Williams-Sonoma’s Halloween Slice & Bake Cookies Ad Alert Williams-Sonoma’s Halloween Slice & Bake Cookies Some colorful ingredients undermine specialty retailer’s “all-natural” claim.
Astound Broadband: ‘No Hidden Monthly Fees’ Ad Alert Astound Broadband: ‘No Hidden Monthly Fees’ Eagle-eyed TINA.org reader spots fee hidden in fine print.
Ulta Beauty Ad Alert Ulta Beauty Sometimes not even the “pretty fine print” has the answers consumers are looking for.
PrettyLittleThing Ad Alert PrettyLittleThing The truth about sales advertised as sitewide can be ugly.
Tommie Copper Ad Alert Tommie Copper Company agrees to pay $1.35 million to settle deceptive advertising charges about its copper-infused compression clothing.
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…
Algaberry Ad Alert Algaberry The FDA sent a warning letter to Algaen Corporation over the marketing of their dietary supplement Algaberry earlier this year. The FDA determined that Algaen was advertising Algaberry as an…
Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments Ad Alert Illegally Sold Diabetes Treatments The FDA in July sent letters to 15 domestic and foreign companies telling them that their sale of diabetes treatments was illegal. The products, which had not been evaluated by…
President’s Refi Program Ad Alert President’s Refi Program This article sets off our suspci-o-meter for a couple of reasons. The phrase: “This one weird/easy/ridiculously easy trick” is almost always for something scammy. We don’t think the president can…
Xtreme Muscle Pro Ad Alert Xtreme Muscle Pro Xtreme Muscle Pro, a fitness supplement, makes a lot of ridiculous-sounding claims on its website (“Convert fat to muscle!” “Hydrate blood cells!” and best of all, “More than 1 ingredient!”),…
Roxy.com Ad Alert Roxy.com A reader submitted this tip concerning a Roxy.com promotion. Roxy apparently sent out an e-mail for a one-day 25% off sale, but the reader received it too late to use…
Kids Live Safe Ad Alert Kids Live Safe From: Kids Live Safe <[email protected]> Date: August 28, 2013 12:53:29 PM EDT To: Subject: Neighborhood ChildPredatorAlert In YourArea Kids Live Safe Dear Neighbor, Did you hear? There are registered child…
Lasik Vision Institute Ad Alert Lasik Vision Institute We recently received an e-mail advertising services from the Lasik Vision Institute (LVI). Our anti-Malware that sneaks onto your computer software blocked all of the links in the e-mail, which…
Herbs of Light Ad Alert Herbs of Light Herbs of Light advertised a number of its supplements with drug-like claims. The FDA was none too happy, and in June, it sent a warning letter to the company telling Herbs…
Wood-E Ad Alert Wood-E The FDA is advising consumers to avoid a sexual enhancement supplement called Wood-E (seriously). Lab tests revealed that Wood-E contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the FDA approved prescription drug…
Simple Skincare Cleansing Facial Wipes Ad Alert Simple Skincare Cleansing Facial Wipes It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.
Degree Solutions Ad Alert Degree Solutions It appears this is not so much an ad for an online bachelor’s degree as it is a portal to other ads.
T.A. Sciences Ad Alert T.A. Sciences Telomeres — the protective end-caps on your DNA — could be the secret to keeping you young, claims T.A. Sciences in their pitch for TA-65. Among other claims, T.A. Sciences…