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.
Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs Consumer News Consumers Getting Smoked by E-Cigs Consumers complain to feds that various e-cig companies are fleecing them into repeated credit card charges for vapor products.
Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom Blog Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.
HelloFresh Brands HelloFresh TINA.org found meal-kit company deceptively marketing “free” meals and using ROSCA-violating autorenewal subscriptions.
FTC: 15 Skin Care Companies Offering ‘Bogus’ Free Trials Consumer News FTC: 15 Skin Care Companies Offering ‘Bogus’ Free Trials Agency obtains restraining order against skin care marketers who it alleges repeatedly charged consumers.
TINA’s Take: Trial Offer Leaves Consumers with Clenched Teeth Consumer News TINA’s Take: Trial Offer Leaves Consumers with Clenched Teeth Low-cost trial offer for teeth whiteners carried a high price.
Perfect Age Anti-Wrinkle Cream Ad Alert Perfect Age Anti-Wrinkle Cream “Risk-free” trial offer could end up costing you plenty.
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.
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…
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…
Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Blog Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
TurboTax Brands TurboTax TINA.org filed an amici brief supporting FTC in case against Intuit regarding misleading TurboTax Free Edition ad campaign.
FreeLife Brands FreeLife TINA.org investigated FreeLife as part of its larger investigation into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims used by DSA-member companies. To learn more, click here.
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…
At FTC’s Request, Court Halts Alleged ‘Free Trial’ Scheme Consumer News At FTC’s Request, Court Halts Alleged ‘Free Trial’ Scheme Alleged internet marketing scam bilked tens of millions of dollars from consumers, the FTC says.
eCig Brand Starter Kit Ad Alert eCig Brand Starter Kit Would you like to be charged $144.94 for a “free trial”? Well then, according to a TINA.org reader, eCig Brand may be the e-cigarette free trial for you. Bob K.…