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Deepa Bharath
SANTA ANA -- A Costa Mesa firm agreed Tuesday to reimburse customers
of theirs who were forced to pay for health products they believed were
free, officials said.
Tabak’s Health Products will pay $60,000 to compensate those customers
who tried the company’s products offered for a free trial period only to
have to pay later on.
According to the Orange County district attorney, Tabak’s Health
Products at 3198 Airport Loop Drive was offering products through
advertisements for a “free trial offer” with “no obligation or risk.”
However, the advertisement required the customer to either pay for the
product after trying it or pay postage to return the unused or empty
bottle. Officials said many consumers complained about the billings
because they thought the products were free.
The district attorney’s consumer protection unit, the Costa Mesa
Police Department and the California’s Department of Health Services
investigated the complaint. Superior Court Judge John Wooley approved the
terms of the settlement late Tuesday, officials said.
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