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06/14/2016
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Product had false discount, but was more expensive on Valentine's Day, says Procon Photo: Disclosure
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The State Procon fined the Cnova companies - responsible for the websites of the networks Ponto Frio, Casas Bahia and Extra - and B2W - responsible for the site Lojas Americanas - by misleading advertisements on offers for Valentine's Day. Companies terão15 working days to present the defense. If the deadline is not met or the arguments are not accepted by the legal industry body, virtual stores can be fined up to R$ 9 million.
The consumer protection agency compared prices of about 500 products advertised on 11 and 13 May, about a month before the commemorative day, and on 10 June. According to Procon, the products were costing up to R$ 100 to more than a month ago, that is, the pages made false promotions on Valentine's Day.
The Procon evaluated products the gaming industries, computers, perfumes, watches, tablets and smartphones. Overall, the monitoring found seven products with problems and, according to the municipality, the low number can be explained by the fact that were made fewer promotions for Valentine's Day in 2016 compared with previous years. There were three irregularities found in the Ponto Frio site, two in Lojas Americanas, one in the Extra and the Casas Bahia.
The product with the greatest price difference was detected the notebook Sansung Chromebook 2 Intel Dual Core, in Lojas Americanas. On the company website, on May 11, the unit cost R$ 1,199. On June 10, the same equipment was announced in a "promotion" for R$ 1,299.
The websites of the stores Magazine Luiza, the Apothecary, Submarino and Walmart were also monitored, but there were no irregularities in them.
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American stores
Notebook HP 14AC139BR Intel Core I5
Price on May 12: R $ 2,649
Price on June 10: R $ 2,699.10
Difference: R $ 50.10
Notebook Samsung Chromebook 2 Intel Dual Core
Price on May 12: R $ 1,199
Price on June 10: R $ 1,299
Difference: R $ 100
Casas Bahia
Smartphone Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini Duos white
Price on May 12: R $ 448.90
Price on June 10: R $ 642 for R $ 499.21
Difference: R $ 50.31
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Tablet Bravva BV-Quad, 8GB 7 inch screen
Price on May 12: R $ 209
Price on June 10: R $ 234.90
Difference: R $ 25.90
Cold spot
Smartphone Samsung Galaxy Duos white J7
Price on May 12: R $ 1,198
Price on June 10: R $ 1,199
Difference: R $ 1
Smartphone Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Prime G531H
Price on May 12: R $ 729
Price on June 10: R $ 756
Difference: R $ 27
Smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Price on May 12: R $ 2,344.90
Price on June 10: R $ 2,399
Difference: R $ 54.10
Source: Extra
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