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Car-shopping website faces lawsuit over allegations of falsely advertising car prices.

‘Breaking Medicare’ with a Back Brace?

Reader alerts others to companies that potentially “break” Medicare by overcharging for medical products.

How to Avoid a Summer Vacation Nightmare

Before you book that great getaway deal, you need to ask some questions.

Walmart’s Advertised Price Matching

Frontier’s TV + Internet Bundle

A TINA.org reader sent us a copy of Frontier’s advertised prices for its TV bundles: But the reader says when he called to sign up for the TV and Internet…

Overstock.com Falsely Advertised Customer Savings

California court slaps company with millions in civil penalties.

Check Gallery

A TINA.org reader recently submitted this tip about Check Gallery, a website that sells customized bank checks. She received an e-mail advertising a two-for-one deal on personal checks, which seemed…

Congress Members call on FTC to Investigate Deception at Outlet Stores

Will the government finally take notice of misleading marketing and pricing?

The McShane Letter

We received something called the McShane Letter via snail mail. Something about it seems off: There’s a lot going on here. Even in the first sentence: Donald B. McShane is…

Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

The travel website My Holiday Break advertises a variety of vacations packages at incredible prices. How does this service get away with offering such low prices?  According to the front…

National Association of Realtors

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is a large trade organization whose many members are residential and commercial real estate brokers, real estate salespeople, property managers, appraisers, and others involved…

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021

Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.

Discounts Advertised at Eddie Bauer Retail Stores and Website

Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts from artificially inflated reference prices

DealDash Perpetual Sale Database

Discounts on Old Navy Merchandise

Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts from artificially inflated reference prices

Major Energy’s Rates

Allegations: Falsely representing that prices are competitive and reflect market conditions

Safeway’s Online Grocery Delivery Services

Allegations: Charging customers higher prices than those represented at the time of checkout

Discounts on Shutterfly

Allegations: Falsely advertising discounts from artificially inflated reference prices

Discounts at Dressbarn

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing discounts from artificially inflated original prices