ARB rules against Makro in cheesy complaint
Regulator said the addition of ‘per kg’ to the pricing would have cleared up any ambiguity, and therefore found the advert to be misleading
19 March 2024 - 22:00
Makro has been rapped on the knuckles for failing to disclose that the price of a block of cheese it advertised was not for the pictured 1.25kg loaf but rather per kilogram of cheese. ..
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