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Fitness influencer Ashy Bines hits back after she was accused of shoddy trading by not handing out paper receipts at her brand’s warehouse sale
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A popular fitness influencer has been accused of withholding receipts from her upcoming warehouse sale.
Ashy Bines, 34, recently advertised a sale of products from her loungewear and activewear brand Baseline, to be held May 6-7.
A list of items was posted online alongside the message: “Visa, Mastercard, Debit, Apple Pay and cash accepted. No receipts, refunds or exchanges – all sales are final.’
Instagram watchdog account influencertea_aus posted a screenshot of this post questioning the legality of selling clothes without receipts.
In response to these questions, the price list was re-uploaded to Bines’ Instagram Stories a few hours later with the added clarification: ‘Receipts can be provided via email. Just no papers.’
Popular fitness influencer Ashy Bines, 34, (pictured) has been accused of withholding receipts from her upcoming warehouse sale
It is fortunate that Bines has clarified the issue of receipts with her followers, as it is against the law for a company to refuse a consumer proof of purchase.
Businesses must provide consumers with a receipt for anything costing more than $75, says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
“For anything under $75, the consumer can ask for a receipt and the company must provide it within seven days.”
She was promoting a sale of products from her activewear brand Baseline, which will take place on May 6 and 7. A list of items was posted online alongside the announcement: “Visa, Mastercard, Debit, Apple Pay and cash accepted. No receipts, refunds or exchanges – all sales are final’
Before Bines cleared up about coupons, there was a heated argument in influencertea_aus’ comment section about the legality of the sale.
Some speculated that failure to provide proof of purchase was a way to avoid refunds in the event that someone purchased a faulty product.
But now that Bines has stated that email confirmations will be provided, this is no longer an issue.
In response to these questions, the price list was re-uploaded to Bines’ Instagram Stories a few hours later with the added clarification: ‘Receipts can be provided via email. Just no papers’
Ashy Bines responds to controversial warehouse clothing sale