Some Massachusetts Shoppers Wrongly Taxed On Food Ordered On Walgreens Website

By WBZ-News Staff, CBS Boston

January 24, 2024

BOSTON - Massachusetts shoppers should pay attention to the details of their orders when shopping online.

Consumer advocate Edgar Dworsky discovered he was improperly charged sales tax when he ordered cookies online from Walgreens.com. When he picked up the order from his local store, the receipt showed a sales tax of $1.79. But in Massachusetts, food is not taxed.

Dworsky, the founder of Consumerworld.org, decided to test out other items to see if they too were taxed and discovered many other food items were also taxed. When he reached out to Walgreens, they confirmed there was a mistake and corrected the problem. They also confirmed that the extra tax was being added to many products.

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