TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- While you're out holiday shopping, you can take some comfort in knowing that the price you're being charged at the cash register is likely to be pretty accurate.
The Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services released Wednesday the results of its pre-holiday scanner survey. Sixty-three stores in Florida were tested for accuracy. The error rate was just over 1 percent.
Even better news is that nearly half of the errors favored the customers.
Department spokesman Terry McElroy says customers should still be checking that they are being charged the correct amount by looking at the scanning equipment or checking your receipt.
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