Misleading LEGO Banner Advertisement on OzBargain - Report to ACCC?

LNyman on 24/02/2020 - 12:26
Last edited 24/02/2020 - 12:51 by 1 other user

Scrolling through OzBargain this morning, there was a LEGO ad over no the sidebar with "price drop" on a heap of items, and I thought "Great! Shopforme, or Myhobbies are having a sale, I might buy a few sets!"

Turns out that it directed me immediately to the official LEGO web store, and everything was at RRP, no change in price, no special deal.
Is it worth going to the effort of reporting this to ACCC as misleading advertising?

Screenshot of ad attached, as well as the "How Google shows you ads" screenshot showing that it is the official LEGO website.

https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/22527/77453/legoad.png
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/22527/77455/legoad2.pn…

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Comments

  • WhatWhoWhyUsername on 24/02/2020 - 12:29
    +9

    Lol
    move on and just lego, it's not even worth your time.

    • Halo375 on 24/02/2020 - 19:15
      +1

      No wonder our ACCC are pretty much useless if they’re getting bombarded with crappy requests like this.

  • holdenmg on 24/02/2020 - 12:31
    +1

    Try AdGuard AdBlocker or a Disprin…

    • pegaxs on 24/02/2020 - 13:55
      +2

      A Bex, a cry and a good lie down…

    • Charlie Sierra on 24/02/2020 - 14:01
      +4

      When you don't want to add blocks, adblock.

    • Clear on 24/02/2020 - 19:01
      +2

      Or turn off ads in your profile settings ;)

  • tsunamisurfer on 24/02/2020 - 12:42
    +10

    I came in here ready to outrage at misleading treasured consumers.

    Only to find out OP clicked on a Banner.

    FFS.

    • elgrande on 24/02/2020 - 17:55
      +1

      Alot of lego nerds I see

      • Clear on 24/02/2020 - 19:02
        -1

        I'm going to say the really really bad L word that gets a lot of uneducated responses. Lepin! 90-100% good, LEGO employees in management have failed to tell the difference in tests, they recreate old discontinued sets and they're still going strong despite the raid!

      • wittyusername on 25/02/2020 - 08:07
        +1

        I haven't played with lego since I was 6, doesn't mean I'm going to be a dick if it's someone's hobby though.

  • Baysew on 24/02/2020 - 12:54
    +1

    False or misleading claims Something else to click on.

    Is it worth going to the effort of reporting this

    As the Ferengi say, "There is no profit in this"

    Also change to "No Banner Ads" under "settings" in "My Account". One of the privileges in a standard OzBargain membership.

    • GangGang on 24/02/2020 - 13:09

      What No. Rule of acquisition is this?

      Sorry, I'm on the last season of DS9 lol.

      • Baysew on 24/02/2020 - 14:18

        Actually from TNG - Bloodlines. (There is no profit in vengeance)

  • HighAndDry on 24/02/2020 - 13:18
    +1

    Maybe the RRP has decreased? But lol either way, imagine wanting to lodge a complaint about an ad that doesn't affect you whatsoever…

  • iforgotmysocks on 24/02/2020 - 13:37
    +6

    I think you need to take this one straight to the attorney general.

  • ihbh on 24/02/2020 - 14:51
    +1

    Scotty is no doubt grateful to you for clicking through (and we are grateful you are helping to fund the running of OZB), but why don't you log in to avoid the ads?

  • orangetrain on 24/02/2020 - 15:38

    Good luck reporting the marketer to an another marketer. Scotty will give LEGO an award and a few mil.

  • Yummy on 24/02/2020 - 15:38

    Must be slow Monday arvo.

  • Flying Ace on 24/02/2020 - 16:26

    "Great! Shopforme, or Myhobbies are having a sale, I might buy a few sets!"

    That's what you decided to interpret from the ad, the ad itself did not say anything about a sale.

  • sss333 on 24/02/2020 - 21:20

    This happens with all stores which use that ad, seen Good Guys, Gamesmen all have the same "price drop" problem when using that ad format.

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