{"id":6316,"date":"2018-03-25T12:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T12:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=6316"},"modified":"2018-03-25T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T12:30:45","slug":"snuggie-customers-receive-7-2m-in-refunds-thanks-to-ftc-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/snuggie-customers-receive-7-2m-in-refunds-thanks-to-ftc-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement<\/h1>\n
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By Kelly McCarthy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Snuggie has raked in millions, but now the company behind famous “as seen on TV” fleece blanket is being forced to pay its customers $7.2 million back in refunds.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Federal Trade Commission\u00a0(FTC) alleged that Allstar Marketing Group, the New York-based company behind the infomercial product, misrepresented and deceived customers with its ads.<\/p>\n

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According to court documents, the FTC said Allstar's “buy-one-get-one-free” promotion failed to disclose additional charges to customers for processing and handling.<\/p>\n

The product is said to be available for “just $19.95” and promises consumers the offer will be doubled for “less than $10 each.” Those ads never disclosed that a $7.95 handling fee would be applied to each product in the order, which nearly doubled the total price to $35.85.<\/p>\n

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

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