General dollars stores that are over -loading buyers will now have warning panels
The decision was made after several proceedings were brought against the company.
Dollar General is one of the most popular shopping destinations for major things, but some customers are billed more than they should be. We all redouble the feeling of sinking to discover that you paid too much After having already left the store, which is why the managers now take measures to keep businesses online. The general locations of the dollar which have been sentenced to a fine to overload now display warning panels in the registers, allowing you to know that you should be very attentive when examining your receipt. Read the rest to learn more about how officials are fighting against price differences.
Read this then: Walmart, Dollar General and Family Dollar are all under fire to overcome buyers .
Two states recently reported price problems at Dollar General.
On December 9, the Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA & CS) announced that the Department of Agriculture and the NCDA & CS) announced that the general locations of 28 dollars were condemned Price scanner errors This led to the overload of customers. The stores have been slapped with more than $ 80,000 in penalties - before a high price to pay, but in Ohio, the officials go further. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Ohio's prosecutor's office (there are) continues the general dollar after Price differences were discovered in " several counties “According to a press release on November 1. According to the trial, Dollar General would violate the law on the sales practices of Ohio consumer by invoicing higher prices in the register than what is listed on the shelf.
"Everything we buy these days is more expensive - Ohioans can badly deal with companies that attract people with the low price promise only to deceive them at the cash counter," said the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in the press release. "It looks like a business that tries to make additional money and hoping that no one will notice it. We have not only noticed, but we take measures to stop it."
From now on, some general locations in dollars are also forced to display warnings.
Keep an eye on a new sticker at Dollar General.
Ohio buyers can notice a warning panel stuck in the register in Dollar General Stores, according to a December on December 13 Press release Franklin's county auditor Michael Stinziano .
"Warning Annélé System of Annélé," said the signs, according to the press release. The text below asks customers to "check that you have been billed correctly" and declares that the scanner has not been officially approved by the weight and measurement division.
The panels also have a QR code (quick response), that buyers can search for more information on price scanner inspections. The stickers are only applied to general dollar stores in the county which fail in several inspections.
"Consumers who buy products from stores with the advice of unrelated scanner are invited to check the prices and make sure to pay the price indicated on store shelves," Stinziano said in the press release. "The weights and measures of inspectors will follow with these stores and will continue to be in the community by protecting consumers."
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The general locations of the dollar continue to fail inspections.
Follow -up inspections are underway to ensure that the problems are solved, said Stinziano, but the price inconsistencies persist.
"We are still at a failure rate of 70%," said Stinziano inspection process . "It is something that we do not see only in the county of Franklin and that we speak with other listeners of the county, it is through the state, and some even across the country."
Stinziano told the point of sale that he was not yet in communication with company officials at Dollar General. "We are trying to find the appropriate contact, we work with certain links-flights that represent a general dollar in the state of Ohio," he said. "But it was not as fluid as desired," he added.
Better life Contacted Dollar General on price differences, but has not yet heard.
Dollar General is not the only store that faces a backlash.
In addition to general dollar, Family Dollar was also cited for deceptive prices. Yost announced his intention to pursue On November 7, less than a week after continuing General. The trial was filed in Butler County Common Pleas runs, as is Dollar General, and also alleges that Family Dollar violates the Ohio consumer sales practices due to the "advertising of bait and changes".
"Today, we have submitted another trial, this one against the family dollar," said Yost in a video Posted on YouTube . "All these dollars - those who worry me - are the dollars who are supposed to be in your pocket. They are taken without justification by the retailers who announce a price and invoice another."
In one separate video , Yost conceded that errors occur, but have added that these companies must establish a method to repay buyers. As for the trial, Yost hopes that this will prevent the overload from happening in the first place.
"We are not only looking for reimbursement, but we want a court order to have them stopped to have it and set up adequate checks so that the price you see on the shelf is the price they charge in the register" , Yost told me. "I am optimistic that we have a good case and that we are going to have justice."
