Walmart faces class-action lawsuit after shopper finds ‘automatic price increases’ at checkout & ‘deceptive’ rollbacks

WALMART has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by a customer who alleges the store upcharged her on essential products when she went to checkout.

Quina Myers embarked on a shopping trip in February to purchase food and baby products, but she was met with a rude awakening when she arrived at the register.

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Myers said in a class action complaint filed on August 20 that she purchased Tyson Nuggets and Carter’s Clothing on February 1.

She checked the price tag when she selected the products but wasn’t charged the same price at checkout.

Myers was shopping at a location in Pennsylvania and didn’t notice the price increase until after she received her receipt.

The lawsuit alleges that Walmart’s checkout system, “deceptively, programmatically and artificially increased the prices of the products,” per the filing on classaction.org .

Myers’ attorneys argue in the complaint that rollback stickers, price stickers, and yellow stickers are objective pricing information.

They claimed that the stickers, “are relied on by consumers to clearly and accurately depict Walmart’s proposed price, yet they have misled and/or deceived consumers about pricing of the product and what the Customer will be charged and pay for the product.”

Myers added that when she returned to the store for another shopping trip on June 1, she was met with the same problem.

Myers’ attorneys also claim that Walmart violated good faith and fair dealings with their customers by purposefully trying to deceive them.

The class action complaint called Walmart out for being the largest grocery retailer and taking advantage of customers due to their prominence.

Because Walmart has established its dominance in the grocery industry, some customers have no other choice but to purchase essentials at the store.

A majority of Walmart’s net sales are in the grocery category, totaling a whopping $218.944 billion in 2022.

Walmart has pushed out smaller grocers and local retailers throughout its growth in the industry, according to a study conducted by Food & Water Watch .

Myers’ attorneys allege that Walmart’s presence has made it difficult for consumers to fight back.

CLAIMING CASH

Walmart customers who purchased products between February 1 and July 29 of this year are eligible to join the class action claim.

To be eligible, shoppers must also have paid for a product that was more at the register than its sticker price.

The suit claims that Walmart violates the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Law, Practices and Consumer Law, and Protection Law.

The complaint was filed on August 20 and Walmart still has an opportunity to ask for the complaint to be dismissed.

The U.S. Sun reached out to Walmart and Myers’ lawyers but didn’t immediately hear back.

Breaking down new Walmart lawsuit

A Pennsylvania woman filed a class action lawsuit against Walmart for purposefully overcharging products at checkout. A breakdown of the claims in the suit are listed below,

• Falsely inflating roll-back products
• Conduct deceives/misleads customers and causes damage

The lawsuit alleges that Walmart violates the following laws,

• Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law
• Practices and Consumer Laws
• Protection Law

WALMART IN HOT WATER

Walmart settled a similar grocery lawsuit in May for $45 million.

The suit alleged that Walmart overcharged customers for bagged citrus products and some meats.

Walmart denied any wrongdoing in the case but agreed to the settlement.

Customers who purchased pay-by-weight items between October 19, 2018, and January 19, 2024, were eligible for the payout.

Eligible shoppers who filed a claim by the deadline could’ve seen up to $500.