
FDA Registered, Cleared, Approved: What’s the Difference?
Medical devices like to tout their status with the FDA. But what’s behind these terms?
Risk free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.
Negative-option offers – they turn sales transactions on their heads. Instead of a business selling you a good or service, negative-option offers start with the premise that you’ve already bought it, and it’s your responsibility to contact the business to cancel your order.
There are four different types of negative options to watch out for:
Now you may be wondering how on earth do these shady businesses get their hands on your money when you don’t really want them to? Here’s how: by hiding important terms and conditions in tiny print, using pre-checked sign-up boxes as the default setting, and making it near impossible to cancel with super-strict cancellation and return policies. You really have to be on your guard with these types of marketing ploys. Below are some helpful tips:
If you have been unfairly charged, here are tips on how to fight it.
TINA.org’s continuing coverage of negative-option orders can be found here.
Medical devices like to tout their status with the FDA. But what’s behind these terms?
Shoppers face fictitious pricing, perpetual sales and more when trying to decipher a true bargain in the aisle.
It’s getting harder to distinguish advertisements from objective content.