Ann Arbor, MI – The Michigan Department of Attorney General recently signed an agreement with an Ann Arbor business that allegedly violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act by engaging in practices such as price-gouging.
A.M. Cleaning & Supplies agreed to an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, the terms of which include:
- A one-time $4,500 payment to the Attorney General’s office, with $3,500 to be used to reimburse affected consumers through a claims process.
- The Attorney General’s office will make a one-time $100 payment to an Ypsilanti woman who provided an affidavit in this case after purchasing hand sanitizer at the store; and
- Assurance by the store that it will no longer sell goods at grossly excessive prices in the future.
The Attorney General’s office had received several consumer complaints against A.M. Cleaning & Supplies that alleged the store drastically increased its prices of hand sanitizer. Complaints began after the business posted a message on social media advertising hand sanitizer at $60 for a 12-ounce bottle, $40 for an 8-ounce bottle and $20 for a 4-ounce bottle. Days before, the bottles were reportedly priced at $7.50, $5 and $2.50, respectively.
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