But Audi's image was so tarnished by then that some groups accused the division of bait-and-switch tactics.

They say bait-and-switch tactics left the horse initiative 2,574 signatures short of the 57,100 it needed to be placed on the ballot in November.

Mr. Schorr said today's buyers were more sophisticated than those once taken in by the bait-and-switch tactics of unscrupulous dealers.

In fact, if it were not an educational institution, it might be sued for its bait-and-switch tactics regarding its advertising.

Because midtown customers tend to be too savvy for my employer's bait-and-switch tactics, we prefer to mine the poorer neighborhoods.

In the industry's early years, abuses were rampant, from overselling of units, bait-and-switch tactics and outright embezzlement.

Hotels widely use the form of bait-and-switch tactics known as 'resort fees'.

The investigators' report said it appeared that some agents had used "bait-and-switch tactics to secure the initial invitation" into the homes of Medicare beneficiaries.

In recent years, it has criticized several of its advertisers for what it described were bait-and-switch tactics and price gouging.

Complaints still abound about overselling of units, bait-and-switch tactics, embezzlement and fraud.