January 13, 2007

 

Walt Disney Corporation

500 South Buena Vista Street

Burbank, California, 91521

 

Dear Walt Disney Corporation,

 

I visited your four Walt Disney World parks on January 7, 8, and 9, 2007. I had a phenomenal time and will most definitely return in the future. However, I wish to point out a pricing discrepancy I encountered in Mouse Gear (store #6546). I visited this store on Sunday, January 7, 2007 to purchase some candy. As hungry as I was, I was not ready to pay a whopping $11.92/lb. for even the most savory morsels of sugar. Thus I endeavored to purchase 1 (one) single jelly bean, hoping to subdue my sweet tooth without breaking the bank. I picked out a rather scrumptious-looking blueberry jelly bean and brought it to the counter. The cashier, Mercedes, was very friendly and courteous to me as I purchased my one Jelly Belly.

 

Now I am back at home in New Jersey, ready to eat my delicious blueberry jelly bean, but before I do so I must see that a certain matter is resolved. I paid a full 12 cents for this treat (13 cents with tax), but to my dismay this is not the correct price. I weighed this piece of candy on a scale and it registered at 0.0049 lb. At $11.92/lb., this jelly bean should have cost roughly 6 cents. Therefore, I believe I may have been overcharged by 6 cents, or 200%, on this one jelly bean. By law, you are obligated to charge the advertised price for all saleable items, so therefore you must refund 6 cents to me. I will not hesitate to contact my lawyer, so let us please keep this matter simple. You may send me a check for the previously discussed amount, or you may enclose six (6) cents in an envelope and send it to me.

 

Thank you for your time, and I await my refund.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Kevin Dickinson

Here is the original receipt, along with a picture of the blueberry jelly bean I purchased - in and out of the Goofy bag. Now that I think about it, I should have paid with a credit card.
Thanks to Disney's willingness to comply to my request, I do not have to take any legal action regarding this matter.

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