[Franco Cozzo]

Also they just got fined for pulling the oldest trick in the book

A tax time promotion by retail giant Kogan that promised 10% discounts but saw some customers end up paying more for their products has now cost the company $350,000.

The retailer was found to have deceived and misled customers in mid-2018 with an end of financial year promotion offering a 10% discount on some products between 27 and 30 June with the code “taxtime” at checkout.

The federal court, following an investigation by the consumer watchdog, found Kogan had increased its prices ahead of the promotion and then reduced them again on 2 July. It ordered Kogan to pay a penalty of $350,000, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Monday.

The ACCC chairman, Rod Sims, said the price reductions weren’t genuine savings and many customers who bought one of the 600 or more products actually paid the same or more for their items than they would have immediately before or after the promotion.

https://www.theguardian.com/australi...time-promotion