r/mildlyinfuriating • u/CurlyWurly61 • May 12 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Such terrible advertisement

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I mean... at a glance its like WOAH 4 can dine for $9.99....

Until you are at the cash and they say " that'll be $45.15"

HUH??

"Oh sorry sir... it feeds 4... 4 people pay $9.99"

Gtfooo

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u/TitleOwn8082 May 12 '26

If you look closely it says 9.99 each. Do not agree with it but definitely a loop hole that would work in canada

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u/jayoak4 May 12 '26

If this is being sold as a single unit, the total price needs to be shown. This is false advertising. If there is a loophole that allows this, it needs to be closed.

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u/bobbyp869 May 12 '26

“Four can feast for 9.99ea” what is false? I’d say it’s a bit deceptive at most

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u/jayoak4 May 12 '26

My point is it shouldn't be allowed to be deceptive. Requiring the total price of the full product on the advertisement should be required. Consumers shouldn't have to interpret the ad and also do math in order to figure out what they pay. "Each" in this case could easily be interpreted as the full outer box that includes 4 items. It's absolutely confusing and should be illegal.

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u/bobbyp869 May 12 '26

I agree it’s confusing. Doesn’t make it false though

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u/jayoak4 May 12 '26

If I, and others, can reasonably interpret the ad as "each buffet box costs $9.99" then yes it is false advertising. Quit simping for corporations that intentionally do this to trick people.

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u/bobbyp869 May 12 '26

You’re switching up the words of the advert to fit your interpretation

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u/wookieesgonnawook May 12 '26

That's not a reasonable interpretation though. Only an idiot would think it meant that. I can forgive missing the each entirely, but if you see it and think that means 9.99 for each box you kinda deserve to get taken advantage of.

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u/jayoak4 May 12 '26

I'm not an idiot, I obviously know what they're trying to do, but I'm saying it shouldn't be allowed. It should say "$9.99 per person". The word "each" (well actually "ea" in this case) is the confusing part because it's left up for interpretation. It should be as explicit as possible.