Category: Misleading Ads
“Magic” “Free” “Air Coolers” Returns To Connecticut Rip Off Consumers
In case you missed the last marketing campaign to try to get you to call and order a free miracle air cooler that will only cost you $400, today you have another chance in Connecticut. In repeat today’s full-page ad in the Courant, you are again offered an opportunity of a lifetime, only if you [...]
BBB Admits It Was Suckered Into Giving “HAMAS” An A- Rating For $425
The Southland Better Business Bureau in California today admitted that it made a mistake by accrediting a fake company called Hamas and giving it an A- rating, but insists that it does not damage its credibility or that of the Better Business Bureau. Unidentified critics of the BBB’s letter grade system – to show how [...]
“Free” Miracle Air Cooler from MIRA-COOL Only Costs $400
Today’s Courant carries a full-page ad with the banner headline “Connecticuters set to get free air cooling units.”
“A new miracle air cooler is actually being given away free…miracle air cooler to stay cool for pennies a day.”
Ct AG Questions If Craigslist Has Done Enough To Stop Illegal Ads
ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES SUBPOENA TO CRAIGSLIST SEEKING EVIDENCE OF EFFORTS TO BLOCK OR PROFIT FROM ILLEGAL PROSTITUTION ADS Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today issued a subpoena to craigslist, Inc. seeking evidence that the company is fulfilling its public promise to fight advertisements for prostitution and other illegal activity, and whether the company is profiting from [...]
Teacher Jobs Could Be Saved By Eliminating Public Notice Mandate
The lede story in today’s Courant is about the expected layoffs of 2,000 teachers in Connecticut because of the economy. I wonder how many of those critical jobs could be saved if the General Assembly had the backbone to stand up to The Courant – the main driver of the Ct Daily Newspaper Association’s misleading [...]
Anti-wrinkle Face Serums: Long On Promises, Short On Results
Trying to get rid of wrinkles? According to the latest Consumer Reports issue, anti-wrinkle face serums will do little for you besides lightening your pocket book. Consumer Reports purchased 9 face serums ranging from $20 to $65, but found results to be similar to tests of face creams. “After six weeks of use, the effectiveness [...]
Courant Foreclosure Ads: More Expensive For Victims Than Identical Ads For Anyone Else
The Hartford Courant is the only daily newspaper in Connecticut that charges a higher rate for victims of foreclosure than for anyone else purchasing similar ads in its Sunday real estate section. That information was contained in a document the Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association sent to state judges this week. After I disclosed the discrepancy, [...]
RJR To Pay Connecticut $150,000 For Violating Tobacco Advertising Settlement
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) will pay the state $150,000 to settle his lawsuit alleging a 2007 Camel advertising spread in Rolling Stone magazine used cartoons in violation of the master tobacco settlement. The company also agreed to end its “The Farm: Free Range Music” campaign, [...]
Hartford Courant Charges More For Public Notice Ads Than LA Times Does, Lawyer Says
Revelations about The Hartford Courant’s high rate structure for mandatory public advertisements continue, with an East Hartford lawyer claiming that he had to pay a higher fee for a Courant legal notice than for any other newspaper – including the Courant’s sister paper – The Los Angeles Times. You can read attorney Ryan McKeen’s blog, [...]
Public Notice Fight: Courant May Have Given Away The Hidden Agenda Today – It’s The Foreclosure Ads, Stupid
For several days I have been wondering about why the Hartford Courant and other daily newspapers are so worked up about the possibility of losing money from municipal public notices. Neither the Connecticut Council Of Municipalities nor the Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association claims to know how much money is involved – though the CDNA director [...]
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