CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Information about federal 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 discounts from artificially inflated original prices