THE Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint about a misleading offer in the Manchester-based Sunday Sport newspaper.
The paper ran a front page promotional blurb suggesting that a free CD was being given away inside every copy.
Instead, readers had to pay '1.99 for posting and packing and send a coupon to the newspaper. An ASA spokesman said: "Most readers were likely to infer from the front page flash that a free CD was in that day's paper.
Because it was not, the authority concluded that the front page flash was misleading and told the promoters to consult the CAP Copy Advice team.
It warned that goods could only be described as "free" if readers were charged no more than the current rate of postage.
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I agree! I even sent them a cheque which has been cashed on 21/3/05 and I still havent received the DVD!
Not only did I pay the B#1.99,
the DVD did not arrive ,although the money was taken out of my account.