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Originally Posted by rob62521
And I forgot...you are watching an ad on television and they show the product and it's only $19.95...and then they add, "But wait, we'll throw in _________" for a total value of $54.00 or a bigger amount. I guess the justification for that would be, "Can't pass up a deal like that." when it should be "If it's too good to be true, then it really isn't true."
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Also, with these ads, they have started saying things like, "If you call in the next ten minutes..." (a tactic they've borrowed from the shopping networks) as if they have any clue when these ads run or have any other offer for people who call after ten minutes, etc.
It's laughable.
I've thought about calling in before acting like I want something and then saying... "Oh no. I didn't call within 10 minutes. Oh well." They'd probably say, "That's ok, you can still order." And I'd say, "No, fair is fair... I missed out. I'll call again when I see the ad next time."
In a similar fashion, ever notice how they sometimes will say, "If you call now we'll double the bottle, from 12oz to a whopping 24oz size!" (And through the magic of television special effects, the bottle on the screen grows.) It would be fun to call in and say, "I don't want the 24oz size, just give me the 12oz size." Since they probably don't have, and possibly never made the product in, a 12 oz size, it would be fun to hear them explain to you that such wasn't available.
LOL