Posted by Jeff on November 1, 2010, 1:10 pm
@news.toast.net:
> In this week's "American Profile" is advertised a "Free" heater, but
> hidden in the small print is a charge of $289. I thought I should call
> to find out what's Free about that.
> Seems, If they mislead about "Truthiness" can any of the claims be valid.
> And do they put you on a "Sucker" list?
> yes, I'm the one with the inquiring mind.
I've seen similar ads.
Despite what they say about it heating a whole house, it is still just a
1500 watt space heater and won't produce more heat than any other. Any
big-box store will sell you 10 small heaters for that price.
Posted by Mrs Irish Mike on November 2, 2010, 1:36 am
> In this week's "American Profile" is advertised a "Free" heater, but
> hidden in the small print is a charge of $289. I thought I should call
> to find out what's Free about that.
> Seems, If they mislead about "Truthiness" can any of the claims be valid.
> And do they put you on a "Sucker" list?
> yes, I'm the one with the inquiring mind.
> --
> Karma, What a concept!
The heater is free, it's just that first you have to buy the $300
cabinet made by proud Amish craftsmen, first. Notice this unit comes
with a moneyback several year guarantee. That means the cabinet is
warranteed and the heater itself was just something they threw in free.
> hidden in the small print is a charge of $289. I thought I should call
> to find out what's Free about that.
> Seems, If they mislead about "Truthiness" can any of the claims be valid.
> And do they put you on a "Sucker" list?
> yes, I'm the one with the inquiring mind.