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20 Scams and Sneaky Tricks at Costa Rica Supermarkets

You try your best to save a few colones every time you hit the supermarket, but you’re probably still spending more than you should. Thanks to the psychological tricks of manufacturers and retailers you’re likely getting cheated – or at least manipulated into spending more – every time you walk in the door.
Following is our list of common supermarket scams in Costa Rica so that you can me a bit more wise of what happens you browse the aisles.
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Many ‘supers’ have an on-site bakery that bakes bread, donuts, and other pastries from scratch. But others simply cook up frozen sent from outside manufacturers. They arrive raw and are baked and packaged in store. So while you think you’re money is being

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