Retailers say scanner technology has several advantages: speeding checkout time, lowering labor costs, and improving sales and inventory records. They also say that scanning results in fewer pricing errors than manual entry.

While shopping at the Canton, MI, Meijer store, I purchased 3 different 1/2 gallons of chocolate milk. One was sugar free, one low fat, and one was regular chocolate milk. All three rang up at 3.72. I did not pay attention, as a few weeks ago the chocolate milks were all $1.99. I know prices [...]

The morning of Dec 18, 2005, at Circuit City in Troy, MI, I went to purchase a TV Adaptor for my Laptop. This Hauppauge WinTV USB2 1020 adaptor was advertised at $39.99 after $40 manufacturers & $20 Circuit City mail-in rebates (see side image). When I saw the product on display, the display tag indicated [...]