With prices skyrocketing around us it can seem like what you are being charged is incorrect. And honestly, it might be. Every year the state government audits stores. And this year the number of North Carolina grocery stores they found overcharging for items is well above normal. WRAL reports that while fines normally total around $40,000 or $50,00 this year they exceeded $500,000. 38 stores are listed below that paid fines for overcharging consumers.
This is monitored by the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in an attempt to keep stores honest. They believe many of the issues come from a lack of staff making it harder for stores to keep up. This essentially means that when rung up prices are showing higher than what they are marked on the shelves. One example according to WRAL is the Walmart Supercenter in Raleigh. Auditors looked at 300 items and found that 25 were priced incorrectly. As a result, they were hit with a $5,000 fine.
If you are shopping and realize an item rings up for a different price than advertised make sure to bring it to the attention of a manager. If you’d like to report a store for violations call 984-236-4750. Stores can be issued fines even if what they are doing isn’t breaking the law.
The 38 North Carolina Stores Overcharging For Items
Walmart (Belmont)
Address: 701 Hawley Ave., Belmont
Fine: $2,685
Initial Error Rate: 10%
Walmart (North Tryon)
Address: 7735 North Tryon St., Charlotte
Fine: $9,785
Initial Error Rate: 7%
Dollar General (The Plaza)
Address: 7322 The Plaza, Charlotte
Fine: $10,000
Initial Error Rate: 40%
Dollar General (Albemarle Road)
Address: 10018 Albemarle Road, Charlotte
Fine: $10,000
Initial Error Rate: 24%
Walmart (Pineville Matthews Road)
Address: 3209 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte
Fine: $3,510
Initial Error Rate: 3%
Walmart (Indian Trail)
Address: 2101 Younts Road, Indian Trail
Fine: $11,745
Initial Error Rate: 4%
Dollar General (Marshville)
Address: 505 Jones St., Marshville
Fine: $10,000
Initial Error Rate: 20%
Dollar General (Hwy 74)
Address: 8049 U.S. Highway 74
Fine: $2,625
Initial Error Rate: 8%
Dollar General (Wadesboro)
Address: 1301 E. Caswell Street, Wadesboro
Fine: $2,025
Initial Error Rate: 18%
Dollar General (Asheboro)
Address: 435 N.C. Highway 49 S., Asheboro
Fine: $5,595
Initial Error Rate: 6%
CVS Pharmacy (Asheville)
Address: 440 E. Dixie Drive, Asheboro
Fine: $795
Initial Error Rate: 6%
Walmart (Greensboro)
Address: 121 W. Elmsley Drive, Greensboro
Fine: $1,995
Initial Error Rate: 5%
Family Dollar (Winston Salem)
Address: 3501 South Main St., Winston-Salem
Fine: $7,510
Initial Error Rate: 30%
Dollar General (Yadkinville)
Address: 103 Willow St., Yadkinville
Fine: $6,595
Initial Error Rate: 30%
Advance Auto (Yadkinville)
Address: 947 South State St., Yadkinville
Fine: $6,225
Initial Error: 16%
Dollar General (Mount Airy)
Address: 514 N. Renfro St., Mt. Airy
Fine: $8,110
Initial Error Rate: 16%
Dollar General (Vass)
Address: 4500 Lebelia Road, Vass
Fine: $6,950
Initial Error Rate: 8%
Family Dollar (Goldsboro)
Address: 102 Five Points Road, Goldsboro
Fine: $13,305
Initial Error Rate: 18%
Dollar General (Four Oaks)
Address: 6064 U.S. Highway 301 S., Four Oaks
Fine: $6,695
Initial Error Rate: 30%
Family Dollar (Wilmington St Raleigh)
Address: 3210-101 South Wilmington St., Raleigh
Fine: $11,730
Initial Error Rate: 10%
Family Dollar (Raleigh)
Address: 3605 Amber Lane, Raleigh
Fine: $7,600
Initial Error Rate: 22%
Target (North Hills)
Address: 4191 The Circle At North Raleigh, Raleigh
Fine: $6,245
Initial Error Rate: 6%
Target (Hwy 70)
Address: 4841 Grove Barton Road, Raleigh
Fine: $9,760
Initial Error Rate: 11%
Dollar General (Falls of Neuse)
Address: 1131 Falls River Ave., Raleigh
Fine: $7,925
Initial Error Rate: 8%
Dollar General (Durham)
Address: 4623 Hillsborough Road, Durham
Fine: $4,305
Initial Error Rate: 16%
Walmart (Oxford)
Address: 105 Lewis St., Oxford
Fine: $6,425
Initial Error Rate: 13%
Family Dollar (Henderson)
Address: 1414 E. Andrews Ave., Henderson
Fine: $7,975
Initial Error Rate: 30%
Dollar General (Stovall)
Address: 108 Highway 15 N., Stovall
Fine: $2,985
Initial Error Rate: 16%
Dollar General (Lake Waccamaw)
Address: 124 East Sam Potts Highway, Lake Waccamaw
Fine: $1,005
Initial Error Rate: 20%
Walmart (Wilmington)
Address: 5226 Sigmon Road, Wilmington
Fine: $6,870
Initial Error Rate: 3%
Dollar General (Edenton)
Address: 1503 Virginia Road, Edenton
Fine: $15,000
Initial Error Rate: 16%
Dollar General (Hertford)
Address: 1035 Holiday Island Road, Hertford
Fine: $2,190
Initial Error Rate: 14%
Dollar General (Tyner)
Address: 2803 Virginia Road, Tyner
Fine: $14,380
Initial Error Rate: 14%
Dollar General (Waves)
Address: 26038 NC 12, Waves
Fine: $5,000
Initial Error Rate: 32%
4 North Carolina Cities Rank As Least Educated
4 North Carolina Cities Ranks As One Of The Least Educated
100. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Pennsylvania Welcomes You road sign at the state border
Total Score: 48.57
Educational Attainment: 97
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 94
101. Greensboro-High Point, NC
Greensboro, North Carolina skyline from the west. (Photo: Raynor Garey/Getty Images)
Total Score: 48.41
Educational Attainment: 105
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 37
102. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Florida directional sign
Total Score: 48.16
Educational Attainment: 98
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 103
103. Toledo, OH
WELCOME TO OHIO – traffic sign message
Total Score: 47.29
Educational Attainment: 104
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 92
104. Memphis, TN
Beale St, Memphis
Total Score: 46.59
Educational Attainment: 103
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 114
106. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Florida directional sign
Total Score: 46.40
Educational Attainment: 107
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 93
107. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
Total Score: 46.36
Educational Attainment: 111
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 36
108. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
Iowa state of United States flag on flagpole textile cloth fabric waving on the top sunrise mist fog
Total Score:46.32
Educational Attainment: 102
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 141
109. Fort Wayne, IN
Aerial view over the downtown city skyline of Fort Wayne Indiana USA
Total Score: 46.08
Educational Attainment: 108
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 86
110. Tulsa, OK
Total Score: 45.36
Educational Attainment: 110
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 102
111. Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem North Carolina NC Downtown Skyline Aerial at Sunset.
Total Score: 45.20
Educational Attainment: 120
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 19
112. Chattanooga, TN-GA
Tennessee welcomes you sign at he state border
Total Score: 44.92
Educational Attainment: 112
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 77
113. Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana stateline sign
Total Score: 44.91
Educational Attainment: 114
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 65
114. Fayetteville, NC
The turnabout on Hay Street passes by a historic location in Fayetteville NC
Total Score: 44.88
Educational Attainment: 116
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 51
115. Salisbury, MD-DE
Total Score: 44.16
Educational Attainment: 106
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 143
116. Salem, OR
Travelers will be welcomed to Oregon by this sign on I-5
Total Score: 43.45
Educational Attainment: 121
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 45
117. Port St. Lucie, FL
Florida directional sign
Total Score: 42.87
Educational Attainment: 119
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 99
118. Killeen-Temple, TX
State flag of Texas waving in the wind. Dramatic sky background. 3d illustration.
Total Score: 42.83
Educational Attainment: 113
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 125
119. Augusta-Richmond Country, CA-SC
Total Score: 42.12
Educational Attainment: 117
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 129
120. Vallejo, CA
California state – road sign map
Total Score: 41.93
Educational Attainment: 109
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 148
121. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Total Score: 41.33
Educational Attainment: 118
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 138
122. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
Aerial view of Las Vegas strip in Nevada as seen at night USA
Total Score: 41.25
Educational Attainment: 126
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 32
123. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Mississippi State welcome sign along the US Highway 61 in the USA; Concept for travel in America and Road Trip in America
Total Score: 41.13
Educational Attainment: 122
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 108
124. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Pennsylvania Welcomes You road sign at the state border
Total Score: 40.42
Educational Attainment: 123
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 119
125. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Total Score: 40.09
Educational Attainment: 125
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 101
126. Lancaster, PA
Pennsylvania Welcomes You road sign at the state border
Total Score: 39.67
Educational Attainment: 128
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 73
127. Flint, MI
Michigan Welcome Sign – summer time.
