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helped sell millions of pillows. >> call now to order one of mypillows. when you do, i'll give you a second one, absolutely free. >> reporter: but it's this advertising that caused the company to come under fire at minnesota's better business bureau. >> the problem happened when mypillow started to advertise buy one, get one free, and didn't stop. >> reporter: the bureau's barb greiman says a pricing deal with no time limit is really just the product's regular price. of 232 bbb complaints, many came from consumers confused about the offer. the bbb dropped mypillow's company rating from an a-plus to an f, and revoked its accreditation. >> i want it to come with a guarantee, in case it doesn't work. inventor and ceo michael lindell explained the buy one, get one, offer to cbs station wcco this way -- >> that bogo offer will probably not be an offer we're going to do. we like to change it up. but this was so successful, we ran it longer than we would normally run. >> reporter: but it's not the only complaint. in november, the company settled a case with dist

i think it's the most disturbing thing i could ever think of. >> reporter: tonight, mypillow may still be a popular product but the corporate dreams of an a-rating have now become a nightmare. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> we're back in a moment with the iconic store chain shutting down locations all across the nation. >>> tonight, one of the nation's biggest names in retail says it's cutting back on stores. macy's will move forward with closing 68 locations and slashing 10,000 jobs. the announcement comes after a disappointing holiday season of sales which macy's blames on an increase in online shopping. >>> celebratory news for pop superstar janet jackson announcing she's a mom for the first time at the age of 50. a joyous occasion for her and her family, and it's also shining a light on older moms. nbc's kristen dahlgren reports on something that doctors say they are seeing more often. ♪ >> reporter: at 50 years old, this may be janet jackson's most talked-about hit. >> my husband and i are planning our family. >> reporter: this week, when the singer gave birth, the internet erupte

this infomercial helped mypillow sell millions of their patented foam filled pillows. >> call mypillows do, i'll give you one free. >> reporter: it was the year-long advertising that got them in trouble with the better business bureau. >> any time a company offers a bogo or buy one/get one free, then that becomes the normal price of the item. the other problem is that we were hearing from consumers who said i could go to another retail outlet and get that pillow for less. >> reporter: of the hundreds of complaints, many came from consumers angry about the offer. they say, this is false advertising. the offer "buy one/get one free" should be $49, the price of one pillow. this company is clearly lying to all of us. the other, they advertise buy one/get one free, but it's very misleading. they dropped their ratfr a-plus to an f and revoked its accreditation. they have been urging the pillow manufacturing to change its advertising since last auchlgt but the company ceo says -- >> if they think i've ran it too long, i disagree with that. i have new advertising coming out in february. people

yes, says the better business bureau, which is giving the mypillow maker a reason to lose sleep. the bbb revoking the minnesota company's accreditation. its a-plus status now changed to an f rating after hundreds of complaints about deceptive advertising. >> this was an example of a retailer trying to have consumers perceive a great bargain that actually wasn't there. >> reporter: the bbb saysil the price per pillow never changed. the organization says pictures didn't match products and so-called full warranties left some consumers paying for a refund. company ceo mike lindell, the man behind the pillows, sold 25 million times over, says he is disappointed. >> you go from an a-plus to an f because they don't want me to continue an ad that's very helpful to my customers for christmas? i think it's the most disturbing thing i could ever think of. >> reporter: tonight, mypillow may still be a popular product but the corporate dreams of an a-rating have now become a nightmare. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> we're back in a moment with the iconic store chain shutting down locations al

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but the better business bureau has downgraded the rating of mypillow from an a minus to an f. you're looking at the youtube video from mypillmypillow. the bbb says the special two for one offer is really the regular price. the spokesperson says he's very sorry and called customer service the most important thing. >> it is, thank you, michael. >>> well, it's official. connor cook will start for the oakland raiders on saturday in their wild card playoff game in houston. cook will be the first quarterback to make his first nfl start in the playoffs. abc 7 news was at raiders headquarters in alameda as coach jack del rio made this big announcement. cook is the team's third-string quarterback. he was pressed into service last week after backup matt mcgloin got injured. he said being nervous, hey, that's part of the game. >> i was nervous last week just being activated, you know. you know, being inactive all season long and finally knowing that i was one play away, i was preparing like i was the guy. >> well, now he is the guy. cook's last start was in college. last night he got adv

i have to admit i have a couple of "mypillows" on my bed, but i felt like i got a feel of how he createdalways see the infomercials and never know what goes on behind the scene. this is a guy that truly built and empire for himself. carol: how about you? oliver: i liked davos. this is the big economic forum that happens every year, sort of thought-provoking and business provoking event. this year there is a lot of pushback. however, what they ultimately came to do was to create globalization, and it will be interesting to see what comes out of it. carol: especially as so many people at davos missed the donald trump winning the election connection. oliver: more bloomberg tv starts right now. ♪ >> coming up on "bloomberg best," the stories that shape the week in business around the world. the trump transition rolls on as the president-elect meets the press, and hearings heat up on capitol hill. >> the plan put into place is basically trust donald. >> he's not moving where he needs to move. >> contentious is an understatement. >> brexit worries bring down the pound. china causes global conc

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