DES MOINES, Iowa (WOWT) – A class-action lawsuit filed in Iowa is accusing the gas station chain of charging customers full price on items advertised at a discount in stores in five states.
The suit filed Aug. 28 in Polk County includes photos of promotional signage advertising a 2-for-$4 sale on cans of Four Loko beverages on July 10 and a receipt showing the customer paid $3.50 apiece for two beverages at a Casey’s General Stores location in Humeston, Iowa. Another image shows a sign advertising 2-for-$6 sale on Smirnoff Ice beverages along with a receipt showing the customer paid $3.50 each for two qualifying cans at a Casey’s in Corydon, Iowa.
“Further investigation showed similar advertised discounts at various of Defendant’s stores in Iowa and Nebraska that were not applied at the point of sale,” the document states, including photos of signs and receipts indicating price discrepancies on a variety of beverages and even candy in July and August.
The lawsuit comes five months after a lawsuit alleged that Casey’s conspired with an Iowa Board of Regents member conspired to limit competition at gas pumps. According to a March report from the Iowa Capitol Dispatch, a smear campaign — including workforce intimidation — was lodged against JF Aquisitions to keep them out of Casey’s General Stores, “one of JF’s most significant customers nationally and the largest convenience store chain in the Midwest region.”…