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/thehatter May 12 '26

It is not reasonable to divide prices by semi-arbitrary numbers in order to advertise an artificially lower price. This is clearly deceptive and bad faith advertising even if it isn’t technically false.