Total Score: 39.49
Educational Attainment: 124
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 126
128. Canton-Massillon, OH
WELCOME TO OHIO – traffic sign message
Total Score: 39.48
Educational Attainment: 129
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 75
129. York-Hanover, PA
Pennsylvania Welcomes You road sign at the state border
Total Score: 39.10
Educational Attainment: 127
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 98
130. Reading, PA
Pennsylvania Welcomes You road sign at the state border
Total Score: 37.17
Educational Attainment: 131
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 113
131. Rockford, IL
Total Score: 36.92
Educational Attainment: 130
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 131
132. Mobile, AL
Total Score: 36.88
Educational Attainment: 132
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 80
133. Lafayette, LA
Louisiana stateline sign
Total Score: 36.17
Educational Attainment: 137
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 6
134. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
WELCOME TO OHIO – traffic sign message
Total Score: 35.22
Educational Attainment: 133
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 88
135. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
West Virginia flag on a flagpole waving in the wind, blue sky background. 3d rendering.
Total Score: 34.97
Educational Attainment: 134
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 64
136. Riverside-San Bernardino- Ontario, CA
Daytime skyline aerial view of downtown Riverside, California, USA.
Total Score: 33.48
Educational Attainment: 136
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 67
137. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
Florida directional sign
Total Score: 32.21
Educational Attainment: 140
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 61
138. El Paso, TX
State flag of Texas waving in the wind. Dramatic sky background. 3d illustration.
Total Score: 31.90
Educational Attainment: 139
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 81
139. Fresno, CA
California state – road sign map
Total Score:
Educational Attainment:
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap:
140. Salinas, CA
California state – road sign map
Total Score: 29.61
Educational Attainment: 141
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 115
141. Corpus Christi,TX
State flag of Texas waving in the wind. Dramatic sky background. 3d illustration.
Total Score: 29.26
Educational Attainment: 138
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 139
142. Ocala, FL
Florida directional sign
Total Score: 28.74
Educational Attainment: 135
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 149
143. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
State flag of Texas waving in the wind. Dramatic sky background. 3d illustration.
Total Score: 28.08
Educational Attainment: 143
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 96
144. Stockton, CA
California state – road sign map
Total Score: 25.84
Educational Attainment: 145
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 97
145. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
Downtown Hickory NC
Total Score: 24.75
Educational Attainment: 144
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 145
146. Modesto, CA
California state – road sign map
Total Score: 20.58
Educational Attainment: 146
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 142
148. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
State flag of Texas waving in the wind. Dramatic sky background. 3d illustration.
Total Score: 14.88
Educational Attainment: 150
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 9
149. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
State flag of Texas waving in the wind. Dramatic sky background. 3d illustration.
Total Score: 10.34
Educational Attainment: 149
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 121
150. Visalia, CA
California state – road sign map
Total Score: 9.09
Educational Attainment: 148
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 147
Most Educated Cities
Two North Carolina Cities Are Among The Most Educated In The Country
30. Lansing-East Lansing, MI
Lansing, Michigan, USA at the Michigan State Capitol during the evening.
Total Score: 62.3
Educational Attainment: 38
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 26
29. Urban Honolulu, HI
Beautiful rainbow over the Hawaii skyline
Total Score: 62.49
Educational Attainment:
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap:
28. Asheville, NC
Asheville, North Carolina, USA at twilight.
Total Score: 62.61
Educational Attainment: 38
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 26
27. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT
Total Score: 64.07
Educational Attainment: 21
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 127
25. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 27: A view of the skyline from the Allspring Global Investments: New Brand Launch at PEAK at Hudson Yards on April 27, 2022 in New York City.
Total Score: 65.23
Educational Attainment: 27
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 16
24. Lexington-Fayette, KY
Aerial view of Jacobson Park Lake and Richmond Road in Lexington, Kentucky
Total Score: 66.17
Educational Attainment: 23
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 31
23. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Total Score: 67.07
Educational Attainment: 18
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 118
22. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Total Score: 67.13
Educational Attainment: 25
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 3
21. Huntsville, AL
Huntsville, Alabama, USA park and downtown cityscape at twilight.
