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.
Move Free Glucosamine Brands Move Free Glucosamine TINA.org, along with AARP, objected — as amici curiae — to a class-action settlement that sought to resolve claims filed against Schiff Nutrition for deceptively marketing Move Free® Advanced glucosamine…
Free Doesn’t Usually Mean Free Consumer Basics Free Doesn’t Usually Mean Free There’s lots of strings attached to offers of free products and services.
TurboTax Free Ad Alert TurboTax Free Spoiler: Filing your taxes with this product “could cost you money” and those are TurboTax’s words.
Kroger’s ‘Gluten Free’ Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips Ad Alert Kroger’s ‘Gluten Free’ Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips The bag lies, says a website that tests food labeled “gluten free.”
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: ‘Not Tested on Animals,’ ‘Cruelty Free’ Consumer News Decoding Cosmetics Claims: ‘Not Tested on Animals,’ ‘Cruelty Free’ TINA.org investigates what’s behind the cruelty-free logos on the labels of cosmetic products.
Ciroc Vodka’s Gluten-Free Claims Ad Alert Ciroc Vodka’s Gluten-Free Claims One thing’s for sure: Ciroc is not the only vodka “out there” that’s gluten free.
O2PUR Free E-Cigarette Starter Kit Ad Alert O2PUR Free E-Cigarette Starter Kit Déjà vu? TINA.org files complaint with Utah Attornery General regarding “free” and other claims.
Elite Metal Tools: ‘Free Shipping on ALL Orders’ Ad Alert Elite Metal Tools: ‘Free Shipping on ALL Orders’ “Free Shipping on ALL Orders” turns out only to be good on around 90 percent of orders.
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.
Orkin’s Free Inspections Ad Alert Orkin’s Free Inspections Pest control company updates marketing to be “clearer” about what it is actually offering.
HelloFresh’s ‘17 Free Meals’ Ad Alert HelloFresh’s ‘17 Free Meals’ Here’s how much you have to spend to get 17 “free” meals.
Great Value Lactose Free Milk Ad Alert Great Value Lactose Free Milk A reader submitted the following tip concerning Great Value Lactose-Free Reduced Fat 2% Milk from Wal-Mart: We came across this after my wife consumed the Walmart brand Lactose Free milk…
Lear Capital’s ‘Free’ Silver Will Cost You $20K Ad Alert Lear Capital’s ‘Free’ Silver Will Cost You $20K Know what you’re getting into with this promotion for $500 worth of “free” silver coins.
Endeavor Metals’ ‘Free’ Shipping Will Cost You $15K Ad Alert Endeavor Metals’ ‘Free’ Shipping Will Cost You $15K Precious metals seller transcends the very meaning of free, among other problems for consumers.
TurboTax’s Free Services Class Action TurboTax’s Free Services Allegations: Deceptively marketing TurboTax’s free tax filing services
MoviePass: ‘Get a Month Free’ Ad Alert MoviePass: ‘Get a Month Free’ The movie ticket subscription service is back. Unfortunately, so too are the deceptive ads.
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.