In Australia there are effectively no laws against bait and switch tactics. Any company can list any price on an item and change the price when people come in-store.
All they have to do is have E&OE (Errors and Omissions Excepted) written somewhere in the catalogue or ad and they can be as unscrupulous as they like!
The US is definitely more consumer-focussed than Australia in this regard.
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In Australia there are effectively no laws against bait and switch tactics. Any company can list any price on an item and change the price when people come in-store.
All they have to do is have E&OE (Errors and Omissions Excepted) written somewhere in the catalogue or ad and they can be as unscrupulous as they like!
The US is definitely more consumer-focussed than Australia in this regard.
posted by: genghisbunny · 5/31/07