CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Information about false advertising class actions filed around the country. Please note: Our list is neither comprehensive nor reflective of TINA.org’s opinion.
When the sale price is the regular price.
Consumers balk at hidden junk fees.
Lawsuits target misleading subject lines.
Allegations: Deceptively advertising 40% discounts when consumers are actually not getting any discounts at all because the purported discounts are ongoing
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that warranties provide coverage for accidental damages when Bob’s Discount Furniture denies claims submitted for such reasons
Allegations: Deceptively advertising discounts when consumers are actually not getting any discounts at all because the store always sells products at the “discounted” prices
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts by comparing discounted prices to artificially inflated “original” prices and as available for a limited time when the purported discounts are ongoing
Allegations: Misrepresenting pricing discounts on products for sale at its gyms by offering steep discounts off of false former prices
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing pricing discounts by comparing discounted prices to artificially inflated regular prices
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts by comparing discounted prices to fake “regular” prices and as available for a limited time
Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts by comparing discounted prices to artificially inflated “original” prices
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising pricing discounts by comparing discounted prices to false reference prices