Oscar Wylee controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Oscar Wylee fined over charitable donation claims
Fine or penalty
The Federal Court fined eyewear chain Oscar Wylee $3.5 million for misleading consumers about the extent of its charitable activities. The court found that the company had falsely claimed it donated a pair of glasses for every pair sold; Oscar Wylee admitted liability.
Company response
Clarification — Oscar Wylee
In a statement, Oscar Wylee said it "acknowledges the importance of the issues raised by the ACCC and sincerely regrets the contraventions of the ACL [Australian Consumer Law]".
Source excerpt
We have donated 336,585 pairs of glasses frames and $80,000 cash donations to charities supporting eyecare for the disadvantaged.
The brand has since admitted that it did not donate all of these promised glasses.
Oscar Wylee has been fined $3.5 million for making false claims in its "buy a pair, give a pair" campaign.