Advertising Law

Total news: 105
Last news: November 30, 1999 00:00:00

Finally, there is a car dealer that doesnt play games. In its brilliant and funny video, Clay says that other car dealers have found seven ways to bend you over and [stick it to you], but at Clay family dealerships we take a different approach.  The ad goes on to say there are a lot of names for what goes [...] - [Read more]

Can you spot the difference between these two packages of cheese slices? They have the same UPC code, the same look, and probably the same taste faintly reminiscent of a product once called american cheese. The one on the right is called Pasteurized Process Cheese Food and is currently being phased out in favor of the item [...] - [Read more]

Totes is synonymous with umbrellas and other foul weather gear. Recently, Mr. Consumer was shopping for boots and found a pair of Totes boots. These were not the flexible rubber kind, but rather more like a real boot with more rigid sides and sole, and with fleecy lining.  Of concern was the zipper.  If the zipper [...] - [Read more]

CyberDefender offers a free software suite to combat spyware, viruses, and spam. In a recent press release, they say that according to a recent test, CyberDefenderFREE Outperforms Costly Security Software Products at Removing and Blocking Spyware and that it has received high marks for removing and blocking spyware in a new review released this month [...] - [Read more]

Woot.com was likely the first site to only sell a single item per day at rockbottom prices.  Every night at midnight, they discontinue offering that days product and introduce a new one. How do they survive only selling one product per day?  For one, they can sell a lot of them.  On a recent day, they [...] - [Read more]

When buying a condominium, co-op, or new house that has not been built yet, the homebuyer has to do a lot of imagining of what his or her finished home will actually look like. To help, developers show prospective buyers floor plans and maybe even a sample kitchen. What you actually get may be substantially different from [...] - [Read more]

For years, laundry detergent has been sold by the number of uses or loads. One hundred ounce bottles of regular liquid detergent are typically good for 32 loads, for example. Have you noticed, though, that it seems to run out way before you have done that many washes? The secret is in the cup, and how [...] - [Read more]

Have you seen the commercials on TV for mortgage loans where you can get a $150,000 loan for only $450 a month (rather than the usual $1000)? [Watch commercial] The ad is for Quicken Loans Secure Advantage loan. Among the other claims being made are, Choose a low payment month after month, and Cut your payment [...] - [Read more]

Windows Vista is the much touted and latest operating system from Microsoft.  Like most software, the publisher establishes minimum hardware requirements of your computer for the program to operate normally. Microsoft says that a Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least a modern processor (at least 800 MHz), 512 MB system memory, a graphics processor that is [...] - [Read more]

The past two weeks have been a publicity disaster for Jet Blue and a travel nightmare for passengers after hundreds of flights were still being cancelled days after a snowstorm passed. To its credit, the company quickly admitted its errors and embarrassment, and pledged to do better in the future. Rather than a hollow promise to improve, [...] - [Read more]

Everyone has seen the Capital One TV commercials that convey the impression that cashing in points you have earned for a free trip with other banks credit cards is nearly impossible. Whatever date you want, the answer is always no. [Watch commercial.] The fix, they say, is to get a Capital One no hassle card with [...] - [Read more]

Laundry bleach has a very distinctive strong smell that some people like and other people hate.  No wonder that major bleach manufacturers like Clorox have come out with scented versions of their liquid bleach. They now make Citrus Blend (far right), Fresh Meadow, and Mountain Fresh scents in addition to regular. There is one key thing, however, they [...] - [Read more]

Remember Clara Peller?  Some two decades ago, this cranky senior citizen was featured in television commercials for Wendys where she criticized competitors skimpy hamburgers by shouting Wheres the beef? [see commercial] Well, we may have to contact John Edward (the psychic medium who speaks to the dead) to summon Ms. Peller and have her rephrase the question [...] - [Read more]

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