pennstatejim
join:2007-10-10
Reading, PA
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| reply to neil0311
Re: To Comcast I'm just ARPU tell me it isn't so ;(
said by neil0311  :I don't know, maybe I'm the smartest guy on the planet, but the price is clearly disclosed, and the introductory prices are clearly labeled as just that. While I may disagree with the prices charged for some Comcast services, I have always felt that I was correctly informed. I have to agree with you on this one. I think the "fine print" is pretty clear cut. On commercials for the $99 deal, it clearly states at the bottom of the screen what the pricing increases to after 12 months. It is no different than any other special or marketing on TV. Car companies are likely the most notorious.
Let's face it, some people just aren't the brightest bulbs (especially when it comes to finances and business), and they want to blame others for their own lacking intellect or judgement. Isn't that the reason that we now need to have the word "HOT" all over a cup of coffee, because morons are too stupid to know that hot coffee is hot? The reason we need the word HOT all over cups of coffee is because some people believe if you don't spell it out to them, then you didn't "adequately" inform them. Similar to the conversations in this post, that Comcast doesn't "adequately" inform the consumer. Unfortunately, a prudent person would know that the coffee is hot, or would know that a special offer is for a set amount of time, but the courts often rule in favor of the consumer based on the facts. This is the reason why just about everything has a warning label on it. Who is really going to use an iron while bathing in a tub? It's sad to think, but a warning like that is not present, some may (or may already have) do this and sue Black & Decker for making an iron and not telling them they can't use it while in the tub.
Along the same lines, my wife works for a bank, and it cracks me up that there are people out there, who will overdraw their bank account, openly admit that they do not (or do not know how) to balance their checkbook, and demand the overdraft fees be removed from the account. Why should the bank assume this liability when it's clearly written that a fee will be charged if you use more money than you actually have?  |
