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Is it Really Free?

Life’s Like This — Seldom in life is anything really free. All over the media — newspapers, magazines, TV advertisements, and mall posters, to name a few — Americans are bombarded with advertisements claiming something is free. Now when I was growing up, if a merchant claimed something was free, it was indeed free. And today, there are still instances when you can get something free but they are far and few between. If you look back at the the recent Christmas shopping season, you can probably recall seeing advertisements that confirm what I am saying. For some time, I have wondered how advertisers can get away with what I perceive is false advertising. Continue reading