California Consumers May Be Affected By Jos. A. Bank Deceptive Practices

Jos. A. Bank deceptive practices have been the target of a false sales lawsuits for the past several years.

Jos. A. Bank, a menswear retailer known for its buy-one-get-one sales events for suits, has been hit with lawsuits from multiple states, including New York, Georgia and Florida, as well as private lawsuits.

These lawsuits allege that the retailer actively misleads its customers using deceptive sales practices.

Lawsuits against the retailer claim that Jos. A. Bank deceptive practices surround their well-known buy-one-get-one free sales model, which they often take to the extreme.

Indeed, these sales at Jos. A. Bank are so prevalent that Saturday Night Live focused on their buy-one-get-three-free deal in one of their late-night skits, joking that a suit from Jos. A. Bank is so low-priced due to buy-one-get-three-free pricing that it is “effectively cheaper than paper towels.”

However, the buy-one-get-one deals that appear to be such a great discount may actually not be much of a price cut at all.

According to one lawsuit over Jos. A. Bank deceptive practices, filed in Ohio last year, the retailer’s buy-one-get-one deals “require consumers to buy one ‘regular price’ suit to get one (or more) free, but the stated ‘regular price’ is a fabrication.”

According to the lawsuit, the supposed “regular price” of the suit “is a price no consumer has actually ever paid for a Jos. A. Bank suit not in connection with some sale or discount.”

The lawsuit goes on to call these kinds of sales practices “inherently deceptive,” and makes consumers believe they are getting a significantly better deal than they actually are.

This is not the first time the menswear retailer has been linked with deceptive pricing allegations. Such allegations date back at least ten years. In fact, the company settled charges by the New York State Attorney in 2004. The settlement was for $425,000.

Jos. A. Bank Deceptive Sales Practices Affect California Consumers

California false advertising laws require that retailers sell an item at its original or regular price for at least 3 months before ever offering that item at a sale or discount. Otherwise, these prices cannot be considered “regular” or “original.”

However, Jos. A. Bank deceptive practices lawsuits claim that the retailer’s advertised “regular prices” are falsified, and were not offered for any length of time prior to being placed on sale.

In some cases, consumers that purchases items “on sale” are paying either the same or more than the true price of the clothing according to California false advertising law, lawsuits allege.

If you live in California and have purchased clothing from Jos. A. Bank in the last five years, such as a suit, jacket or other item that was advertised as being on sale, you may be able to join a Jos. A. Bank deceptive practices lawsuit investigation.

Join a Jos. A. Bank Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you purchased a Jos. A. Bank clothing item that was advertised as on “sale” at a California Jos. A. Bank clothing store over the last 5 years, you may be eligible to join a free class action lawsuit investigation and pursue compensation.

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