Originally Posted by AndrewG View Post
But that's not what shows on their ads. That makes the advertising deceptive.

What if I advertised a bedroom set for "$29 plus stocking fee" and the store's "stocking fee" was $1200?
Then you would still see the total price before purchasing and could make a decision. While yours is an extreme example, I think we agree many will fall for it if the stocking fee was “only” $50. Which car dealers do on every ad. They add delivery fees and other garbage in the fine print. I don’t see calls against that.

I understand your client, or one of them is a consumer advocate. But what is the difference here compared to an ad that says “plus tax”? It is still the consumers responsible to know exactly what they are paying for a purchase IF the information is not hidden in a 20 page contract. In the case I posted above it took 3 clicks from the start to pick a room and find out the exact breakdown.

I just don’t get this battle, if resort fees goes away, the room would be $99 a night before taxes. It’s not going to be $64 with an optional $35 resort fee for a bunch of stuff most of don’t want. It’s an advertising gimmick, period.

That said, it shows how bad things are still in Vegas when one can book a room for under $110 complete on a weekend with 1 days notice.