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Article: Florida Attorney General Investigates Texas-Based Mattress Retailer's Fees.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- July 7, 2002
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By Mitch Lipka, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 7--The Florida Attorney General's office is investigating an unadvertised "processing and handling" fee Mattress Giant tacked onto more than 50,000 mattress sales in Florida over a six-month period.
From October to April the retailer, with 250 stores nationwide and 32 South Florida locations, revealed the since abandoned $8.65 fee at the time of purchase. It appeared as a separate line item on receipts.
That was unfair to consumers who thought they were paying one price and ended up paying another, said Assistant Attorney General Jeff Dikman.
"They ...