14 stores across North Carolina fined for overcharging

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Multiple stores have been fined for scanning errors across North Carolina.

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division conducts periodic, unannounced inspections of price-scanner systems to check for accuracy. If a store has more than a 2% error rate on overcharges, they set up a follow-up inspection later.

“Many of the stores facing fines in the first quarter of 2024 had multiple failed inspections and a high rate of overcharging errors,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Overcharges cost consumers so we remain vigilant in inspecting stores to save people money. Remember it is always a good practice to check your receipt as well as the price on the shelf to make sure you are paying the correct amount and alert managers if the prices don’t match.”

If a store fails their follow-up assessment, fines are assessed and they are reinspected every sixty days until their error rate falls below 2%.

Alamance County

Michaels in Burlington paid $2,900 in penalties after three failed inspections.

Forsyth County

Family Dollar in Rural Hall paid $23,560 in penalties for six failed inspections.
Family Dollar at 1425 Waughtown St., Winston-Salem paid $27,345 in penalties for seven failed inspections.
Family Dollar on Martin Luther King Boulevard paid $42,215 in penalties for 10 failed inspections.

Hertford County

Family Dollar in Ahoskie paid $45,000 in penalties for 10 failed inspections.
Family Dollar on Ocean Drive paid $8,775 for four failed inspections.

Mecklenburg County

Family Dollar in Pineville paid $23,480 in penalties for seven failed inspections.
Family Dollar on Rozzelles Ferry Road in Charlotte paid $11,055 in penalties for four failed inspections.
Family Dollar on West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte paid $7,680 for four failed inspections.
Family Dollar on Sunset Road in Charlotte paid $2,610 in penalties.