bait-and-switch advertising

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• bait and switch — n: a fraudulent or deceptive sales practice in which a purchaser is attracted by advertisement of a low priced item but then is encouraged to purchase a higher priced one – called also bait advertising; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

• bait-and-switch — ☆ bait and switch [bāt′ n swich′ ] adj. of, related to, or employing an illegal or unethical sales technique in which a seller lures customers by advertising an often nonexistent item at a bargain price and then attempts to switch their attention …   English World dictionary

• bait-and-switch — v. The practice of advertising a product or service at a low price to bring customers into a store and, once they are there, urging them to buy a more expensive product or service by disparaging the original item or by saying that it is no longer …   Law dictionary

• Bait and switch — In retail sales, a bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the party putting forth the fraud lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is… …   Wikipedia

• bait-and-switch — /bayt n swich /, adj. 1. denoting a deceptive method of selling, by which customers, attracted to a store by sale items, are told either that the advertised bargain item is out of stock or is inferior to a higher priced item that is available. n …   Useful english dictionary

• bait and switch — adjective 1. of or relating to a form of advertising in which a seller advertises a heavily discounted item to attract customers, then claims to have sold out of that item, offering something else at a higher price. 2. of or relating to similar… …  

• bait and switch —  An unethical sales technique wherein low priced goods are advertised but not available when customers come to the store.  ► “Sellers sometimes practice a form of false advertising known as bait and switch. A low priced good is advertised but… …   American business jargon

• bait and switch —    A dishonest sales practice in which a business attracts customers by advertising a bargain price for an item and then claims that the advertised item is no longer available, attempting to switch the prospective customer to a more expensive… …   Business law dictionary

• bait and switch — noun a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product • Hypernyms: ↑selling, ↑merchandising, ↑marketing …   Useful english dictionary

• bait and switch —    This term refers to a deceptive commercial practice of advertising …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• bait and switch — A deceptive sales practice. Such tactic usually involves advertising a low priced product to lure customers to a store, then inducing them to buy higher priced models by failing to stock sufficient quantities of the lower priced item to satisfy… …   Black's law dictionary