A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
For those just wanting a summary. Nobody is updating the price tags on the shelf. So when you get to the register, it rings up at a higher price. And if you never look at your receipt then you’ll never know you over paid.
It a lot of states it’s easier to pay the fine than to hire someone to come regularly update the price tags. Error rates in most states are capped at 0.5% to 2%. However, in the example store they talk about in the story, the error rate was 23%. Which is wild. But given that the fine is just $5,000 per inspection, they’re likely making more money in the long run.
in my state if it rings up higher you get one item free up to $20. for each diff item. during covid when TP was restocked I got a TON free because they kept stuffing the overstock onto the shelves without paying attention.
For those just wanting a summary. Nobody is updating the price tags on the shelf. So when you get to the register, it rings up at a higher price. And if you never look at your receipt then you’ll never know you over paid.
It a lot of states it’s easier to pay the fine than to hire someone to come regularly update the price tags. Error rates in most states are capped at 0.5% to 2%. However, in the example store they talk about in the story, the error rate was 23%. Which is wild. But given that the fine is just $5,000 per inspection, they’re likely making more money in the long run.
in my state if it rings up higher you get one item free up to $20. for each diff item. during covid when TP was restocked I got a TON free because they kept stuffing the overstock onto the shelves without paying attention.