Well then it sounds like the ice cream was on promotion and then he upsold the product. The sales are probably tracked and the clerk was working harder so it would reflect well on his performance review.
Sometimes a store will discount a certain product way below its value in order to attract customers to visit the store (and buy other things at regular price along with their bargain item). It’s called a “loss leader”.
If it wasn’t this, then the manufacturer could be discontinuing the flavor or the store could be trying to get rid of their stock of this brand because they want to switch to another one.
I wasn’t going to buy any ice cream but the clerk told me about the deal at checkout so I did. Another clerk was like “wow you sold another one?”
Well then it sounds like the ice cream was on promotion and then he upsold the product. The sales are probably tracked and the clerk was working harder so it would reflect well on his performance review.
Never seen a discount that deep. Felt weird
Sometimes a store will discount a certain product way below its value in order to attract customers to visit the store (and buy other things at regular price along with their bargain item). It’s called a “loss leader”.
If it wasn’t this, then the manufacturer could be discontinuing the flavor or the store could be trying to get rid of their stock of this brand because they want to switch to another one.
It’s working too. OP has ice cream and this store on his mind way after purchase.