Errors found on Kroger price tags in Consumer Reports investigation
15 MILLION PEOPLE WHO SENT
SALIVA SAMPLES TO DNA TESTING
KITS. ARE YOU PAYING MORE?
THE REGISTER THAN EVEN YOU
EXPECTED? A RECENT
INVESTIGATION FOUND PRICES AT
CHECKOUT WERE NEARLY 20% HIGHER
THAN WHAT WAS ADVERTISED ON
THE SHELVES AT A MAJOR GROCERY
CHAIN.
>> 5 ON YOUR SIDE'S KEELY.
ARTHUR SHOWS US HOW A STATE
AGENCY IS WORKING TO HOLD THESE
STORES ACCOUNTABLE.
>> A CONSUMER REPORTS
INVESTIGATION FOUND PRICE
MISMATCHES AT KROGER OWNED
GROCERY STORES LIKE HARRIS TIER
ON EVERYTHING FROM PRODUCE TO
DOG FOOD AND BABY FOOD. BUT
THIS ISSUE OF PRICING ERRORS
IS NOT CONTAINED TO JUST ONE
STORE. IN FACT, THE ISSUE IS
WIDESPREAD IN OUR STATE.
AS PRICES KEEP CLIMBING UP.
AN ESTIMATED 3.5% FROM LAST
YEAR.
>> SMART SHOPPERS ARE FINDING
WAYS TO SAVE BY CLIPPING
COUPONS. COMPARING STORES AND
TRACKING SALES. I'M NOT
OBSESSED WITH IT. IF IRAN SOME
AM GOING TO
BUY IT. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE BUT
EVEN SAVVY SHOPPERS MAY NEED TO
DOUBLE CHECK STATE INSPECTORS
FOUND PRICING ERROR SAID
ADVANCED AUTO PARTS, FAMILY
DOLLAR DOLLAR TREE CIRCLE K
SPEEDWAY AND STAPLES. EACH
STORE WAS FINED AFTER FAILING
TO FIX THE ISSUES. THE NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE'S STANDARDS
DIVISION DOES SURPRISE
INSPECTIONS TO COMPARE
ADVERTISED PRICES WITH WHAT
RINGS UP IF MORE THAN 2% OF
SCANNED ITEMS ARE OVERCHARGED.
A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION IS
TRIGGERED RECENT ERRORS
REPORTED THIS MONTH WERE FOUND
IN MORE MECKLENBURG AND FORSYTH
COUNTIES CLOSER TO HOME BACK
IN JANUARY. ADVANCED AUTO PARTS
ON GLENWOOD AVENUE IN RALEIGH
WAS FINED $1005 AFTER 2 FAILED
INSPECTIONS AND 40 OVERCHARGES
OUT OF 350 ITEMS. NOW, IF YOU
ENCOUNTER A PRICING ERROR,
YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL THE
STANDARDS DIVISION.
>> WE HAVE THEIR PHONE NUMBER
ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON YOUR