Synonyms for bait and switch
bait and switch

Princeton's WordNet

1. bait and switchnoun

   a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product

Matched Categories

1. • Selling

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1. Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal:

   It was a bait-and-switch, it wasn't what we've been told. It wasn't what we had been promised.

2. Beth Lowell:

   Americans might love salmon, but as our study reveals, they may be falling victim to a bait and switch, when consumers opt for wild-caught U.S. salmon, they don’t expect to get a farmed or lower-value product of questionable origins. This type of Seafood Fraud can have serious ecological and economic consequences. Not only are consumers getting ripped off, but responsible U.S. fishermen are being cheated when fraudulent products lower the price for their hard-won catch.

3. Nathan Jensen:

   I am not sure how this will play out in the public after having this beauty contest across 200 plus locations and promising so much investment and jobs, this could feel like a bait and switch for some cities.

4. Beth Lowell:

   You up your chances of getting what you order if you buy as close to the whole fish as possible, the more processing, the more opportunity for a bait and switch.

5. Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks:

   It’s not real, this was Donald Trump first time visiting a black church. What you see here is a bait and switch.