Class Action Accuses Home Depot of Charging More Than Advertised Prices

A new class action lawsuit accuses Home Depot of charging customers more at checkout than the prices advertised on store shelves.

The lawsuit was filed on February 27, 2026 in Illinois federal court by plaintiff Hazel Cabanlit. According to the complaint, Home Depot displays one price on the shelf — but when you get to the register, you're charged a higher amount. The lawsuit alleges some items rang up 10% to 40% more than the advertised shelf price.

The complaint calls this a "bait and switch," alleging that Home Depot uses shelf pricing to attract customers and influence purchasing decisions, then charges them more than they expected to pay at checkout.

This isn't the first time Home Depot has faced accusations like this. In 2024, the retailer paid nearly $2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by six California district attorneys over the same type of pricing discrepancies — items scanning at higher prices than the shelf tag showed. That settlement required Home Depot to implement a price accuracy program with additional audits and training.

According to the new lawsuit, those fines didn't stop the practice. The complaint alleges that $2 million in penalties was not enough to deter a company of Home Depot's size, and that the retailer has continued the same pricing practices because it's more profitable to pay the fines than to fix the problem.

The lawsuit seeks to represent anyone in the United States who purchased merchandise from a Home Depot store and was charged more than the advertised shelf price.

What can you do right now?

There's no settlement yet and no claim form to file — this case was just filed. But if a settlement is reached, Home Depot customers who were overcharged could be eligible for a payout.

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