Star Office Supply Co
Volume 77 · 77 F.T.C. 383
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In THE Matrer oF STAR OFFICE SUPPLY Coo., ET AL.
ORDER, OPINIONS, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 8749. Complaint, Nov. 27, 1967—Decision, Apr. 16, 1970: Order requiring a New York City distributor of stationery and office supplies to cease allowing their salesmen to falsely imply they have been recommended by officials of prospective purchasers’ firms, falsely claiming connection with Government agencies, padding quantities of ordered merechandise, failing to furnish firm unit prices, substituting merchandise, refusing to accept cancellation of orders, and falsely claiming that overdue accounts have been assigned to a third party collection agency. 380 Complaint located at 2345 Vauxhall Road, in the city of Union, State of New Jersey.
2. The Federal Trade Commissign has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of the respondent, and the proceeding, is in the public interest.
ORDER It is ordered, That respondent Bishop Industries, Inc., a corporation, and its officers, agents, representatives and employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, in connection with the advertising, offering for sale, sale of. distribution of Sudden Change lotion or any other product in commerce, as “commerce” is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act, do forthwith cease and desist. from:
Advertising any such product by presenting a test, experiment: or demonstration or part thereof that is presented as actual proof of any fact or product feature that is material to inducing the sale of the product, but which does not actually prove such fact or product feature.
Tt is further ordered, That respondent shall file a report of Compliance with the Commission within sixty (60) days from the date the order becomes final.
It is further ordered, That respondent corporation shall forthwith distribute a copy of this order to each of its operating divisions. lt is further ordered, That respondent notify the Commission at least thirty (30) days prior to any proposed change in the corporate respondent such as dissolution, assignment or sale resulting in the emergence of a successor corporation, the creation or dissolution of subsidiaries or any other change in the corporation which may affect. compliance obligations arising out of the order.