Blockbuster Settles No Late Fee Suit

fistfullast33l writes "In a followup to a previous Slashdot story, Blockbuster has settled a lawsuit with 47 states and the District of Columbia over its No Late Fees advertising campaign. The New York State Attorney General's Office released the following: 'The Attorneys General alleged that the advertising campaign launched in late December 2004 was misleading because it failed to clearly disclose that, seven days after a movie or game's return due date, the consumer would be charged its selling price if the item were not yet returned. The Attorneys General also alleged there was insufficient disclosure that not all Blockbuster franchise stores were participating, leaving customers of those stores wrongly believing that they, too, would not have to pay late fees.' Blockbuster will be refunding customers as part of the deal." Additional commenary available on MSNBC.

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meant what you say...

[defy god]

you know, it would be great when companies actually mean what they say. i hate when companies say "Free," "Unlimited," or in this case "No late fees" when there really is some catch that makes the previous statement false.

how can companies get away with this? there are even some "deals" that don't include an asterisk. it's sad when you start thinking, well, thank god this company had an asterisk next to their deal. this way, i actually know there's a catch. other companies are starting to have the balls not to put an asterisk, just simply hiding the "terms" in the fine print.