The Rise of ‘Bait-and- Switch Pricing’
Emily Stewart, Business Insider
Bags of Chifles Plantain Chips
In May 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Plantain Products Company for allegedly deceptively using You know when you buy a big bag of chips, and you’re all psyched for a feast, and then it turns out there are like, three chips in the bag? That bag is slack filled.ed bags for Chifles Plantain Chips. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the opaque bags contain approximately 40% empty space. (Pottish et al v. Plantain Products Company, Case No. 18-cv-904, C.D. Cal.)
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