https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 07:23:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading/page/2#post-1426411 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 17:58:56 +0000 catgirl 1426411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I do! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading/page/2#post-1426308 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 15:06:55 +0000 texstyle 1426308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this demonstrates a struggling company - Talbots didn't seem to do this type of thing "back in the day" when they were doing really well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading/page/2#post-1426282 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:03:17 +0000 Laurinda 1426282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The US does&nbsp;have laws against deceptive advertising; whether they get enforced is another matter.</p> <p>From <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/advertising-faqs-guide-small-business">the FTC site</a>:</p> <p>WHAT TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING RULES APPLY TO ADVERTISERS?<br />Under the&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/41.html">Federal Trade Commission Act</a>: <ul> <li>Advertising must be truthful and non-deceptive;</li> </ul> <br />WHAT MAKES AN ADVERTISEMENT DECEPTIVE? <p>According to the FTC's&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/policystmt/ad-decept.htm">Deception Policy Statement</a>, an ad is deceptive if it contains a statement - or omits information - that:</p> <ul> <li>Is likely to mislead consumers acting reasonably under the circumstances; and</li> <li>Is "material" - that is, important to a consumer's decision to buy or use the product.</li> </ul> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426279 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:52:50 +0000 Tanya 1426279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very misleading.&nbsp; I also interpret it as extra 50% of the price that is already reduced, how can it even be interpreted other way?&nbsp; I would be very upset if I went to buy something and the price turned out different then what it should be based on the advertising. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426278 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:51:05 +0000 Thistle 1426278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So not cool.&nbsp; Their online promotions are stupid and wonky. Either play the Ann Taylor game and give me 50% off what I see on the site, or just show the price on the price on the site. Grrr. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426275 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:49:30 +0000 Anonymous 1426275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's false advertising, and makes me want to boycott the store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426263 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:58:56 +0000 unfrumped 1426263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Peri, also were you watching an online price vs. store sticker price? That's where the trickiness is coming in.<br /> In the local Talbot's , the sticker price for the Audrey sweater is still only marked down to $ 129 , so they are doing about half of that- though I thought I only saw $69 . But online you don't get to see the sequence of price so they'll just show a sort of current price after everything. It is truly a pain. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426230 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:50:11 +0000 Carla 1426230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Had an interesting experience at a JCrew B&amp;M store that I'm pleased to report! </p> <p>Went with DS#2 and shopped a pair of wool trousers (lined) marked down to159.99 from 224.00. Sign said 40% off, so $64.00 taken off. At the counter the SA who helped us overheard us talking about Uni, and asked if DS was a student? - then gave us an additional 15% off! We picked up a merino grandpa cardi and 2 t-shirts, all marked down due to post Christmas sale and student discount for a total of $202.26 CA.</p> <p>Additionally, when I asked about the cashmere sweaters, and if they pilled, the SA wouldn't say dirrectly that they did, but volunteered quietly that 'customers had been returning them, saying 'your quality isn't what it used to be'! </p> <p>We were very happy with what we got, and did pass on the cashmere. I had been skeptical,about JCrew, but my sons have been very happy with the items they have picked up there, and my one sweater is 1 year old and holding up very nicely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426214 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 06:13:24 +0000 Archer 1426214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We are not shocked though that advertising is manipulative are we - just that this is treating us as real suckers I'm surmising here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426212 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:41:28 +0000 Nora 1426212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I got the same email the other day, went to the site to grab something I'd seen that I wanted, did the same calculation, came to the same conclusion and closed the window in annoyance. It must work on more people than it annoys, or they wouldn't do it, but I can't figure out why. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426203 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:10:48 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1426203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with how you read the ad, and I would have done the same thing: I would refrain from buying just because of their misleading advertising. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426194 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:43:02 +0000 Gaylene 1426194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Misleading and dumb, in my opinion. Luring the customer into the store and then disappointing them at the time of purchase doesn't seem like a winning strategy to me. Why on earth would you want a grumpy and disgruntled customer leaving your store with a purchase that made her feel she was the victim of retail trickery? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426136 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 02:13:45 +0000 Helena 1426136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Peri, I agree - misleading at best.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426091 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:38:58 +0000 Windchime 1426091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Blatantly misleading! I don't know why they have to resort to that kind of false, tricky advertising. I think it would cause more ill will than good will toward the business. