...why then one is not allowed to make a personal pickup. over the years there have been products where i'd call up and say i like to pick the item up since, i'd explain, i live close to your mailing address. 100% of the time they said it can only be ordered by mail which of course requires S&H. i have never tried this for video professor but did notice that the old man hols hand written letters telling him how much they like it. why do they not use email...so much for that junk. i want to know why the ICC has not come down on this obvious practice of fraud? try doing it for a product you see they claim is free. years ago my first one was one where Melita was offering a commuter mug "free". FRAUD. i said on the phone i like to save the 12.99 S&H because i will be in el paso in afew weeks and could just pickup. they said, can't do it. if i sell a Rolls Royce for 1 dollar but want 100K+ for S&H is it free when you can't pick it up yourself?
2007-01-24 01:03:27 · 2 answers · asked by Kreep 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing ➔ Other - Advertising & Marketing
I'm with you jackstesso. Call it fraud, false advertising, deceptive practices, whatever; But it's sure legal. . .oh well, free enterprise--sigh!
2007-01-24 01:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by Hayseedless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, nothing is "Free". The shipping and handling are always more than the product is worth.
Secondly, the "Free" product is probably not even at their address. It's shipped from a warehouse in Watchamakickapoo, Pennsylvania that does nothing but ship out "Free" products for dozens of businesses.
2007-01-24 01:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by pater47 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