Insidious checkout trick costing Californias convenience store shoppers triple the advertised price

California shoppers may want to start checking those 7-Eleven receipts a little more closely.A new investigation found that the convenience-store giant has repeatedly charged customers more at the register than the prices advertised on store shelves — and Los Angeles County has seen plenty of it.Between 2023 and 2025, 7-Eleven stores in LA County failed 335 of 909 price-accuracy inspections, a 37% failure rate, according to a Guardian investigation.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Some individual stores posted even uglier numbers.An inspector found a 67% overcharge rate at a 7-Eleven in Huntington Park in 2024.The following day, another inspection 19 miles away in North Hollywood found a 50% overcharge rate.A Pomona location also repeatedly ran into trouble.

During one 2025 inspection, five of 13 items rang up higher than their shelf prices.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!An energy drink advertised at $1 with a rewards card rang up at $3.49.A tropical fruit-flavored snack marked $1 came up at $2.89, while a $2.29 Hershey’s Mr.

Goodbar rang up at $3.49.And the problem wasn’t necessarily fixed after inspectors left.In July, a Guardian reporter visited 10 LA County 7-Eleven stores that had previously failed price-accuracy inspections and bought 10 items at each.Half of those shopping trips resulted in overcharges.At the Pomona store, a two-for-$5 deal on Quest protein chips wasn’t honored.At the North Hollywood location, five items rang up for more than their advertised prices.Employe...