Back-to-School Shopping Quiz and reminder – check receipts

Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office

It’s back-to-school time again, which means that soon wallets will be stretched, credit and debit cards will be scanned and lots of money will be spent.

The last thing anybody wants during shopping season is to be overcharged by faulty cash register price scanners.

But it can happen. Every year, the County Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures inspects thousands of local businesses to make sure the equipment that scans, weighs and measures the things consumers buy are charging people accurately. And every year they find overcha...