bait and switch

Example Sentences

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In the used-car market, ‘bait-and-switch’ pricing is rampant.

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile, in the used-car market, “bait-and-switch” pricing is rampant.

From MarketWatch

If a dealership lists a fair, all-in price online, they risk looking more expensive than a competitor who uses deceptive bait-and-switch pricing to lure customers in.

From MarketWatch

Federal and state agencies also must be empowered with the resources to penalize bait-and-switch tactics swiftly.

From MarketWatch

Some viewers took to social media to complain about what they saw as a bait-and-switch, or to relay that their fellow partygoers had let out collective groans and boos at the end of the ad.

From The Wall Street Journal