Walmart has been sued over price discrepancies between products sold in stores and online.
A class action lawsuit was filed by shoppers against Walmart on January 13 for allegations of fraud.
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Kevin Adelstein has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio over a price discrepancy at Walmart.
Adelstein claims that product prices differ in stores and online.
Specifically, I looked online for the price of a product advertised as available at Walmart stores in Aurora, Ohio.
However, when he arrived at the store, he claims the price was higher than online.
The lawsuit provides three specific examples of product and price discrepancies, Yahoo reports.
Online, Adelstein claims the weed killer is listed for $19.97.
However, in store, he claims he was charged $21.77.
Another herbicide product and ceramic wax that Adelstein purchased at the store were $4.02 and $7.88, respectively, higher than the prices displayed online.
His attorneys allege that Walmart violated Ohio and federal consumer protection laws, according to Cleveland.com.
Lawyers claim thousands of customers were likely affected.
Walmart is known for price matching in certain situations.
But their policies can be strict.
According to the retailer’s website, “Walmart reserves the right to change the terms of this policy at any time.”
“The manager on duty will make the final decision on price matching.”
But Adelstein insists customers don’t realize they’re being charged more money when they shop in stores instead of online.
The US Sun has reached out to Walmart for comment.
