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- Advertising Review:
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On 11/21/2024 12/10/2024 and 12/18/2024 BBB contacted gearclubdirect.com regarding their 2. Comparative Price, Value and Savings Claim and requested they modify their advertisement to meet BBB Code of Advertising
The business advertised the following on their website:
Chauvet DJ Linear Wash Lights DJ Lighting Package with Swarm 5 FX ILS, USB Transceivers and Lighting Controller
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$1,733.00
$1,299.99
SKU:ILSKIT7-COLORBANDS
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The BBB requested that the business modify their website to disclose the basis for the price comparison on all products listed.
BBB Code of Advertising states (in part):
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2. Comparative Price, Value and Savings Claims
BBB recognizes that truthful price information helps consumers make informed purchasing decisions and that comparative price advertising plays an important role in promoting vigorous competition among retailers. At the same time, misleading or unsubstantiated pricing claims injure both consumers and competitors. The following examples offer guidance on ensuring that pricing claims are truthful and not misleading.
2.1. Advertisers may offer a price reduction or savings by comparing their selling price with:
2.1.1 Their own former selling price;
2.1.2 The current selling price of identical products or services sold by others in the trade area (the area in which the company does business or where the advertisement appears)
2.1.3 The current selling price of a comparable product or service sold by the advertiser or by others in the trade area)
2.2 In each case, the advertisement must clearly and conspicuously disclose which basis of comparison is being used.
2.3 When these comparisons are made in advertising, the claims must be based on the provisions in Sections 3-7
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About This Business
GearClubDirect is an audio-visual equipment dealer specializing in DJ equipment, production and studio equipment, concert and special effects equipment, sound systems, headphones, and other music equipment and gear. They have an online store, showroom, and demo room. The warehouse has over 25,000 square feet of space and is open to the public. Brands include AKG, American DJ, Beats By Dre. Dre, Crown, DB Technologies, Elation Lighting, Electro Voice, Gator, Global Truss, JBL, Korg, Moog, Nord, Novation, Pioneer, Rane, RCF, Soundcraft, X-Laser, and Zoom. Products include DJ equipment, lighting, speakers and subwoofers, production software, amplifiers, beat machines, studio monitors, headphones, amplifiers and accessories, guitars, bass guitars, keyboards, ukuleles, MIDI controllers, microphones, cases, racks, cables, and complete packages for installation and production
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois
- BBB File Opened:
- 9/13/2013
- Business Started:
- 7/7/2011
- Business Started Locally:
- 7/7/2011
- Business Incorporated:
- 7/7/2011
- Type of Entity:
- Corporation
- Alternate Names:
- GearClubDirect DJ, Inc.
- Business Management:
- Mr. Meir Lavi, General Manager
- Mr. Sharone Lavi, Co-Owner
Additional Contact Information
- Principal Contacts
- Mr. Meir Lavi, General Manager
- Customer Contacts
- Mr. Meir Lavi, General Manager
- Fax numbers
- Other Fax: (773) 930-3916
- Additional Phone Numbers
- Other Phone: (773) 853-0067
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