{"id":5544,"date":"2017-10-10T20:46:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=5544"},"modified":"2017-10-10T20:46:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:46:19","slug":"watch-out-for-these-free-kitchen-and-sports-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/watch-out-for-these-free-kitchen-and-sports-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch out for these \u201cfree\u201d kitchen and sports products"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch out for these \u201cfree\u201d kitchen and sports products<\/h1>\n

By\u00a0Francis Navarro<\/a><\/p>\n

When is free really free? This group of online marketers of “free” and “risk-free” trials of various kitchen and golf products is now in trouble with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly deceiving consumers about the true cost of their offers.<\/p>\n

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As a result, they have now agreed to pay big fines and revise their billing practices to settle the claims. The FTC announced that the online marketing group will now pay a $2.5 million settlement.<\/p>\n

They are also accused of misrepresenting their return, refund, and cancellation policies.<\/p>\n

Deceptive practices<\/h3>\n

According to the complaint, the group's websites, emails, and TV infomercials misled customers into thinking that the products they're offering are free.<\/p>\n

Unknown to the customer, the companies continuously charged the customer's saved credit cards on file monthly if they did not cancel the “free” trials. Customers were also charged if they did not return their “free” products after a certain period of time.<\/p>\n

Read full article and learn more about Deceptive Advertising here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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