Maybe this should have gone in the fractured English thread --- "purchase" a "free" phone? I'm sure they mean purchase the calling plan.2,000 Points
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...hopefully you stay away from the WaldCo marketing department!Walden wrote:It seems dishonest, to me, to call something "free" which requires a purchase. For example, "two for the price of one" seems more straightforward than "buy one get one free."
in the traids it is called BOGO, which is easier to pronounce than TFTPOO...
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I find the two alike enough...both imply you get two things for the price of what one normally costs.Walden wrote:It seems dishonest, to me, to call something "free" which requires a purchase. For example, "two for the price of one" seems more straightforward than "buy one get one free."
What I don't like is the dishonesty in "2 for $10.00" price signs...It implies that you have to buy two to get that price, when most places will happily sell you one for $5.00.
My local grocery store did this recently with some canned vegetables..10 for $10. People were buying them up, thinking they were getting a deal. Normally the veggies are 80 cents each.
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You can get the Waldco Guide to Financially Savvy Consumerism, for just 18 easy payments of $19.99, plus shipping and handling.Denny wrote:...hopefully you stay away from the WaldCo marketing department!Walden wrote:It seems dishonest, to me, to call something "free" which requires a purchase. For example, "two for the price of one" seems more straightforward than "buy one get one free."
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The example I gave was silly and understated, but I think you can get my general point, which concerns things like Internet banner ads claiming that you won some item, and really, it's not free at all, but you have to subscribe to some big buying thing or something.Wanderer wrote:I find the two alike enough...both imply you get two things for the price of what one normally costs.Walden wrote:It seems dishonest, to me, to call something "free" which requires a purchase. For example, "two for the price of one" seems more straightforward than "buy one get one free."
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