Five Below pays Michigan $179,500 after inspectors found $5 items rung up for $6 or $7

Discount retailer Five Below agreed to pay Michigan $179,500 to resolve allegations that it overcharged customers at stores across the state, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.

The settlement requires Five Below to improve employee training and verify that shelf prices match register charges, according to the agreement Nessel's office released.

State inspectors in 2025 found pricing violations at 20 Five Below stores on 30 separate occasions, the attorney general's office said. Items labeled $5 rang up for $6 or $7, scanners overcharged customers, and prices were not clearly displayed in some cases.

"Michigan consumers must be able to trust that the prices they see on the shelves match what they are actually being charged," Nessel said in a press release. "This agreement holds Five Below to a high standard of accountability and ensures they take concrete steps to improve their business practices moving forward."

Inspectors from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's Weights and Measures program enforce the state's pricing rules. The program operates under the Michigan Shopping Reform and Modernization Act and the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, which require retailers to charge the prices displayed on shelves.

Under the settlement, Five Below will conduct internal price audits. An independent auditor will inspect the retailer's prices four times over the next year and can impose penalties for additional violations.

Michigan shoppers who are overcharged at stores are protected by the Shopping Reform Act and can seek compensation, according to state law. Customers can also report stores that fail to display prices properly to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.