CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
In May 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Petmatrix for allegedly falsely marketing its Dream Bone is “99 percent digestible and contain[s] no rawhide” when it actually contains a large amount of ingredients that are indigestible. (Docken et al v. Petmatrix, LLC, Case No. 16-cv-994, C. D. CA.)
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When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg