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FTC Mailing $6 Million in Refunds in QVC Settlement

April 30, 2010

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission has begun more than 140,000 refund checks totaling about $6 million to consumers who bought certain "For Women Only" brand dietary supplements from TV home shopping channel QVC, Inc.

Last year, QVC settled charges that it violated a 2000 FTC order by falsely claiming that the supplements would cause consumers to lose substantial amounts of weight and would allow them to eat fatty and high-carbohydrate foods without increasing their body fat. QVC was required to pay $6 million for consumer refunds as the result of a settlement agreement approved by the court in March 2009.

The amounts of the refund checks were determined by the amount consumers spent on these products, with the average check totaling about $40. These are legitimate checks, and the FTC urges consumers to cash them. The FTC never requires consumers to pay money up-front or provide additional information before they cash redress checks issued to them.

In addition to requiring QVC to pay $6 million for consumer refunds, the March 2009 settlement required the company to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty.

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