Business ProfileforDr Sperons Natural Skincare, LLC
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The business advertised the following product on their website:
Scar Support Treatment
$75.00 $49.00 Sale
“99% natural and purest ingredients”
“90% of users have seen change in 2 weeks.”
“Scar Support Treatment is a clinically proven combination of active ingredients, specifically designed to target scar tissue and help restore the skin’s natural look and feel. This treatment provides immediate relief and dramatically reduces itchiness, dryness and irritation. It can be used on all types of scars – traumatic or surgical. It has all the necessary ingredients to make your scar happy.”
- Various testimonial videos and images
The BBB Code of Advertising States:
1. Basic Principles of the Code
1.1 The primary responsibility for truthful and non-deceptive advertising rests with the advertiser. Advertisers should be prepared to substantiate any objective claims or offers made before publication or broadcast. Upon request, they should present such substantiation promptly to the advertising medium or BBB.
1.2 Advertisements which are untrue, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, falsely disparaging of competitors, or insincere offers to sell, shall not be used.
1.3 An advertisement as a whole may be misleading by implication, although every sentence separately considered may be literally true.
1.4 Misrepresentation may result not only from direct statements, but by omitting or obscuring a material fact.
2. Comparative Price, Value and Savings Claims
BBB recognizes that truthful price information helps consumers make informed purchasing decisions and that comparative price advertising1 plays an important role in promoting vigorous competition among retailers. At the same time, misleading or unsubstantiated pricing claims injure both consumers and competitors. The following examples offer guidance on ensuring that pricing claims are truthful and not misleading.
2.1 Advertisers may offer a price reduction or savings by comparing their selling price with:
2.1.1 Their own former selling price;
2.1.2 The current selling price of identical products or services sold by others in the trade area (the area in which the company does business or where the advertisement appears) (e.g., “selling elsewhere at $_______.”); or
2.1.3 The current selling price of a comparable product or service sold by the advertiser or by others in the trade area (e.g., “comparable value,” “compares with products or services selling at $_____,” “equal to products or services selling for $_____”).
2.2 In each case, the advertisement must clearly and conspicuously disclose which basis of comparison is being used.
2.3 When these comparisons are made in advertising, the claims must be based on the provisions in Sections 3 - 7.
30. Testimonials and Endorsements
30.1 In general, advertising which uses testimonials or endorsements is likely to mislead or confuse if:
30.1.1 It is not genuine and does not actually represent the current opinion of the endorser;
30.1.2 The actual wording of the testimonial or endorsement has been altered in such a way as to change its overall meaning and impact;
30.1.3 It contains representations or statements which would be misleading if made directly by the advertiser;
30.1.4 While literally true, it creates deceptive implications;
30.1.5 The endorser has not been a bona fide user of the endorsed product or service at the time when the endorsement was given, where the advertiser represents that the endorser uses the product or service;
30.1.6 It is not clearly stated that the endorser, associated with some well-known and highly-regarded institution, is speaking only in a personal capacity, and not on behalf of such an institution, if such be the fact;
30.1.7 The advertising makes broad claims as to the endorsements or approval by indefinitely large or vague groups, for example, “the homeowners of America,” “the doctors of America;”
30.1.8 The endorser has a financial interest in the company whose product or service is endorsed and this is not made known in the advertisement;
30.1.9 An expert endorser does not possess the qualifications that give the endorser the expertise represented in the advertisement;
30.1.10 The advertiser represents, directly or by implication, that the endorser is an “actual consumer” when such is not the case and the advertisement fails to clearly and conspicuously disclose that fact;
30.1.11 A consumer’s experience represented in an advertisement is not the typical experience of those using the product or service, unless the advertisement clearly and conspicuously discloses what the expected results will be;
30.1.12 Endorsements placed by advertisers in online blogs or on other third-party websites do not clearly and conspicuously disclose the connection to the advertiser and comply with each of the provisions in this Code; and
30.1.13 Advertisers compensate consumers for leaving feedback on third-party online blogs or websites but fail to ensure that consumers disclose such facts on those blogs or websites.
In the U.S., advertisers should consult the Federal Trade Commission Guides on Testimonials and Endorsements for detailed guidance. In Canada, advertisers should review the Competition Bureau’s publication on Untrue, Misleading or Unauthorized Use of Tests and Testimonials for specific guidance.
34. Claimed Results
Claims relating to performance, energy savings, safety, efficacy or results for a product or service should be based on recent and competent testing or other objective data.
The business has responded to the advertising concerns, they have stated “Yes, they bought the products and as I said you can see a lot of them have the product in the video. No, they were not compensated” The business has also added MSRP next to the product being sold if there is a slashed price and removed the word "sale". As of 6/23/2022 the business has not substantiated the health claims.
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Business Details
- Location of This Business
- 7157 W. Howard Street, Niles, IL 60714
- BBB File Opened:
- 2/27/2012
- Years in Business:
- 13
- Business Started:
- 10/22/2011
- Business Started Locally:
- 10/22/2011
- Business Incorporated:
- 10/22/2011
- Licensing Information:
- This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
- Type of Entity:
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Number of Employees:
- 3
- Alternate Business Name
- Buy Cheap Bargains, Inc.
- Hours of Operation
Primary
- M:
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- T:
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- W:
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Th:
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- F:
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Sa:
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- Business Management
- Mr. Sam Speron, President
- Mr. Alexander Guiragossian, Chief Operating Officer
- Contact Information
Principal
- Mr. Sam Speron, President
Customer Contact
- Mr. Sam Speron, President
- Additional Contact Information
Fax Numbers
- (847) 696-9913Primary Fax
Phone Numbers
- (773) 853-1782Other Phone
- (847) 696-9913
Customer Complaints
0 Customer Complaints
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