CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Marks et al. v. United Parks & Resorts, Inc.
24-cv-1992, S.D. Cal.
(Oct. 2024)
United Parks & Resorts
(a company that sells tickets to theme parks, including Sea World and Sesame Place)
Falsely advertising discounts off of artificially inflated regular prices and as available for a limited time
Deceptively hiding mandatory fees until the end of the checkout process
Pending
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