Baby Accessories
Mothers Lounge, LLCFind BBB Accredited Businesses in Baby Accessories.
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- Advertising Review:
On March 7th 2019, BBB contacted Mothers Lounge requesting modification or discontinuation of certain practices of the company. The practices questioned were:
1. Business is sending out “gift cards” from their different online businesses, including Carseat Canopy. These gift cards are sent in an envelope which appears to have lost its return label. In reality, it seems to be a marketing tactic meant to make the envelope look more like mail from a friend. The card in this round of mailings was signed by a “Jen,” likely purposely ambiguous to hide that these advertisements are coming from a company. BBB believes that the use of these marketing scenarios is questionable.
2. BBB shopped on carseatcanopy.com for a $49.95 product with a Mother's Lounge gift card. BBB noted that if you do not use the $49.95 “gift card,” the economy shipping is free. However, if the gift card is inserted, then the economy shipping increases to $11.97 (because the dollar amount for "free" shipping has not been met to get "free" shipping).BBB’s Code of Advertising, “Free” section 14 specifically under 14.1.2 states that the price should not be increased, if offering a discount. If the price is increased there is no discount, therefore the shipping is not "free," nor is the "gift card." http://www.bbb.org/utah/for-businesses/code-of-advertising
3. BBB also asked that the business include information in their mailing regarding where the business is located, namely a return name and address on the envelope, or to include in the information inside the envelope.
To date, the company has not provided a response to BBB to modify or discontinue these concerning practices.
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