Rulings (12)
  • Churchill Retirement Living Ltd

    • Upheld
    • 04 December 2024

    A national newspaper ad failed to include the significant conditions of a promotion, including a closing date.

  • Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content)
    • 27 November 2024

    A website promotion misleadingly described a promotional item as “free”, did not make clear promotional items would have to be purchased upfront before being redeemed via a cashback mechanism and omitted significant conditions.

  • Sports Supplements Ltd t/a Bulk

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 04 September 2024

    An email contained a promotion which wasn't capable of being used and so wasn't administered fairly.

  • Sky UK Ltd t/a NOW

    • Upheld
    • Website (ad feature)
    • 31 July 2024

    A website ad for NOW TV omitted material information about the inclusion of ads in basic streaming membership plans.

  • Future Farm Plant-Based Food UK Ltd t/a Future Farm

    • Upheld
    • Packaging
    • 29 May 2024

    The product packaging for a Future Farm Future Burger, seen on 9 February 2024, featured a promotion. Text on the front of the packaging stated, “WIN £1000 BUY ME AND SCAN TO ENTER *T&C’S APPLY”. A QR code was in the centre of the text.

  • Prettylittlething.com Ltd t/a Prettylittlething.com

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 15 May 2024

    A series of tweets misleadingly implied that a promotion included all product lines, failed to include the closing dates or times of the promotion and misleadingly implied that further discounts would not be available when the promotion ended.

  • Whitbread Group plc t/a Premier Inn, Beefeater

    • Upheld
    • Search (paid)
    • 01 May 2024

    A paid-for search ad made misleading claims about the price of hotel rooms.

  • Lenovo Technology (UK) Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 28 February 2024

    An email contained the misleading claim “Get 10% off any product”.

  • Space NK Ltd t/a Space.NK

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 28 February 2024

    A competition via an Instagram post did not award a prize in accordance with change, was not administered fairly and omitted significant conditions.

  • Witcombe Festival

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 07 February 2024

    A competition via Instagram post didn’t award the winner the promised prize or a reasonable equivalent.

  • HJ Heinz Foods UK Ltd t/a Heinz

    • Upheld
    • Packaging (promotion)
    • 24 January 2024

    A packaging promotion for ‘free days out’ omitted significant conditions.

  • Kellogg Europe Trading Ltd t/a Kellogg Company

    • Upheld
    • 20 December 2023

    The product packaging for Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Clusters, seen on 17 July 2023, featured a promotion. Text on the back of the packaging stated “FREE ADULT TICKET” next to a triangle symbol. Below, text stated “ADULT TICKET OR CHILD TICKET = FREE ADULT TICKET”. Text underneath stated &ldquo...

Informally resolved (1)
  • Benefex Ltd

    • 12 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Promotions and competitions