They lie about what they’re selling us, poison our planet, and torture animals all to make a profit. Discover the 10 major corporations you really shouldn’t trust. What happens when the most unpopular company in the World merges with the runner-up?
There is little more frustrating for us as consumers than really bad customer service. Usually, bad customer service experiences aren’t as public, but they happen all the time and can have a significant impact on a business’ success.
10COCA COLA
Coke was sued for ads that claimed Vitamin Water was healthy despite containing 33g of sugar. They did not apologize, instead stating no reasonable person would believe ads were true.
09WRIGLEY´S
Wrigley´s faced a S6m fine after claiming Eclipse gym was scientifically proven to kill germs. Charging S10 a pack, Wrigley´s spent millions falsely advertising before having to compensate their customers.
08L´OREAL
The beauty company had to pull ads featuring Julia Roberts for overly airbrushing the star. Refusing to show the unaltered image to the Advertising Standards Agency, they stated it was aspirational, not realistic.
07HOOVER
3 Hoover executives were sacked after preventing UK customers from redeeming an offer of free flights. They set tight deadlines and introduced extra costs to avoid delivering the prize.
06FERRERO
Ferrero had to pay a 3 million dollar fine for false claims about Nutella´s health benefits, A mom sued after finding 1 serving contained 11g of fat despite adverts implying it formed a healthy breakfast.
05DIOR
The beauty company´s website and store staff falsely stated that they did not carry out animal testing. They are one of many companies who reverted to the practice in order to secure Chinese business.
04EXXON-MOBIL CORP
The oil company hushed up accidental toxic releases which led locals to develop migraines and faint. In five years just one of their sites accidentally released 5.1 million pounds of toxic waste.
03PRICE-WATER-HOUSE COOPERS
In 2013 Pw-c head of tax lied about selling tax avoidance schemes to clients. A year later discovered letters proved Pw-c and Luxembourg authorities planned industrial scales of tax avoidance.
02KOCH INDUSTRIES
One of the world´s largest companies was fined over half a million dollars for stealing oil. They were recorded lying about the 1999 theft from American Indian lands over 24.000 times.
01BP
BP failed to adequately plug the 2010 Mexican oil spill and did not admit the true amount spilled. Internal emails proved they lost 20 times the amount of oil they admitted to.
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