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Wowcher Ltd t/a Wowcher
A product listing for a “Grey Memory Foam Divan Bed”, seen on www.wowcher.co.uk on 27 March 2019, included a roundel contained the price “FROM £99” above a scored through price of £469.01. Further down the page in the “Full details” section text stated “We’re ...
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Funeralbooker Ltd t/a Beyond
Claims on a funeral comparison website were misleading.
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BrandAlley UK Ltd t/a BrandAlley, Brand alley
A website ad making savings claim on a mattress topper was banned for being misleading.
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StubHub (UK) Ltd
A poster ad for a third-party reseller that claimed to guarantee genuine tickets would always be sold was misleading.
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Pepper Deals Ltd
A website promotion for a luggage set was not clearly identifiable as an ad.
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RSD Travel Ltd
A magazine price comparison ad for a holiday to Cyprus was banned for being misleading.
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Sunshine Cruise Holidays Ltd
A newspaper ad for cruises was found to not be misleading on pricing.
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The Hut.com Ltd t/a MyProtein, Lookfantastic
An ad on a website offering discounts for beauty products was banned for being misleading.
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Objective Concept t/a copyright.co.uk
A company website did not make clear customers would be entering into an annual subscription for its copyright service.
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Amazon Europe Core Sarl
An Amazon website ad for Prime was banned for breaking the rules around misleadingness and qualification.
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appleiphoneunlock.uk
A phone repair website quoted misleading prices.
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Outfox the Market Ltd
A Facebook video and associated post advertising Outfox the Market broke the ad rules by misleadingly claiming the company provided the 'cheapest green tariffs in the UK.'
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Tesco Stores Ltd t/a Tesco
TV and press basket comparison ads for Tesco were found to be misleading.
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Lidl Northern Ireland GmbH
A regional press ad for Lidl, seen in the Belfast Telegraph between 15 and 19 January 2019, had a headline which stated "HEALTHY SAVINGS!" followed by text which stated "SAVE £46* VERSUS THE SAME SHOP IN TESCO". The ad showed two supermarket trolleys filled with different products. ...
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Buy It Direct Ltd
A website for Laptops Direct, www.laptopsdirect.co.uk, seen on 18 February 2019, advertised an electriQ 35" WQHD 100Hz HDR FreeSync Curved UltraWide Gaming Monitor for £339.97. Text above the selling price stated "You save: £310.00".
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BVG Group
A brochure for Samuel Windsor, a menswear brand, seen in September 2018, stated on its cover page, “END OF SEASON SALE SAVE UP TO 70%”. The brochure included a number of products that were discounted against “TYPICAL HIGH STREET PRICE”: a. Page 4 included a listing for “THE FAMOUS SAMUE...
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Ziffit Ltd
A TV ad for Ziffit.com, an online selling service, seen on 8 February 2019 opened with an animation of a man and woman surrounded by books. The voice-over stated, “How can you quickly turn books into money? Ziffit.com pays for all kinds of books as well as CDs, DVDs and games, simply use our app to zap the barcod...
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Lidl UK GmbH t/a Lidl
A national press ad seen on 17 January 2019, featured the claims “YOUR MONEY'S WORTH MORE AT LIDL” and "Prices crunched all year round" above a photograph of four branded food products including Cathedral City cheddar cheese. Text below stated “£11.50 at Morrisons” and &ldquo...
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DSG Retail Ltd in association w/Reach Plc
The Liverpool Echo website www.liverpoolecho.co.uk, featured what appeared to be an article with the headline “Currys PC World launches its incredible Black Friday 2018 deals with £600 off TVs”. A subheading stated “Products from brands such as Sony, Hotpoint, HP and Nintendo are included”...
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Zestify Media Ltd
A TV ad for Zestify Media, seen on 5 January 2019, showed an epilator with a crossed out 'was' price of £39.99 and a 'now' price of £19.99. Alongside that was a pink circle that featured the claim "SAVE 50%".
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Cameron Mackintosh Ltd - unconfirmed
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Splendor SA
Media: National press
Topic: Clothing, shoes and jewellery, Pricing and charges -
EMP Mail order UK Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Internet (display)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
TalkTalk Telecom Ltd
Media: Email
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Pricing and charges -
Tapi Carpets & Floors Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Point of sale
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Pricing and charges -
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC
Media: Internet (social networking)
Topic: Computers, phones and telecoms, Pricing and charges -
Boots UK Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Pricing and charges -
Coral Interactive (Gibraltar) Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Freedom Travel Group
Media: Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Promotions and competitions, Pricing and charges -
Hilton Worldwide Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Performance Cycling Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Argos Ltd
Media: Television
Topic: Pricing and charges -
TalkTalk Telecom Ltd
Topic: Pricing and charges
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BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC
Media: Leaflet, Direct mail
Topic: Pricing and charges -
CARPHONE WAREHOUSE GROUP
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Dairy2Door Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Sutton Green Golf Club
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges