The company behind the Snuggie , Perfect Bacon Bowl and other 'As Seen on TV ' products has agreed to pay $ 8 million to settle charges that it deceived customers . The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that Allstar Marketing Group promised customers buy-one-get-one free promotions , but some were still charged for the items in the form of high processing and handling fees . The FTC said costumers were led to believe they would be getting two $ 19.95 products for less than $ 10 each , but actually paid $ 35.85 when a processing and handling fee was applied . Underfire : The company behind the Snuggie , Perfect Bacon Bowl and other 'As Seen on TV ' products has agreed to pay $ 8 million to settle charges that it deceived customers . Allstar will pay $ 7.5 million to the FTC to create a fund for customer refunds . The other $ 500,000 will be paid to the New York attorney general 's office for penalties , costs and fees . Allstar said it has already made changes to its business to make costs easier to understand . 'While we have always believed our processes complied with the law , we are proud to have successfully worked with the FTC and the NY AG to improve them and set new standards for transparency , ' Jennifer De Marco , general counsel at Allstar , said in a written statement . Some customers were also sold more products than they intended to buy . The New York attorney general said one customer who wanted to buy two $ 19.95 Perfect Brownie Pans was charged $ 105 for six of them after being confused by an automated phone call . The customer was unable to get a refund , the attorney general said . Allstar , which is based in Hawthorne , New York , sells products such as Chop Magic , Cat 's Meow and Topsy Turvy through TV commercials , websites and in stores .
Allstar Marketing Group allegedly promised customers buy-one-get-one free promotions , but some were still charged for the items in the form of high processing and handling fees . The FTC said costumers were led to believe they would be getting two $ 19.95 products for less than $ 10 each . However , they actually paid $ 35.85 when processing fees was applied . Some customers were also sold more products than they intended to buy because of confusing payment systems .