What you see may not be what you get. TODAY National Investigative Correspondent Jeff Rossen and his team found that sale prices advertised by major retailers -- discounts of up to 40 percent -- may not be deals at all.
Watch the video report above or click here to read a text piece showing what's behind the "sale" signs.
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