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What can I do in this situation related to consumer product pricing?

Asked by hefalle (8points) October 24th, 2011

The convenience stores on my campus routinely get their product prices wrong. That is, the product will be marked as one price, but I will be charged another (most of the time they overcharge me). For example, today I bought a bag of Cracker Jacks. On the bag, it says that they cost $0.99 However, it rang up as $1.09.

First of all, is it legal for a store to charge more for something if the price is specified on the product itself? (It didn’t say the MSRP was $0.99, the bag just listed the price as $0.99)

Secondly, isn’t there a state law that says that if a product is advertised at a price, it must be sold at that price? I’m in Maryland.

I realize that the price difference is miniscule, but as a consumer, the principle bugs me. What kind of action should I take, or at least threaten to take?

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