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Bait and switch advertising occurs when a particular item is priced so low that you have to be lured into the store to get it. This is the "BAIT". Since the offer is so incredible the general public acts like a mob and floods the store;
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The bait and switch is alive and well on the car lot. ... Ross: Some states require that the dealers list the stock number of the car they're advertising. You get that, take it to the lot, you might be able to see that car. But if it's a stripper, do you want it?
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Best Buy advertised a sale on the DVD: ... In fact there were two different Terminator 2 editions on the shelves and one was the one mentioned in the advertisement, ... I got them to get a manager who repeated the information adding that they would not be getting anymore in at all and that's why they couldn't do rain checks.
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www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff37758.htm
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I told him that they were false advertising and I would report him. He seemed to think I would let this go,wich I was until today when the same advertisement ran in todays paper 3/3/00. Also contacted BBB and a local trouble shooter.
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Illegal practice that employs 'bait and switch pricing.' Also called bait advertising ... bait and switch advertising in the news ... ... in the Advertising, Marketing, & Sales and Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subjects.
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"We cannot allow bait and switch advertising to become an accepted practice in the highly competitive business of electronics sales or any other retail business. Advertising products without having the inventory to back up those advertisements is against the law," Herr said.
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www.state.nj.us/oag/ca/press/prin.htm
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“Deb Bortner, Director of the Department’s Division of Consumer Services, noted that in addition to bait and switch advertising, Linden allegedly violated the Mortgage Broker Practices Act by misrepresenting loan terms, omitting required disclosures, and engaging in an unfair and deceptive practice.
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www.raincityguide.com/2007/12/28/linden-home-loans-char...
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Bait and Switch Advertising Method of consumer deception that involves advertising in such an attractive way as to bring the customer in, followed by ... Business Dictionary: Bait and Switch Advertising...
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According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Bait advertising is an alluring but insincere offer to sell a product or service which the advertiser in truth does not intend or want to sell. Its purpose is to switch consumers from... ... Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Inside Bait and Switch Advertising...
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