If you are going to Target, bring your calculator!
That jug of Tide that you thought cost less per ounce than that bottle of Cheer, might actually have cost you more at Target. Some retailers have unit price inaccuracies and have failed to correct them even when they’re alerted.
In September 2006, Consumer Reports Money Adviser reported finding a New York-area Target and A&P supermarket using different units of measure to unit-price various brands of the same product, making price comparisons difficult. Now the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection has accused Target of posting incorrect unit prices during separate visits by a state inspector to the very same store.
For instance, the A&P displayed prices of spaghetti sauce in units of ounces, pounds, quarts and millileters, depending on the jar.
During a September inspection of the Stamford, Conn., Target, the state said it found that 17 of 50 products were incorrectly unit-priced, more than during a visit to the same store in July. That was the result even though the store had been warned about the problem during the earlier inspection, the state said. A hearing for the chain, which could face civil penalties, is scheduled for October 27.
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