment. Shame on you @Shoprite_SA.”

@realgareths said:

“A result of passing math literacy with 30 percent.”

@Cyrus_Nkosi said:

“I pretty sure whoever is doing these promotions is always drunk.”

@Martin_Sugar69 said:

“Maths literacy... The new pandemic.”

@LaraboGee said:

Young woman suggests couples open a savings account for their dates, Mzansi peeps think it’s a great idea

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In other news, Briefly News reported that a young woman left many peeps intrigued after sharing a dating tip that could help many young couples keep their relationship sparks alive.

Twitter user @SiyamthandaLala took to the bluebird app to advise peeps on opening a savings account, particularly for their dates.

“In a relationship, we should open a savings account for our dates ❤,” she wrote.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.

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