Medicaid Insurance Site Holds No Benefit for Consumers Ad Alert Medicaid Insurance Site Holds No Benefit for Consumers Website claims to provide Medicaid assistance but your personal information is at risk.
How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Consumer News How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare Before you book that great getaway deal, you need to ask some questions.
eHarmony vs. Match.com Ad Alert eHarmony vs. Match.com Dating website eHarmony claims in its television and web ads that it makes more marriages than anyone else.
FTC Runs False Car Ads off Road Consumer News FTC Runs False Car Ads off Road Can you spot what’s wrong with these ads?
Red Envelope Ad Alert Red Envelope A reader was able to catch this radio ad for RedEnvelope.com, a shopping website that is advertising “25% off almost everything” if you use the code “FAST” at checkout.…
U.S. Cellular Belief Plan Ad Alert U.S. Cellular Belief Plan How long a period does “never” cover? Three years, says U.S. Cellular, making “never” a relatively short time. The wireless service provider promised consumers in 2010 that with its “Belief…
Urban Outfitters Ad Alert Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters recently ran a promotion in which they gave out 10% off coupons alongside collectible pins in the mail. Here is the e-mail that ran with the physical mail…
CCW Safe Comment on TINA.org Ad Alert CCW Safe Comment on TINA.org Advertisements are everywhere — sometimes they even appear in our own website’s comment section. On our original ad alert for CCW Safe — a self-defense, legal defense subscription service — a CCW…
Best Buy Black Friday Ad Alert Best Buy Black Friday If an electronics store sends you an email advertising a $2200 television as being on-sale for $999, should you actually be able to buy the television at the $999 price?…
FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Consumer News FTC Files Suit to Halt Mortgage Relief Operation Agency says scheme charged high fees but gave no real help.
Direct Energy’s Pricing Class Action Direct Energy’s Pricing Allegations: Using a deceptive bait-and-switch pricing scheme
Frontier Airlines’ Low Fares Ad Alert Frontier Airlines’ Low Fares Lawsuit accuses airline of running a bait and switch.
TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep Consumer News TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep It’s not the first time the company has been accused of pulling a bait and switch.
Orkin’s Free Inspections Ad Alert Orkin’s Free Inspections Pest control company updates marketing to be “clearer” about what it is actually offering.
A $49.95 Any Sewer or Drain Ad Alert A $49.95 Any Sewer or Drain TINA.org reader was charged a lot more than the advertised price. He’s not alone.
Bumble Bee Tuna’s ‘Dolphin Safe’ Claims Ad Alert Bumble Bee Tuna’s ‘Dolphin Safe’ Claims Lawsuit alleges company’s tuna fishing methods kill dolphins, despite a “dolphin safe” logo on the can.
Nature’s Bounty Fish Oil Class Action Nature’s Bounty Fish Oil Allegations: Falsely marketing that products contain fish oil and two omega-3 fatty acids that naturally occur in fish
Empower Federal Credit Union Class Action Empower Federal Credit Union Allegations: Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees