Bait And Switch - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition bait-and-switch

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Bait and switch, means a sales practice whereby a merchant advertises a low-priced product to lure customers into the store only to induce them to buy a higher priced product. Most States prohibit the bait and switch when the original product is not actually available are advertised, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 137.