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426067 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:03:45 +0000 unfrumped 1426067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, being word person, I'm wondering if they are so devious that they&nbsp;are using&nbsp;" 50% off " as an adjective, as in, we have items that are marked down 50% off, instead of, take 50% off of (existing) markdowns. That would be so bad; I'd hate to see it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426065 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:01:23 +0000 unfrumped 1426065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's shabby, and I shop Talbots regularly. What I think is bad is that they've added that little 50% off sticker recently. Yes, it does NOT say "50% off <u>all</u> markdowns" (there is no "all" in the ad), but it was not necessary to add this promo to their "up to 70% off" unless it was something really different going on. If I saw this in the store as a sign and there were not new, additional 50% off all items I'd seen on sale earlier, I would feel they were being disingenous for sure and possibly trying to suck people in to bringing something to&nbsp; checkout and then going, oh well,&nbsp;I'll take&nbsp;it&nbsp; anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426043 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:28:39 +0000 Peri 1426043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad to see I'm not the only one thinking this! I might feel like $80 was fine to pay if the wording had been straight forward, but on principle I don't want to support their manipulation. I feel like they are tricking people into buying, thinking they are getting this amazing deal when they are really only getting an okay deal.&nbsp;The tiny footnote Sterling found&nbsp;just makes me think even more that they know what they are doing! </p> <p>If&nbsp;they present it honestly, people can decide if the okay deal is good enough on its own merits. Most places who advertise 50% off all markdowns really do mean 50% off all markdowns.&nbsp;</p> <p>Liz, I'm not clear on what you mean...they did give you 50% off the lowest markdown? Because that is not happening here...I have been watching the price so I know what the lowest markdown was and the new price is more like 10% off that.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426034 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:11:09 +0000 Gail 1426034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In my Talbots yesterday it was 50% off the marked down prices in red on the tickets. &nbsp;I didn't look at the cashmere sweaters &nbsp;but usually they are not marked down as much as the other items&nbsp;to begin with. I do agree on their ads being misleading they have a huge sign in the window stating 70% off but up close it says&nbsp;"up to " 70% o.ff </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426033 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:10:49 +0000 rachylou 1426033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's false advertising. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426032 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:10:22 +0000 Alassë 1426032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes - misleading wording. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426031 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:10:00 +0000 Suz 1426031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would have read it the way you did, Peri. Frustrating.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426020 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:54:54 +0000 susanm 1426020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that your interpretation is correct. It is not an extra 50% the way they interpret it. Macy's frequently has this kind of deal—Ann Taylor and Banana Republic too now that I think about it—and the additional percent off is off the already-reduced price. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426016 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:53:18 +0000 deb 1426016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, Talbot's puts the extra discount in the price stated. This has always bugged me, even when there was no on line service, catalog only. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426015 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:52:44 +0000 Anonymous 1426015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I checked the Talbot internet site. &nbsp;As Liz indicated, there is a tiny footnote that says the prices online are marked 50 percent off. &nbsp;I only saw the footnote though because I specifically looked for it after reading Liz's comment. &nbsp;I would never have seen it otherwise and I would have assumed as you did. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1426007 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:42:01 +0000 Anonymous 1426007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No. You are not being too picky. &nbsp;The ad&nbsp;<i>is</i> misleading (intentionally so). &nbsp;I have also noticed that prices in the store often differ from what is listed on the internet site. &nbsp;Then they manipulate the price depending on whether you are in the store or the internet. &nbsp;I don't know how they get away with this. &nbsp;I stopped shopping there altogether. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1425998 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:21:12 +0000 Anonymous 1425998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with you. "Extra" to me means off the already marked down price. This time of year I would expect more than 50% off the original price for anything wool. There aren't many weeks left to wear it this season. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1425985 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:53:17 +0000 Gigi 1425985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LisaP is right. An "extra" 50 percent is on top of the markdown, or it wouldn't be "extra"! It's not misleading but an outright lie. Grr. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1425984 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:51:35 +0000 Liz 1425984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This week, I went to Talbots and&nbsp;bought a sweater that was 50% off the clearance price, just like the card you got promised.&nbsp;</p> <p>The banner on their website has the same promotion with a note on the right-hand side, "prices online reflect discount." The price online is the same price I paid in the store after my extra 50% off.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1425979 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:46:12 +0000 SW Ann 1425979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you--this is completely misleading....extra has no other meaning--over and above what's already the discount....I got a card that said just that, and assumed that the last price would be 50% off the last price that was marked.&nbsp; I went to the store but found nothing I wanted so didn't realize that was the case.&nbsp; If I had found something and not gotten it for half off the last price, I'd have pitched a fit!&nbsp; And probably left without the item on principal. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talbots-ad-do-you-think-this-is-misleading#post-1425976 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:40:26 +0000 shipskitty 1425976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with you. 50% off of all markdowns implies the markdowns are further discounted. If they had said all sales items now marked down to 50% - that would have been much clearer.&nbsp; </p>