Walgreens accused of ringing items up at a higher price than advertised - cheating their customers out of money

Walgreens is NOT the only store that does this...lately I have been bringing a black sharpie marker with me when I go shopping, including grocery shopping, and I mark the advertised price or the displayed shelf price on the item I am buying and then make sure they ring up that item for the correct price. It is very common for many of the prices to be inflated when they are rung up. 

The Missouri Attorney General's office is suing Walgreen Co. for allegedly overcharging customers and using false advertising.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday stems from a two month investigation by the office of Attorney General Chris Koster, which the office said found a “pattern of advertising lower prices on display tags, but charging higher prices at the checkout.”

Representatives from AG’s office made undercover visits to eight random Walgreens stores in five cities across Missouri in June and July, where investigators purchased various items, the AG said in a statement. Investigators said they discovered nearly every store sold products where the price rang higher at the checkout than the displayed cost.

Overall, investigators found 43 price discrepancies out of 205 products purchased.

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