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Currently, we are having a sale on our used DVDs (to clear them out). Buy two DVDs, get three free. Which is a pretty sweet deal, regardless. As with any buy-something-get-something-free deal, it's always something of equal or lesser value. This holds true at every store I've ever been to, I mean the store's got to make a profit, right? So why would anyone give the more expensive items for free? It's just bad business...
SC: Sucky customer
MOD: Manager on Duty
(This all happened after she had spent approximately 30 minutes hunting through the DVDs for the five she wanted, with the help of not only MOD but another coworker).
SC: I'd like to purchase these two and get these three for free. (She places two DVDs worth $4 each and the three she wants for free are upwards $9, one of which is a box set for a TV series).
MOD: It's going to choose the three cheapest DVDs to give you for free. The computer does it all, there's no way to override it.
SC: That's not what it says on the sign. It says buy two, get three free.
MOD: Yes, but they have to be of equal or lesser value.
SC: It's not on the sign. That's false advertisement!!
MOD: Actually, it should be on the sign. Let's go take a look. (He walks out onto the floor and shows her that, directly under the size infinity huge ad font, in tiny fine print, it does indeed say "Free DVDs must be of equal or lesser value."
SC: I can't read that! And who would have thought to look at the bottom of the sign to see that!? It's false advertisement!! You lost my business today! I ain't buying anything.
MOD: Yeah, well these sales are normally like this. Sorry to hear that, ma'am.
SC: It shouldn't be so small that I can't see it. It's false advertisement.
MOD: Well, that's corporate's fault. If you want, I can call them and chew them out for you.
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Of course, as soon as the SC leaves, he puts the phone down and shakes his head.
I wonder if car advertisement are also "false" because they have so much fine print and it's only on-screen for so many seconds...
SC: Sucky customer
MOD: Manager on Duty
(This all happened after she had spent approximately 30 minutes hunting through the DVDs for the five she wanted, with the help of not only MOD but another coworker).
SC: I'd like to purchase these two and get these three for free. (She places two DVDs worth $4 each and the three she wants for free are upwards $9, one of which is a box set for a TV series).
MOD: It's going to choose the three cheapest DVDs to give you for free. The computer does it all, there's no way to override it.
SC: That's not what it says on the sign. It says buy two, get three free.
MOD: Yes, but they have to be of equal or lesser value.
SC: It's not on the sign. That's false advertisement!!
MOD: Actually, it should be on the sign. Let's go take a look. (He walks out onto the floor and shows her that, directly under the size infinity huge ad font, in tiny fine print, it does indeed say "Free DVDs must be of equal or lesser value."
SC: I can't read that! And who would have thought to look at the bottom of the sign to see that!? It's false advertisement!! You lost my business today! I ain't buying anything.
MOD: Yeah, well these sales are normally like this. Sorry to hear that, ma'am.
SC: It shouldn't be so small that I can't see it. It's false advertisement.
MOD: Well, that's corporate's fault. If you want, I can call them and chew them out for you.
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Of course, as soon as the SC leaves, he puts the phone down and shakes his head.
I wonder if car advertisement are also "false" because they have so much fine print and it's only on-screen for so many seconds...
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