Years ago, it was fairly simple for people to switch the price tags on store items. They’d simply peel the price sticker off a less expensive item, and stick it onto a more expensive item. Since the price tag’s glue was rather inferior, it was a fairly simple process…or so I’m told.
And those who practiced this type of deception didn’t consider themselves thieves; since they were still paying for the item…they just weren’t paying the full price.
Over the years, stores have gone to great lengths to prevent shoppers from switching the price tags. The glue has been improved. The tags have become perforated, preventing them from being removed in one piece. Price tags are now attached with nylon strips which cannot be reattached to higher priced items.
The message seems crystal clear: DON’T SWITCH THE PRICE TAGS.
Although most of us would never consider switching the price tags on store items, we still engage in the same deceptive process in other areas of our lives. If we choose to work late, rather than attending Junior’s ball game…we’ve switched the price tags. If we choose the Sunday morning paper over our Sunday morning worship…we’ve switched the price tags. If we tip the waiter 20%…and only offer God 10%…we’ve switched the price tags.
