The hidden price tag detail that will cost you money at Kmart

Kmart shoppers are furious over blue ‘inflation’ stickers which price-up items on the shelves across Australia.

The customers have taken to Facebook to air their disgust after noticing the stickers added a dollar or two to the baseline price of each item.

The blue stickers, which stand out against the store’s trademark white tags, cover the original price so that people aren’t shocked at the checkout.

But people are still upset despite the retailer’s efforts to make the price increases clear.

The stickers are put over the price in some cases, in other cases the tag is ripped so the new price can be added

‘Kmart are raising prices on their clothing. They are doing this with a lot of their things. Taking the original price off and re pricing with the higher price,’ one person complained.

Another confirmed it was ‘usually $1 or $2’ and mostly ‘on the clothes’. 

But others disagreed and said the business needs to make money and people will pay if they really want or need whatever it is they have added to their basket.

‘It’s called inflation. It’s life. You’ll be right,’ one said.

A Kmart spokesperson told the customers that the product pricing sometimes needs to be ‘reassessed’ but the company aims to keep items ‘accessible’.

Daily Mail Australia have reached out to Kmart for comment.

This isn’t the first time customers have been outraged by the store’s price tags in recent months.

One noticed a price difference on two pairs of the same shorts – but inadvertently discovered a saving trick in the process.

The shopper, Jess, purchased the store’s blue culotte shorts earlier this year for $15 and liked the product so much she went back to buy another pair – but they were $17.

‘I don’t know why they would have gone up they are exact same shorts. A bit disappointed,’ she wrote on Facebook.

Eagle-eyed shoppers then spotted a clue: the tags read either ’22S’ (Summer 2022) or’23S’ (Summer 23). Those with the latter will be priced to account for the inflation rate, which is currently 7.3 per cent.

A few months ago Kmart shopper Jess purchased a pair of blue culotte short for $15 (pictured)

But when she went back in store to buy a second pair recently she noticed the priced had increased to $17. After sharing images of the tags on Facebook one shopper pointed out the difference in the ’22S’ and ’23S’ code and its meaning

‘They may be the same shorts but the cheaper pair are a part of the summer 2022 collection and the other pair are from the summer 2023. That’s what the 22S and 23S stands for,’ the customer wrote. 

‘It’s called inflation, they have the same bills/expenses as everyone else, they can’t not put their price up, it’s not like it’s a massive amount. That’s pretty reasonable for a pair of shorts,’ one person wrote. 

‘The cost of everything has gone up a great deal this year – shipping costs during Covid skyrocketed, interest rates are going up monthly. You will notice increases on most things going forward,’ another said. 

Another added: ‘My sons baby formula went up $4, from $38 to $42. If you’re not happy with the price increase don’t buy them. Everything is going up. Have you been living under a rock?’

A Kmart spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia prices need to increase from time to time amid the recession and inflation (pictured: the Kmart shorts) 

A Kmart spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia prices need to increase from ‘time to time’ to account for inflation.  

‘At Kmart we place our customers first and set our prices accordingly, to make everyday living accessible to everyone,’ the spokesperson said. 

‘From time to time, prices need to be reassessed in line with associated costs of doing business. Our everyday low prices mean any price increases to products will always be marginal for our customers.’