Shopping Shock  July 26, 2014 - 3:14:52 am  If you think the
discounts and special offers being made by shops ahead of Eid Al
Fitr will help you save money, think again. Shops are using the
pre-Eid excitement to fool customers by manipulating prices.
Some customers say that the pricing is not transparent while
others say the offers and discounts are misleading. A heated
argument was heard yesterday between a customer and a cashier at
a prominent shopping centre. The customer got angry on
discovering that the printed price on the label was different
from the price displayed at the cash counter. He said he had
bought the product based on the sticker price, but when he
reached the cash counter the cashier demanded a higher price,
which was a clear case of cheating, the customer told Al Raya
Arabic daily. The shopping centre was offering discounts before
Eid.  The argument attracted many people, who supported the
customer and alleged that price manipulation was becoming common
during Eid. Many people cited examp