Jos. A. Bank Advertising Scams: What California Consumers are Saying

As a retailer of men’s clothing, shoes and accessories, Jos. A. Bank has been around for more than a century. Established in 1905, the retailer carries higher end brands on its website and offers sales both in its retail stores as well as through its web store.

A quick jaunt to the Jos. A. Bank website shows that clicking through the categories, consumers will find it difficult to locate an item offered at full price.

Wrinkle free dress shirts are offered at half price for the “Deal of the Day,” 1905 No Iron Dress Shirts, belts and denim are “Buy 1, Get 1 50% OFF,” luggage is 25% off, and clearance items are offered at an additional 40% off.

While many consumers will say that the company often has great deals on the products it sells, other consumers say these same sales are Jos. A. Bank advertising scams.

A Closer Look at the Alleged Jos. A. Bank Advertising Scams

Some California consumers have alleged that the pricing structure employed by the men’s retailer are misleading, false and deceptive and referred to these practices as Jos. A. Bank advertising scams.

The consumers say that the regular or original prices listed on the clothing, shoes and accessories at Jos. A. Bank are artificially inflated. These artificial prices are then marked down to a sale price or are part of a special discount that leaves each individual item closer to the prevailing market retail price.

For example, Jos. A. Bank has offered customers deals such as “Buy One, Get Two Free” or “Buy One, Get Three Free.” If a consumer buys a suit at $600 and gets three free, the consumer thinks he has gotten a great deal of three suits for $150 a piece when they would have been $2400 for the set of four suits at original price.

Are These Pricing Practices Legal?

Retailers are required to have items on sale at their original price for three months before they are able to discount the items, according to California sales advertising laws.

Some consumers have taken matters into their own hands and have filed a false advertising class action lawsuit in California against these so called Jos. A. Bank advertising scams.

One lawsuit reads that the regular prices of Jos. A. Bank clothing “are a price no consumer has actually ever paid for a Jos. A. Bank suit not in connection with some sale or discount.” The sale prices, then, are essentially the market price, or original pricing of the items.

Many states have taken action against retailers who falsely advertise their merchandise as being on sale when in fact these prices are often inflated or are the item’s original price.  California especially has strict laws against these deceptive sale tactics.

Taking Action Against Alleged Jos. A. Bank Advertising Scams

If you are a California consumer who has bought merchandise from Jos. A. Bank that was offered at a sale or discount price within the last five years, you may be entitled to seek legal compensation.

California attorneys are currently investigating the potentially improper conduct of the company as it relates to these alleged as Jos. A. Bank advertising scams.

If you were a Jos. A. Bank customer who bought sale or discounted items, you may contact an attorney who can review your case for free and can help you decide if filing legal action is an appropriate step to take.

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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