Dewey Auto Sales is a car dealership. The dealership runs a weekly ad in the local newspaper. Brad and Jennifer, wanting to test-drive a car they see described in today's ad, go to the car lot. The salesman says that the last one of those cars was just sold. The salesman says he can show them other available vehicles. What term identifies this deceptive practice?

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Elaine Burns

16 October, 10:25

Dewey Auto Sales is a car dealership. The dealership runs a weekly ad in the local newspaper. Brad and Jennifer, wanting to test-drive a car they see described in today's ad, go to the car lot. The salesman says that the last one of those cars was just sold. The salesman says he can show them other available vehicles. What term identifies this deceptive practice?

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Max Rowland · Answer 1

Bait and switch

Explanation:

Bait and switch refers to the illegal practice of advertising goods or services which are supposed to be on sale but are not available when the customers go to the store. Besides, customers are offered an inferior substitute or a more expensive one instead of the advertised one. Thus, Brad and Jennifer do not find the car they originally saw on the advertisement and wanted, so they are asked to consider other available ones.