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There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

While I was looking through one of my fathers locksmith magazines, I found an advertisement for a “free credit card transmitter”. While most ads that offer something for free are for something minor and typically cheap – this add offered an expensive product for free. I was skeptical so I called the number that was on the advertisement and on the fourth time of calling I was answered by a company receptionist. When I asked her what the terms were for the deal, she responded simply with, “There are no terms; it’s just a free transmitter.”
She went on to say that there was a $345 dollar activation fee as well as a fifty dollar fee per month with a two year usage contract.
I managed to get through to a receptionist the next day, and it happened to be a different woman. I did not mention the advertisement this time and just asked about opening an account for a credit card transmitter. She said that the transmitter was sixty dollars and the activation fee was $285. I......


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