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Scanned prices

If you have purchased goods at a store where a scanning device is used to record the price at the checkout, you should always double check that the scanned price is the same as the price advertised on the shelf.

If the scanned price shows an amount higher than the price advertised on the shelf, you should first contact the store manager and point out the error. If you are not satisfied with the outcome, please contact us and we will investigate your complaint.

All supermarkets and food stores operated by, or supplied by, members of the Australian Supermarket Institute have agreed to comply with the Code of Practice for Computerised Checkout Systems in Supermarkets. Under this Code, stores are required to ensure the price accuracy of their checkout systems and shelf pricing procedures. If an error does occur, you will be offered the item free in recognition of having brought the error to the attention of the store. If you have purchased more than one of that particular item, you are entitled to receive the first item free, and subsequent items at the lower (displayed) price.

The Office of Consumer and Business Affairs conducts random audits of stores to check the accuracy of their scanning systems.


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