Aberdeen Advance Auto Parts on North Sandhills Blvd. in the Sandhills Shopping Center was among 16 stores in North Carolina that were fined for price-scanning errors.
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said it conducts periodic, unannounced inspections of price-scanner systems in businesses to verify the accuracy of the prices advertised and those that ring up at the register.
If a store has an overcharge error rate of more than 2%, inspectors discuss the findings with the store manager and conduct a more intensive follow-up inspection later. Undercharges are also reported, but do not count against a store.
Penalties are assessed if a store fails a follow-up inspection. In addition to the penalties paid, the store will be subject to reinspection every 60 days from the last inspection until it meets the 2% or less error rate. Additional penalties may be assessed if a store fails reinspection.
Advance Auto Parts paid a $435 fine it incurred after failing two inspections in 2025, said the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in a press release on Wednesday.
An initial inspection in August 2025 found a 16% error rate for eight overcharges on a 50-item lot. A reinspection found a 5.67% error rate across 17 overcharges in a 300-item lot, resulting in the fine. The store passed inspection in November 2025 and paid the fine in May 2026.
Consumers who would like to file a complaint about scanner errors they encounter can call the Standards Division at 984-236-4750.
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