Total Score: 67.41
Educational Attainment: 24
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 12
20. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
The New York State Capitol Building in Albany, home of the New York State Assembly. Monument of General Sherman on horseback.
Total Score: 67.58
Educational Attainment: 20
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 83
19. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Image of Minneapolis downtown skyline at sunset.
Total Score: 68.12
Educational Attainment: 13
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 116
18. Tallahassee, FL
Aerial photo Downtown Tallahassee Florida State Capitol
Total Score: 68.47
Educational Attainment: 22
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 7
17. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Portland, Oregon, USA downtown skyline with Mt. Hood at dawn.
Total Score: 69.24
Educational Attainment: 19
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 50
16. Portland-South Portland, ME
Portland, Maine, USA coastal townscape on Portland Harbor.
Total Score: 69.58
Educational Attainment: 16
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 70
15. Trenton-Princeton, NJ
The capital statehouse of New Jersey lights up as the sun sets the Delaware River in the background city of Trenton
Total Score: 70.11
Educational Attainment: 15
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 71
14. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Total Score: 70.78
Educational Attainment: 12
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 79
13. Colorado Springs, CO
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Total Score: 71.64
Educational Attainment: 14
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 30
12. Provo-Orem, UT
Aerial view of Provo City, Utah, Y Mountain, Brigham Young University, and surrounded neighborhoods
Total Score: 71.73
Educational Attainment: 17
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 24
11. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Fayerweather Island, Black Rock Harbor, Bridgeport, Connecticut, lighthouse
Total Score: 71.96
Educational Attainment: 8
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 146
10. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
Total Score: 73.84
Educational Attainment: 11
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 13
9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Panoramic view of Seattle cityscape and Space Needle at sunset, Washington, USA
Total Score: 75.34
Educational Attainment: 10
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 14
7. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Durham, North Carolina, USA downtown cityscape.
Total Score: 78.06
Educational Attainment: 9
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 4
6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Boston, Massachusetts, USA skyline over Boston Common.
Total Score: 78.26
Educational Attainment: 6
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 47
5. San Fransisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
The crookedest street in the world Lombard street at dawn. San Francisco is lightened by morning sun.
Total Score: 80.77
Educational Attainment: 4
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 17
4. Madison, WI
Madison, Wisconsin, USA downtown skyline on Lake Monona in the daytime.
Total Score: 80.83
Educational Attainment: 2
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 49
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Total Score: 82.03
Educational Attainment: 5
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap: 5
1. Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. This campus is known as the Law Quad. The buildings show the Lawyers Club, a dormitory.
Total Score:
Educational Attainment:
Quality of Education & Attainment Gap:
Smartest States
Study Ranked The Smartest States And South Carolina Its Not You
50. West Virginia
Total Score: 12.6
49. Mississippi
Total Score: 13.3
48. Louisiana
Total Score: 15.2
47. Arkansas
Total Score: 19.1
46. Nevada
Total Score: 20.0
45. New Mexico
Total Score: 20.4
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA downtown cityscape and street at twilight.
44. Alabama
Total Score: 22.4
43. Oklahoma
Total Score: 22.4
42. Texas
Total Score: 23.9
41. South Carolina
Total Score: 28.0
White more than double the bottom two on this list, SC did still sore a dismal 28.0. In contrast the “smartest” state on this list scored a 93.9.
40. Kentucky
Total Score: 30.5
39. Florida
Total Score: 32.4
38. Tennessee
Total Score: 34.2
37. Arizona
Total Score: 35.9
36. Idaho
Total Score: 36.5
15. Nebraska
Total Score: 52.5
14. Kansas
Total Score: 53.3
13. Utah
Total Score: 55.5
12. Maine
Total Score: 55.8
11. New York
Total Score: 57.8
10. Washington
Total Score: 60.3
9. Minnesota
Total Score: 67.0
8. Colorado
Total Score: 69.4
7. New Jersey
Total Score: 69.5
6. New Hampshire
Total Score: 70.5
5. Vermont
Total Score: 72.2
4. Virginia
Total Score: 72.5
3. Maryland
Total Score: 72.8
2. Connecticut
Total Score: 73.8
1. Massachusetts
Total Score: 93.9
Massachusetts decidedly takes the win, with a score a full 20 points higher than the 2nd place state.
