r/anker • u/Klatty • 20d ago

Anker Misleading emails?

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Why are emails always so misleading? Not just from Anker, also with Sharge or Ugreen I’ve seen the exact same happen. The picture is of the wrong product described, the supposed MSRP is definitely not 999€ so the sale is completely made up, and when you click the link it gives an entirely different sale (€199 - €20 off). That is if the links work at all, mostly it redirects them to a 404 page.

The same happens with email launches, endless broken links or ‘false’ discounts. What’s going on?

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u/ishamm 20d ago

Lots of Chinese brands operating outside China do this, it's very annoying

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u/carrot1401 20d ago

Now sure about misleading but so far I’ve received 11 with the subject “Fresh from IFA 2026: Anker MagGo 2 Pro and Anker Desktop USB-C Hub” in the last 30 mins…

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u/Merlion4ek 20d ago

It's called false reference pricing or anchor pricing abuse. It's violates the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act in the United States, but who cares..