Cuyahoga County Audits Stores' Back To School Prices, Finds Inaccurate Prices In Cleveland Heights

The Cuyahoga County Department of Consumer Affairs recently conducted a price audit on suburban stores to determine whether they were selling school supplies at accurate prices, reports Patch News Partner WEWS Channel 5.

According to the audit results, two stores in Cleveland Heights that had mis-labeled prices: Walgreen's and Dollar General, reports Cleveland.com. Among 138 stores inspected, 118 stores passed the audits.

Keep in mind stores only had to have one wrong price to be given a failing grade.

The county conducted a consumer affairs "Back-to-School Blitz" and checked the accuracy of prices at 138 northeast Ohio stores. The Department of Consumer Affairs wants to be sure Cuyahoga County consumers are getting the back-to-school deals that they are promised.

The school supply price audit took place during the week of Aug. 5. Inspectors from the Weights and Measures Division completed unannounced audits of drug, discount, office supplies and department stores that were advertising back-to-school products to verify that the prices advertised were accurate.