Nearly 160,000 Americans could be eligible for a refund if misled by the nation’s biggest LASIK chain, which advertised the surgery for as little $300 an eye, even though most consumers would not qualify for that price, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
Ohio-based LCA-Vision, operating business under the names LasikPlus and Joffe MediCenter, paid $1.25 million to settle claims that it used deceptive bait-and-switch advertising to trick people into thinking they could have their vision corrected for less than $300, according to the FTC.
“Many people wasted their time at LASIK consultations only to learn that the surgery would cost much more than they expected,” the agency stated.
Surely this means they will go after credit card companies, car dealers, and banks as well right?
The percentage of people who qualify for the interest rates advertised has to be low. 0% APR!
For as low as $299 dollars a month!I got my lasik done from a company that I heard from in my spam email. No regrets.
(dictated by Dragon NaturallySpeaking)
