by chris morran october 6, 2014four california counties alleged that the packaging of cvs products like this antiwrinkle cream misled shoppers into thinking they were getting much more than what was inside.isn&rsquot it great when you buy a box that looks like it contains a large jar of face cream only to find out that what&rsquos inside is much smaller than you&rsquod expected drugstore megachain cvs recently agreed to pay 225,000 to settle allegations in california that it tweaked its packaging on nearly a dozen storebrand products to trick customers into thinking they were getting more than they really were.abc30 in fresno reports that cvs was accused by investigators from four california counties of violating state regulations by misrepresenting product sizes or quantity with the &ldquouse of oversized and nonfunctional slackfill andor false sidewalls and or false bottoms.&rdquoamong the 11 products cited by investigators are cvs brand accelerated wrinkle repair moisturizer, age refine eye cream, antiwrinkle and firming cream, moisturizing face cream hair remover, maximum scalp relief, and the ultra firm and lift eye duo.the four counties involved in the settlement &mdash fresno, yolo, sacramento, shasta &mdash will share in the 225,000 settlement.but don&rsquot expect to see a quick change in the packaging at cvs, as the company is allowed to continue manufacturing these products as they are until january 1, 2015. since these things don&rsquot necessarily fly off shelves, cvs has another two years to sell out the inventory of these airfilled boxes.the company confirmed the settlement to abc30 and says that it will design the packaging of these products, but lays some of the blame off on the manufacturers of these products and says that its products &ldquoare generally designed to be similar to the national brand equivalents.&rdquocvs claims it is &ldquocommitted to ensuring that its product packaging is sufficient in size to accommodate pertinent information about the product.&rdquosource httpconsumerist.com20141006cvstopay225kformisleadingpackagingonstorebrandproducts
