The following is a list of statements made by F&R Bronze and Bronze Works, which we believe to be false and misleading.  These statements appear on their web sites, eBay ads, and in Google and Yahoo sponsor advertisements.  If you have purchased from these companies or even considered purchasing from these companies based on any of these false claims, please contact us.

F & R Bronze / Bronze Works

F&R Bronze (FRBronze.com) and Bronze Works (LifesizeBronze.com) are actually one in the same company. These businesses are run by Will Stuckenberg and his wife out of their home in Joplin Missouri with a post office box at Mailboxes, Etc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Their marketing and advertising claims are outrageous.  Below is just a sampling of their false advertising claims along with the truth.

False Claim - Lowest Price Guarantee. (F&R Bronze)

Truth - According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in order for a business to advertise or guarantee the lowest prices they must have good reason to believe their prices are the lowest and be able to substantiate this claim with proof.  F&R Bronze does not have the lowest prices.  Making a claim or guarantee of the lowest prices is false and misleading to consumers who think they will not find the same product lower.  It is also damaging to competitors whose prices are actually the lowest.  If you purchased a bronze statue from them thinking you were getting the lowest prices please contact us!

False Claim - Wholesale Prices (F&R Bronze and Bronze Works)

Truth - According to the FTC the terms "wholesaler," "wholesale prices," "factory to you," etc. cannot be used unless the unless the implied savings can be substantiated by meeting all of the following requirements 1) All advertised merchandise is manufactured by the advertiser or in factories controlled by the advertiser.  2) The advertiser owns or directly controls a wholesale distribution facility.  3) The prices must be the current prices which retailers usually and customarily pay when they buy such merchandise.

FR Bronze or Bronze works do not own the facilities where their products are manufactured.  They have no wholesale distribution facility for these products.  Most of their products are stored in a wholesale warehouse facility in California and the products are shipped directly to the customer.  And, they are buying from the wholesaler and selling to the consumer, so unless they are selling them at cost they are not selling their products at the price other retails (like us) would pay.  So clearly any reference to wholesale prices is false and misleading to consumers.  If you purchased a bronze statue from them thinking you were getting the wholesale prices please contact us!

False Claim - Made in the United States

Truth - While many of their products are made by a company that is based in the United States, at least a third of their products are manufactured in Thailand and imported by a wholesale company in Delaware.  So clearly any reference to the fact that their products are made in the US is false and misleading to consumers

False Claim - Price comparisons.

Truth - There a number of false claims related to price comparisons that have no basis in fact.  According to the FTC, an advertiser cannot make price comparisons unless they can be substantiated.  To say that a statue sells for 6000 when you can buy it from any number of retailers for under $3000 is just a false statement and misleading to consumers who think they are getting a good deal.  If you purchased a bronze statue from them thinking you were getting substantially reduced prices from advertised comparisons please contact us!

Clearly, F&R Bronze and Bronze Works are routinely engaged in making false and misleading statements on their web site, Ebay, in their Google and Yahoo advertising, and in catalogs, brochures and more.