extremely shifty advertising

**HotI** · August 31st, 2009, 01:19 PM

I haven been looking at cots on e-bay. There is a specific brand that i am after. I found one that was not advertised in the title) with the *Brand name, but the pic looks like it and in the descriptor they use the *Brand name and say this"

What you see in the picture is what you get.

Here is some features the cot from the website

The *Brand Baby Cot promotes sound sleep through ...

The *Brand Cot is Recommended and Endorsed by ....

IMPORTANT: The only safe and practical way to use our patented *Brand cot is to hang it from our patented *Brand frame.
Baby cots that hang from ceilings, beams and doorways are, in our opinion, extremely unsafe.

The Original & Safest Baby Cot in the Market

I have changed it a little, but all the claims here are from the Ad. They also have a link to the *Brand website.

I wrote and asked them if the item was an original *Brand.
I got an e-mail back that said

Thanks for your question this is not the original *Brand cot but exactly similar to it.

I think this is false advertising. I am really glad that i asked the question before bidding on the item. Would you report it?

**bon** · August 31st, 2009, 01:23 PM

That is definitely false advertising. I would report it, as the item description does not match the item that is for sale - they are claiming it is a certain brand, when it is not.

**Muppity** · August 31st, 2009, 01:27 PM

I would send an email to the company that actually produces the product and draw the add to their attention - they are the ones that are suffering.

Also, as an aside - how can something be "exactly similar" - surely it is exactly the same or it is similar...