Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Is it Bait and Switch when it's free?

I say yes. Just got this email, one of the regular "Members Only Giveaway" drawing deals I get from Entertainment Weakly:

Introducing the world's first 3mm thin TV, the Sony® Organic LED television. With a screen that's as thin as three credit cards, Sony's XEL-1 changes television. It also breaks new ground with a 1 million to 1 contrast ratio, outstanding brightness, accurate color reproduction, and an exceptionally rapid response time.

WOW! That sounds cool. I mean, I won't BUY one, but I'd love to win a free one and try it out. Where do I click?

But here's the next paragraph:

Also from Sony, comes Hancock. And for a limited time you can receive a chance to win one of 20 copies of Hancock on Blu-ray! Simply CLICK HERE for your chance to win.

Uh, no thanks.

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