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Mouse Print*-- TSA's New $45 Fee for Improper Travel ID Is More Than Double the Original Fee

Last week, the TSA announced a new $45 fee for those passengers without a real ID or passport. We discovered that mere days earlier they had formally set the rate at less than half that! That story is in Mouse Print* this week.

The Price is Right Wrong, Part 1 (False Savings Claims)

Everybody loves a bargain and retailers know it. The more they can convince you that an item is deeply reduced in price, the more likely you are to buy it. But a huge survey of 25 retail chains by Consumers' Checkbook reveals that most of these discounts are fake. They found the same items on sale over and over again suggesting that the sale price was really the regular price. Only three chains didn't play these pricing games: Apple, Costco and Dell.

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The Price is Right Wrong, Part 2 (Overcharges at the Checkout)

A major national investigation by The Guardian collected data from multiple states about overcharges at stores like Dollar General and Family Dollar. They found persistent problems at both chains where shoppers were routinely charged more than the shelf price sign promised. These scanner errors can usually be traced to outdated shelf price labels. And just last week, the Michigan AG sued another dollar store, Five Below, for the same thing.