Man's hack for buying more expensive steak leaves people asking if it's actually legal

In the past 12 months, everything has risen, from the cost of food and drink, to the price of new clothing items.

As a result, many have gone to extreme lengths to try and save money as we head into the winter.

One man's particular hack for saving money on steak has raised a few eyebrows though, with some online even questioning if it's legal.

I think we've all probably had intrusive thoughts about switching price tags at a grocery store to save a bit of dollar.

But that doesn't mean we necessarily do it, though one video uploaded by @southcentraljag on TikTok shows one man let them certain intrusive thoughts win.

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It is unclear who the certain gentleman is or at which store he is doing the sneaky price tag switching. All we do know is that he's got quite the bargain, without anything going majorly wrong.

Of course steaks can be pretty expensive, with a a 0.94 lb. bottom round package of steaks going for $7.84.

However, this man wanted a better steak - a lot better, in fact. So he decided to take the label off the $7 steak and place it over another piece of meat that should set a customer back $41.

While it may be ribeye steaks, $41 for such grub is certainly rather expensive, but why is that?

Well, WCCO News reported earlier this year that the price of beef in Minnesota was increasing due to cattle shortage.

Kelly Schmidt, CEO of Minnesota Beef Council, said they were "seeing record high cattle prices as well because the processors in the middle that need the beef to get to the restaurants and stores, they're really having to fight for that product."

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Many have flocked to the comments section of the TikTok video to ask the question on whether the hack is actually legal.

Well, according to one person's story, it certainly is illegal: "My ex went to jail for a year for that," they penned.

A second added: "I think that's called shop lifting! Haha."

While a third remarked: "As someone who's worked in a grocery store before, I'm amazed you got the sticker off so easy."

Others added in the comments section they would be trying the same hack, though as some have found out, you can certainly get in trouble for it.