BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) – A Dollar General store in Bolivia paid $9,300 in fines, the largest penalty among 10 stores fined after failing three price scanner inspections in the second half of 2025.
According to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division, the store at Southport-Supply Road had error rates ranging from 7.67% to 10% across the three failed inspections, with overcharges on items identified on each visit.
The Bolivia store was fined $2,600 after a July inspection found an error rate of 7.67% for 23 overcharges on a 300-item lot. A September follow-up inspection found an error rate of 10% for 30 overcharges on a 300-item lot, resulting in a $3,175 fine. A November inspection found an error rate of 8% in 24 overcharges on a 300-item lot, resulting in a $3,525 fine…