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Match each unethical advertising or sales practice with the correct example.

Premises:
Before a blizzard, a hardware store offers snow shovels at three times what they usually cost.
A fast-food chain claims it uses 100 percent grain-fed beef in its burgers, but it does not.
A popular music player is advertised at 60 percent below the usual price. When shoppers get to the store, only a few of these players are available. Salesclerks try to convince them to purchase a more expensive music player.
A pizzeria advertises that it has "the tastiest pizza on the planet!"
Kendra is told she'll win a valuable reward if she listens to a sales talk. The reward turns out to be a cheap digital camera that breaks the first time she uses it.
Responses:
false advertising
bait and switch
false prizes
puffery
price gouging

Correct Answer:

Before a blizzard, a hardware store offers snow shovels at three times what they usually cost.
A fast-food chain claims it uses 100 percent grain-fed beef in its burgers, but it does not.
A popular music player is advertised at 60 percent below the usual price. When shoppers get to the store, only a few of these players are available. Salesclerks try to convince them to purchase a more expensive music player.
A pizzeria advertises that it has "the tastiest pizza on the planet!"
Kendra is told she'll win a valuable reward if she listens to a sales talk. The reward turns out to be a cheap digital camera that breaks the first time she uses it.
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