Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
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Re: And?
said by SRFireside  :Meh... all that tells me is Comcast is using creative advertising. This isn't new either. How many times have you seen somebody offer a "special price" that really isn't? Sure it's misleading, but that's advertsing for ya. "Creative advertising" -- that might just make my day, thanks!
Most of us know fully well what creative advertising is: Bullshit.
And most of us know why companies use bullshit to sell something: to dupe an uninformed consumer. Trouble is, that consumer is a fellow human being that's perhaps too busy to shop for the best deal because he/she works hard for a living and/or impulse buys the damn TV for more money from Comcast because they think they're trustworthy w/their advertising. They're not; this proves it (again).
If anyone thinks Comcast isn't fully aware that they're trading ethics for dollars when they advertise this way is no more savvy than the 'dupe' that buys the set for more money from Comcast.
You wouldn't trust service from a company that does business this way (misleading advertising), and I wouldn't either. But yet people defend this practice as business as usual, and that's JUST the problem that created the problem of business as usual in the first place.
People need to ask themselves why it is that just because they feel they 'know the score', and therefore assume they won't be caught by such advertising, that those who don't somehow deserve what they get. Either we're our brother's keeper or we're narcissistic assholes that either enjoy watching people get taken or simply don't care. Wanna really enjoy watching someone get taken? Watch where this attitude of "it's business as usual if you're too stupid to realize a scam you deserve it" eventually gets us all.
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX
| My original post was regarding the newsworthiness of this article to BBR. I'm essentially saying this isn't news because this sort of thing happens all the time. This is in no way condoning the practice, and this sort of thing should be taken up with the proper consumer groups. Not just Comcast, but the entire practice of deceptive advertising using the words "special price" to denote bargains when they are in fact not.
Right now the only way to truly fight this practice is to get the word out. The next time a friend or family member mentions this kind of advertising tell them straight what's going on. Teach them to shop around and be wary of those catch-phrases. Tell them to pass on the knowledge. The more the word is spread the less these kinds of advertising tactics will show success. There is only so much that can be legislated and regulated. The rest is up to us. |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
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| said by SRFireside :(snipped) There is only so much that can be legislated and regulated. The rest is up to us. Well put and very true 
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