Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday that he is preparing to sue Dollar General for misleading prices. The announcement comes after Yost said his office was receiving consumer complaints from multiple counties. Yost said he was suing Dollar General for allegedly advertising products at a price on the shelves and charging a higher price at checkout. low prices only to trick them at checkout,” Yost said. “It looks like a company trying to make extra money and hoping no one will notice. Not only have we noticed it, but we are taking action to stop it. error on overloads. Testing last month in Butler County by the County Auditor’s Weights and Measures Department found error rates ranging from 16.7% to 88.2% for 20 Dollar General stores. The report showed that every Dollar General store in Butler County failed the audit inspection. The attorney general’s office said it received 12 additional complaints from March 2021 to August 2022, detailing unfair practices and similar misrepresentations from Dollar General stores in Cuyahoga, Franklin, Highland, Lucas, Madison, Richland, Summit and Trumbull counties.An example given in Yost’s ad was that a consumer reported that a Dollar shampoo General of Franklin County said $1 on the shelves, but charged double that amount at checkout. In some cases, consumers also alleged that even after reporting price discrepancies, stores would not change the price. The lawsuit, filed in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, cites violations of Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act, claiming Dollar General listed false prices. on articles and engaged in bait advertising. You can read the full trial, here. In addition to seeking monetary payments, the state is seeking court intervention to remedy the unfair consumer situation and bring Dollar General into compliance with Ohio law. “This is appalling behavior and should be answered in court,” Yost said. “If you see this happening in a store near you, let my office know. We are here to protect Ohioans from being scammed.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday that he is preparing to sue Dollar General for misleading prices.
The announcement comes after Yost said his office was receiving consumer complaints from multiple counties.
Yost said he was suing Dollar General for allegedly advertising products at a price on the shelves and charging a higher price at the register.
“Everything we buy these days costs more — Ohioans can ill afford businesses that lure people in with the promise of low prices only to fool them at checkout,” Yost said. “It looks like a company trying to make extra money and hoping no one notices. Not only are we noticing it, we’re taking action to stop it.
Dollar General, a Tennessee-based housewares company, has had a presence in Ohio since 2015. It has 943 stores statewide.
Ohio Department of Agriculture rules allow stores to have up to a 2% error rate on surcharges.
Testing last month in Butler County by the County Auditor’s Weights and Measures Department found error rates ranging from 16.7% to 88.2% for 20 Dollar General stores.
The report showed that every Dollar General store in Butler County failed the audit inspection.
The attorney general’s office said it received 12 additional complaints from March 2021 through August 2022, detailing similar unfair and deceptive practices by Dollar General stores in Cuyahoga, Franklin, Highland, Lucas, Madison, Richland, Summit counties. and Trumbull.
An example given in Yost’s ad was that a consumer reported that a Dollar General shampoo in Franklin County listed a $1 shampoo on the shelves, but charged double that amount at checkout.
In some cases, consumers also alleged that even after reporting price discrepancies, stores would not change the price.
The lawsuit, filed in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, cites violations of Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act, saying Dollar General listed false prices on items and indulged to bait advertisements.
You can read the full trial, here.
In addition to seeking monetary payments, the state is seeking court intervention to remedy the unfair situation for consumers and bring Dollar General into compliance with Ohio law.
“This is appalling behavior and should be answered in court,” Yost said. “If you see this happening in a store near you, let my office know. We’re here to protect Ohioans from scams.
Ohioans who suspect unfair trade practices should contact the Ohio Attorney General’s office at www.OhioProtects.org or 800-282-0515.
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