County urges shoppers to verify receipts to avoid being overcharged this holiday season

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – The holiday shopping season is here again, and shoppers should remember to double-check their receipts to be sure they’re not overcharged by faulty cash register price-scanners.

So far this year, 22 percent of the 1,340 stores inspected by the County Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures showed price-scanning errors – and not the kind of errors that would put smiles on consumers’ faces.

County inspections rang up 21,729 items at the 1,340 stores. The inspections found that shoppers were more than two-and-a-half times more likely to be overcharged than u...