At Barnett's, investigators confirmed reports from customers that the store was advertising refurbished computers as new.

The store is advertising "thousands of handmade rugs" this month at discounts of 50 to 70 percent.

The store was advertising a sale of fur coats.

The store offers peep shows but does not advertise them in the windows, he said, adding that minors are barred from the adult area.

And some stores advertise "imported Parmesan" at unbelievably low prices.

Your average store does not advertise anything that is not partially paid for by the vendor.

Unlike other shopping centers, where individual stores advertise themselves, these advertisements promote the mall itself.

Australian stores no longer advertise a "money back guarantee."

"If the store is consistently advertising merchandise that isn't available, it could only be running the ad to lure consumers into the store."

Rather than purge bad movies from the shelves, the store advertises them as ones to avoid.