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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Bal Marsius

America's Biggest Convenience-Stores Are Quietly Overcharging Consumers by a Few Cents More Than Sticker Price

7-Eleven and Circle K face repeated price-accuracy failures, with small overcharges at tills and fuel pumps quietly adding to everyday costs for US shoppers (Credit: Aspensmonster/Wikimedia Commons)

Major US convenience-store chains including 7-Eleven and Circle K have repeatedly failed state price-accuracy checks, with some locations overcharging on more than three-quarters of inspected items, according to an investigation based on official inspection records and consumer complaints.

The findings cover weights and measures inspections carried out between 2023 and 2025 across several states and include both in-store purchases and fuel-pump transactions.

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