O2PUR Brands O2PUR TINA.org investigated e-cigarette company O2PUR and found that it deceptively advertised the health and financial benefits of switching to e-cigarettes, enrolled consumers in a negative option offer without properly disclosing…
The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context Blog The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context POST HIGHLIGHTS • Meaning of Amway rules (1979), especially the “70% rule” and subsequent deterioration • Koscot (1975), Omnitrition (1996), and BurnLounge (2014) provide seminal rulings on the determination of…
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Looking back at our accomplishments.
J.Crew Brands J.Crew TINA.org investigated price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, including at a J.Crew Factory store, and found that it ran perpetual – and therefore fabricated and deceptive –…
Kardashians Brands Kardashians TINA.org investigated the Instagram accounts of Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, as well as Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and found that they were each engaged in deceptive marketing — publishing…
TEFL Institute Brands TEFL Institute TINA.org investigated the TEFL Institute, an Illinois company selling “Teaching English as a Foreign Language” training and certification, and found that it falsely advertised its accreditation status.
HelloFresh Brands HelloFresh TINA.org found meal-kit company deceptively marketing “free” meals and using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions.
Hanna Andersson Brands Hanna Andersson TINA.org investigated price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, including at a Hanna Andersson outlet store, and found that it ran perpetual – and therefore fabricated and deceptive…
WillaGirl Brands WillaGirl TINA.org investigated WillaGirl, Inc. and found that it was using a number of deceptive marketing tactics to promote its line of skincare products to young girls, including advertising products as…
SevenPoint2 Brands SevenPoint2 TINA.org investigated SevenPoint2, a California-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it used numerous unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to promote its nutritional products, in violation of a 1999 FTC Order.
Warner Brothers Brands Warner Brothers TINA.org investigated Warner Brothers’s use of online influencers to promote video games and found that the company was violating an FTC Order that barred it from misrepresenting sponsored content as the…
Skechers Brands Skechers TINA.org investigated price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, including at a Skechers outlet store, and found that it ran perpetual – and therefore fabricated and deceptive –…
Vemma Brands Vemma TINA.org investigated Vemma Nutrition Company, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sold liquid supplements, energy drinks, and weight management products, and found that it was operating a pyramid scheme that…
Bob’s Discount Furniture Brands Bob’s Discount Furniture TINA.org investigated Bob’s Discount Furniture’s offer of “interest free” financing and found that the store deceptively advertised its financing by failing to make clear that interest on unpaid balances would…
NourishLife speak (Lifetrients) Brands NourishLife speak (Lifetrients) TINA.org investigated NourishLife (which later changed its name to Lifetrients) and found that it was deceptively advertising a potentially harmful supplement called SpeechNutrients speak by, among other things, claiming it…
Liter Sale at Sally Beauty Supply Class Action Liter Sale at Sally Beauty Supply In September 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sally Beauty Supply for allegedly misleadingly advertising a “Liter Sale,” suggesting that all the products included in the sale would be…
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Hanna Andersson: Pricing Feb. 17, 2017 to Aug. 28, 2017 Evidence Hanna Andersson: Pricing Feb. 17, 2017 to Aug. 28, 2017 As part of its investigation of price advertising tactics used by outlet stores in Connecticut, TINA.org visited the Hanna Andersson store at Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets in Clinton, Connecticut on…