Actually,
Don't quote me if I'm wrong, but if you have a discrepency in the tag and the till, you pay the lower. As long as it was not a outdated "sale" price, even if it is, most stores will honor the "sale" price if they find the tag on the shelf (they will remove it immediately although). Same goes with gas stations, if the till and pump prices don't match you pay the pump price. I think it is a federal law, you will notice it at some stores where they have a "barcode compliance" notice when you enter it.
In this case, they accepted the transaction, even if it was a higher ticket price. Someone labeled the "bag" with the selling price that had the authority to do so (as long as you did not change the price), so that sales person is responsible for the sale. Just like getting a discount at other stores.
You legally completed the transaction, and they couldn't do anything to prosecute you after the fact.
If you had claimed that the charge on you credit card was fraudulent after the fact, then they can do something about it (We had someone do that to us).
This is just my own personal opinion.
If this had happened at my store we would honor the price as it was our mistake.
Ken - BWA
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