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- 11-27-2004, 12:20 PM #31John NavasGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
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In <[email protected]> on Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:17:37 -0600, Jer
<[email protected]> wrote:
>John Navas wrote:
>>
>> In <[email protected]> on Sat, 27 Nov
>> 2004 09:29:07 GMT, Jack Zwick <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>,
>>>"Tony Clark" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>>In this case the conditions are that you pay $59 a month for a rate plan or
>>>>MORE. How you equate paying $59+ per month with free is the strange part.
>>>
>>>Free you means you don't pay $7/month EXTRA like Cingular charges. It's
>>>free for the 7 PM nights, not Free for the celular service.
>>
>> Of course you pay extra, albeit bundled into a single price rather than being
>> split out separately. TANSTAAFL.
>>
>> When you buy a car do you get a free engine and transmission? Of course not.
>> You pay for them.
>
>non sequitur... the engine and transmission aren't being advertised as free.
Irrelevant... when there's a $tring attached, it isn't really free.
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- 11-27-2004, 03:54 PM #32Elmo P. ShagnastyGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
In article <[email protected]>, Jer <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > When you buy a car do you get a free engine and transmission? Of course
> > not.
> > You pay for them.
> >
>
>
> non sequitur... the engine and transmission aren't being advertised as free.
But they could be.
When you get pizza that's advertised as "free delivery," are you getting
free delivery? Or is that built into the cost of the pizza and the
advertised price?
"Free" is meaningless in a business transaction. NOTHING is free.
- 11-27-2004, 05:40 PM #33Steve SobolGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>non sequitur... the engine and transmission aren't being advertised as free.
>
> But they could be.
But they're not. Ever.
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- 11-27-2004, 05:47 PM #34Elmo P. ShagnastyGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
In article <[email protected]>,
Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>non sequitur... the engine and transmission aren't being advertised as free.
> >
> > But they could be.
>
> But they're not. Ever.
The point is, "free" is never free. Best case, they mean "included in
the price we quoted you and can't be stripped out of the deal in order
to make a lower price point on the other things in the deal".
So to that end, cars DO come with free engines.
- 11-28-2004, 03:28 AM #35Tony ClarkGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> >>non sequitur... the engine and transmission aren't being advertised as
>> >>free.
>> >
>> > But they could be.
>>
>> But they're not. Ever.
>
> The point is, "free" is never free. Best case, they mean "included in
> the price we quoted you and can't be stripped out of the deal in order
> to make a lower price point on the other things in the deal".
>
> So to that end, cars DO come with free engines.
>
With that kind of logic, I have an offer for you. Free $100 bills. Yes,
that's right. For every $200 in cash you pay me I'll give you a free, brand
spankin new, $100 bill. No limit to this offer and this offer NEVER expires!
TC
- 11-28-2004, 08:45 AM #36Elmo P. ShagnastyGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
In article <[email protected]>,
"Tony Clark" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The point is, "free" is never free. Best case, they mean "included in
> > the price we quoted you and can't be stripped out of the deal in order
> > to make a lower price point on the other things in the deal".
> >
> > So to that end, cars DO come with free engines.
> >
>
> With that kind of logic, I have an offer for you. Free $100 bills. Yes,
> that's right. For every $200 in cash you pay me I'll give you a free, brand
> spankin new, $100 bill. No limit to this offer and this offer NEVER expires!
You're learning all about marketing now.
How about those advertised prices that you can't buy the product for?
Rebates on computer products, additional "fees" on cell phone pricing,
etc.
We are rapidly approaching the point where this stuff will be regulated.
- 11-28-2004, 11:27 PM #37John NavasGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
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In <[email protected]> on Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:40:46 -0800, Steve
Sobol <[email protected]> wrote:
>Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>>non sequitur... the engine and transmission aren't being advertised as free.
>>
>> But they could be.
>
>But they're not. Ever.
Irrelevant.
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- 11-28-2004, 11:28 PM #38John NavasGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
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In <[email protected]> on Sun, 28 Nov 2004
09:45:37 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:
>You're learning all about marketing now.
>
>How about those advertised prices that you can't buy the product for?
>Rebates on computer products, additional "fees" on cell phone pricing,
>etc.
>
>We are rapidly approaching the point where this stuff will be regulated.
A cure worse than the disease.
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- 11-29-2004, 05:12 AM #39Elmo P. ShagnastyGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
In article <[email protected]>,
John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:
> >How about those advertised prices that you can't buy the product for?
> >Rebates on computer products, additional "fees" on cell phone pricing,
> >etc.
> >
> >We are rapidly approaching the point where this stuff will be regulated.
>
> A cure worse than the disease.
Maybe. But it's time that retailers be cured from the habit of
advertising prices that the consumer can't buy the product for.
We're just a small step away from places like Walmart advertising
something at one price, then adding "fees" at the register (advertising
fee, keep the lights on fee, manager's bonus fee, etc.).
- 11-29-2004, 06:26 AM #40Jack ZwickGuest
Re: Info RE Migration to CNGLR from ATTWS
In article <[email protected]>,
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > >How about those advertised prices that you can't buy the product for?
> > >Rebates on computer products, additional "fees" on cell phone pricing,
> > >etc.
> > >
> > >We are rapidly approaching the point where this stuff will be regulated.
> >
> > A cure worse than the disease.
Cellular carrier have only themselves to blame for whatever regulation
they may get hit with. Over one year after their self-imposed consumer
code, one still can't find a proper coverage map from any major carrier,
despite the code calling for better coverage maps.
> Maybe. But it's time that retailers be cured from the habit of
> advertising prices that the consumer can't buy the product for.
>
> We're just a small step away from places like Walmart advertising
> something at one price, then adding "fees" at the register (advertising
> fee, keep the lights on fee, manager's bonus fee, etc.).
Some hotels already do that, charging you extra for telephone usage.
Some retail establishments want to charge you extra if you used a credit
card.
Here in Texas a furniture chain advertised an after Thanksgiving
"Half-Off" Sale. Half-Off what you might ask. Excellent question, as the
very fine microprint at the bottom of the page revealed it was half-off
the "compare at" price, which is a price higher than they ever charge
and while for mattresses it might be the never charged MSRP, for other
items it's a total Fiction with zero basis in reality. So for some
items, half-off is the regular price.
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