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IMPORTANT UPDATE: The See's Candies debacle

Posted 48 weeks 1 day ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

Broken candy

For those of you (and I presume there were many) who took up the incredible See's candies offer I posted yesterday, I have bad news. I too got the email from See's saying they would not fulfill the order due to a glitch. But, the story does not end there.

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HOW MUCH?! The free stuff you’ll have to pay for, sooner or later.

Posted 1 year 1 week ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

Not free

I flew to New York for business over the weekend. As I looked at the list of $8 pay-per-view movies and $5 snacks available, my mind went back in time to a few years ago, when free beers flowed, meals were complimentary and in-flight movies were standard. Then I looked around at other free services that have gone bye-bye, including free air for your tires, free doggie bones at the butchers, extra cheese on pizzas, school supplies, national parks and the good old 411 operator assistance, and I wondered…what else will soon cost you?

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