Comments on: Free - example #2 http://shallowthinker.com/2008/12/free-example-2/ No deep thoughts here...try somewhere else. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mike M http://shallowthinker.com/2008/12/free-example-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9828 Mike M Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:23:46 +0000 http://shallowthinker.com/?p=832#comment-9828 I feel your pain. As a "friend" of mine just bought a tv that is HD ready. After crunching the numbers I determined that in LA it costs you $17 to receive "free" HDTV. I can get 3 network channels in HD for truly free. It would actually cost me more because I would need to upgrade the TIVO to be able to record the "free" HD. I feel your pain. As a “friend” of mine just bought a tv that is HD ready. After crunching the numbers I determined that in LA it costs you $17 to receive “free” HDTV. I can get 3 network channels in HD for truly free. It would actually cost me more because I would need to upgrade the TIVO to be able to record the “free” HD.

]]> By: JPLand http://shallowthinker.com/2008/12/free-example-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9272 JPLand Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:07:11 +0000 http://shallowthinker.com/?p=832#comment-9272 Having a plan does come with its rewards, you know. What if something completely expected happens? Not to worry...you have a plan! Having a plan does come with its rewards, you know. What if something completely expected happens? Not to worry…you have a plan!

]]> By: Alana http://shallowthinker.com/2008/12/free-example-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9271 Alana Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:57:38 +0000 http://shallowthinker.com/?p=832#comment-9271 Having once been someone who had to sell stupid things to people who didn't need them, I feel kind of sorry for these guys. It's a lousy job, and you are often forced to spout nonsense because someone who gets paid way more than you do says so and you need the paycheck. Once a telephone company tried to sell us a long-distance plan. Xander told them we already had a calling card that gave us calls for 3 cents per minute. The person on the phone said, "Well, we can give you 4 cents per minute." Xander--who I must remind you is a mathematician and not to be fooled by such fast-talking--said, "Yes, but 4 cents is more than 3 cents." And the representative said, "Well, yes, but with 4 cents per minute, you could have a PLAN." Having once been someone who had to sell stupid things to people who didn’t need them, I feel kind of sorry for these guys. It’s a lousy job, and you are often forced to spout nonsense because someone who gets paid way more than you do says so and you need the paycheck.

Once a telephone company tried to sell us a long-distance plan. Xander told them we already had a calling card that gave us calls for 3 cents per minute. The person on the phone said, “Well, we can give you 4 cents per minute.” Xander–who I must remind you is a mathematician and not to be fooled by such fast-talking–said, “Yes, but 4 cents is more than 3 cents.” And the representative said, “Well, yes, but with 4 cents per minute, you could have a PLAN.”

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