And the name of the wine shop in question is.........?

I wouldn't hesitate to say if I was sure it was deliberate. EL

Similar thing happened to me at the liquor store on Dulaney Valley Road, across from Towson Town Center. I say similar because the end result was NOT the same. I purchased a six pack of...I think it may have been Dogfish Head 60 Minute (was probably a year ago, so hard to remember). There was a price list posted on the cooler, listing this product at something like $7.50 or $8. At the register, it rang up to be $9.99 plus tax. Needless to say I commented on that. The cashier simply said, "Oh, that's an old list." If I hadn't been in a rush, I would have simply walked out. I have not returned, and do not intend to return any time soon.

James Bond used to say:

"If something happens once, its happenstance;

It it happens twice, its coincidence;

If it happens three times, its enemy action."

They'd probably been drinking. I know I would have been.

Not trying to make excuses, but I think prices are going up so rapidly that the "tags" can't keep up! Same thing has happened to me in several places of late, always 50 cents to a buck which seems to be the amount that everything has risen lately.

BTW, just had lunch with dad in Pikesville and noted that the empty large building across from the Pikes Diner has a sign advertising the coming of Mari Luna.

Thanks for the tip! EL

I work in a liquor store and this has happened to me a few times recently. The price of wine (especially imported wines) have gone up more times than usual this year because of the price of fuel to ship them. Whereas, normally you may re-price the store once or twice a year, you end up having to do it almost once per quarter to keep up with the increases. Of course then, you have to put the new prices on the bottles - not always as easy as it sounds.

I love the Wine Source in Hampden, and continue to shop there every week, but this same thing has happened to me (with beer and wine) several times in the past few months.

This happened to me at the Wine Source in Hampden about 6 months ago on a number of bottles included with a large purchase. I emailed the owner about it and a refund was offered.

That being said, excuses can only be made so many times. The responsibility sits with the merchant to accurately charge what is displayed for their products - I believe the law states as much. Honestly, how many times can you goof before it starts to look like mismanagement or worse, malice?

I purchase all my wine at the Wine Source because of the selection of Kermit Lynch Imports (If Lynch does't import it I don't buy it.) I will certainly check my receipts much more carefully for now on.

If wine stores can't re-price quickly, how do they handle those weekly sales?
As an IT guy once told me, when all else fails blame the computer.

Went to the Wine Source Saturday and experienced no problems.

After reading this yesterday I stopped for a bottle of wine on my way home to Fed Hill and I was charged more than the tagged price. When I inquired I was told the tags just haven't been updated yet and I was refunded the difference in cash (they already ran my card). I need to start paying attention at the check out!