How Marketers Trick Kids, and Why Parents Should Worry
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
In October 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Just Energy for allegedly enticing customers to sign up for its services by offering energy at low initial “teaser rates” without adequately disclosing that, after the teaser rate period expires, customers are charged “exorbitant variable energy rates” that are higher than the rates charged by other utilities. (Donin et al v. Just Energy Group Inc. and Just Energy New York Corp., Case No. 17-cv-5787, E. D. NY.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits filed against energy suppliers and TINA.org’s coverage of the topic, click here.
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
TINA.org pulls back the covers on this company’s Made in USA marketing.
Brand partnerships worthy of a big “doom!”
Derek Kravitz, Consumer Reports
Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.