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Originally Posted by Tim_1983
It's not throwing it in if you have to pay more! Throwing it in should mean free.
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"Free" is also a very misused term. To me, free means I get something for nothing with no out of pocket cost and no strings attached. But that isn't how the word gets used in advertising.
"Order now and we'll also include a free whatchamacallit." Well, that isn't free, it is included in the price. The company priced their product knowing that they would "throw in" that extra item.
Cell phone companies do this all the time. Mine advertises that we get "free" long distance. It isn't free. We pay $130/month for our service that happens to include long distance. I'm quite sure if long distance wasn't included, the service would be cheaper, so we're paying for that "free" long distance.
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