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StubHub’s Advertised Prices Class Action StubHub’s Advertised Prices Allegations: Misleadingly advertising low ticket prices without properly disclosing and including additional fees
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Equinox Anti-Wrinkle Products Ad Alert Equinox Anti-Wrinkle Products We recently received a tip from a reader about Equinox Anti-Wrinkle products, which are currently being advertised around the web. Equinox sells moisturizers that are supposed to dramatically improve the…
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Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke? Consumer News Is the New Cool a Smokeless Smoke? All the cool kids are doing it, but are e-cigs a less harmful alternative or just a new way to get addicted to nicotine?
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Ticket Prices on Vivid Seats Class Action Ticket Prices on Vivid Seats Allegations: Misleadingly advertising low ticket prices without disclosing that additional service and delivery fees will be added at checkout
Chick-Fil-A Deliveries Class Action Chick-Fil-A Deliveries Allegations: Deceptively hiding delivery charges from customers
Walmart+ Subscriptions Class Action Walmart+ Subscriptions Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the terms of subscriptions
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Good Chop: ‘Free Chicken Wings for Life’ Ad Alert Good Chop: ‘Free Chicken Wings for Life’ Spoiler: the chicken wings are neither free nor do they last for life.
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Crowd Cow’s ‘$100 of Free Meat’ Ad Alert Crowd Cow’s ‘$100 of Free Meat’ As a TINA.org reader put it, it’s only “free” if you first spend money.