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Old 09-12-2008, 05:25 PM  
Robbie
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tony and Taass...I'm telling you, car dealerships ALL do backend "product" on you. And it didn't hurt anything. It's a multi-BILLION dollar business. They aren't "cheating" or "shady" or any of those terms you guys are attempting to put on it. It is the way business is done and how profits are made. I don't want to argue with y'all about it. Either you realize it or not. I have a very different experience in my life than perhaps you have had so we see things differently. As does everyone. But the bottom line is...x-sells and/or backend product as it is in retail...has always been a huge way to make money. And Taass, you can repeat that paying for something 3 times as much all day long...but the fact is they are only paying for a ONE DOLLAR trial. Or even a FREE one. It's their choice to keep it or not. When you bought a car...please believe me you paid 4 to 10 thousand dollars (depending on the price range of the car) in b.s. "product" that you did NOT need. If a member forgot all about a x-sell and was billed for a solid year...he still would only be out less that a fraction of what that car dealer did to you. Doesn't that make any sense to you? It's common business practice. But...having said that...if any industry can get burnt for doing what others do with no problem...it's us in adult.
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