An investigation by a consumer watchdog group, found U-Haul uses a “multifaceted, deceptive bait-and-switch pricing scheme” that hides the true cost of its truck rentals by omitting mandatory fees and charges from advertised pricing.

Based on its findings, Truth in Advertising filed a complaint last month with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and consumer protection officials in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

In its complaint to the FTC, TINA says consumers must navigate through more than 10 webpages and pop-up screens before arriving at their virtual shopping cart. When they do, the complaint alleges, “two never-before-mentioned, mandatory fees are automatically added to the total cost of the rental.”

TINA says the cost of mandatory fees, plus optional basic insurance coverage, add up to more than double the advertised price.

Based on more than 700 consumer reviews, U-Haul International has a one-star rating on the Better Business Bureau website.

https://komonews.com/news/local/u-haul-uses-bait-and-switch-advertising-according-to-investigation-by-watchdog-group-moving-secret-fees-local-national-price-increase-economy-rental-pages-scam

yikes! I've never been upside down, or in a serious crash in a vehicle... it must be shockingly traumatic

 

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For nearly half a century, the U-Haul box truck has been a fixture of the Tulsa skyline.

In the 1970s, U-Haul was putting trailers on top of buildings throughout the country, as part of its advertising campaign. But in 1978, U-Haul placed an actual truck on the roof of a building in Tulsa and it’s been there ever since. 

According to the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, this was the first instance of a U-Haul truck being placed on a building, rather than a trailer. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/05/u-haul-created-out-of-necessity-when.html

https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-u-haul-truck-joined-the-tulsa-skyline-in-1978-and-its-been-there-ever-since

https://www.facebook.com/tulsaarchitecture/posts/pfbid0eYoNREPCCEkHVGiLVZdPp3g4o2RaMsuvsxTwSd65PnXLpP1twFBCfmDV9tmLfVpml