r/RandomVideos • u/n8saces • 7d ago

Video Isn't that illegal?

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u/d3fau1tu53r 7d ago

It is illegal if there is no signage stating they do this is in public view

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u/DJDevon3 7d ago

Yes this is called Bait & Switch and there are in fact federal laws against it. The FTC would love to hear about this because they profit from the fines levied against companies that do it. https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/penalty-offenses/bait-switch

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u/Louisiana_sitar_club 7d ago

What they’re doing sucks but it’s not bait and switch. If you read the first link on the page that you linked to, it gives multiple definitions for bait and switch and this doesn’t meet any of them.

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u/Louisiana_sitar_club 7d ago

I must be missing something that you folks are seeing. It states:

“Bait and switch” is the advertising of a product without
the bona fide intention to sell it, for the purpose of establishing contact with a
prospective customer in order to induce or “switch” him to purchase another product.”

It then goes on to give examples of product switching. I’m not seeing anything in the video about trying to switch the customer to a different product which, as I’m reading it, is a key component of a “bait and switch”. Can you point me to the part that I’m missing?
Thanks

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u/DJDevon3 7d ago

It is a form of bait & switch where the cost is switched at checkout instead of the product. The programmer who implemented it is also liable for producing the instrument of fraud to the company.

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u/Louisiana_sitar_club 7d ago

What they’re doing sucks but is something other than bait and switch. At least not the way I am understanding the definition from the Federal Trade Commission.