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From: Interstate Driver on 28 Mar 2010 17:28
I hope that no one here falls for this type of car dealer advertisement.
http://bit.ly/aPPmyn


From: richard on 28 Mar 2010 17:49
On 28 Mar 2010 21:28:43 -0000, Interstate Driver wrote:

> I hope that no one here falls for this type of car dealer advertisement.
> http://bit.ly/aPPmyn

Just an idiot who failed math.

Years ago there was a case in cincinnati where sears had advertised a tv
set at some ungodly ridicously low price. When customers flocked to the
store they were told the ad was a misprint and the price advertised would
not be honored. Somebody took sears to court and the court said, sorry, but
you allowed the ad to run for several days. So you have to sell the tv's at
that price. Bummers.
From: necromancer on 28 Mar 2010 19:09
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:49:38 -0700, richard <member(a)newsguy.com>
wrote:

>On 28 Mar 2010 21:28:43 -0000, Interstate Driver wrote:
>
>> I hope that no one here falls for this type of car dealer advertisement.
>> http://bit.ly/aPPmyn
>
>Just an idiot who failed math.

OR reading comprehansion. And/or failed to pay attention to the
details to note the MSRP, the rebates and cash down required printed
right above that, "price." Any bets on that, "price," being contingent
on financing the vehicle through the dealership? Or could I just walk
in with US$13,919 and buy that car?

>Years ago there was a case in cincinnati where sears had advertised a tv
>set at some ungodly ridicously low price. When customers flocked to the
>store they were told the ad was a misprint and the price advertised would
>not be honored. Somebody took sears to court and the court said, sorry, but
>you allowed the ad to run for several days. So you have to sell the tv's at
>that price. Bummers.

Sounds kinda like bait and switch. Years ago, when I was a kid (even
before I could drive...), my Dad an I went to J-ville to buy a TV that
was advertised in the J-ville rag. When we got there, the salesman
showed us the TV on display with a noticablly bad picture; of course,
the more expensive TV's had better pictures which he tried to push
onto us.

Needless to say, we left his business and purchased a TV elsewhere.


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From: Ed on 28 Mar 2010 19:16
necromancer wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:49:38 -0700, richard <member(a)newsguy.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 28 Mar 2010 21:28:43 -0000, Interstate Driver wrote:
> >
> >> I hope that no one here falls for this type of car dealer
> advertisement. >> http://bit.ly/aPPmyn
> >
> > Just an idiot who failed math.
>
> OR reading comprehansion.

Spot the irony. LOL!

> And/or failed to pay attention to the
> details to note the MSRP, the rebates and cash down required printed
> right above that, "price." Any bets on that, "price," being contingent
> on financing the vehicle through the dealership? Or could I just walk
> in with US$13,919 and buy that car?
>

The intent of the ad is to make the reader think that the car costs
$10,919. It is clearly deceptive advertising.

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From: Coffee's For Closers on 5 Apr 2010 16:32
In article <60ovq5hdr2d5pq0pkdsoa1ei5mmrs4da08(a)4ax.com>,
Zidane's_Last_Red_Card(a)worldofnecromancer_no_spam_no_way.org
says...
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:49:38 -0700, richard <member(a)newsguy.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On 28 Mar 2010 21:28:43 -0000, Interstate Driver wrote:
> >
> >> I hope that no one here falls for this type of car dealer advertisement.
> >> http://bit.ly/aPPmyn
> >
> >Just an idiot who failed math.
>
> OR reading comprehansion. And/or failed to pay attention to the
> details to note the MSRP, the rebates and cash down required printed
> right above that, "price." Any bets on that, "price," being contingent
> on financing the vehicle through the dealership? Or could I just walk
> in with US$13,919 and buy that car?

> >Years ago there was a case in cincinnati where sears had advertised a tv
> >set at some ungodly ridicously low price. When customers flocked to the
> >store they were told the ad was a misprint and the price advertised would
> >not be honored. Somebody took sears to court and the court said, sorry, but
> >you allowed the ad to run for several days. So you have to sell the tv's at
> >that price. Bummers.


> Sounds kinda like bait and switch. Years ago, when I was a kid (even
> before I could drive...), my Dad an I went to J-ville to buy a TV that
> was advertised in the J-ville rag. When we got there, the salesman
> showed us the TV on display with a noticablly bad picture; of course,
> the more expensive TV's had better pictures which he tried to push
> onto us.


Here's an article about the "Charlie's Angels Effect," where you
are presented a low-priced decoy that looks bad, to incite a
willingness to spend more:


http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/06/06/06/how_the_charlies_ange
ls_effect_makes_you_poorer_sicker__amp_maybe_uglier.htm


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