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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Gold Coast Distributers
Message-ID: <44000013@uiucdcs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 19:44:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  3 19:44:00 1984
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Nf-From: uiucdcs!mcewan    Dec  3 18:44:00 1984

I just got a call from an outfit called Gold Coast Distributers of
Los Angeles, telling me that I am one of 2500 people chosen for a
special promotion. The bottom line on his spiel is that if I pay
$298 for a year's supply of vitamins I will also get one of 5 "gifts".
The gifts are:

1) An 18 food cabin power boat.

2) A Sony home entertainment center (projection TV, VCR and stereo).

3) A cable TV satellite dish.

4) An IBM PC jr with monitor and printer.

5) A 1985 Cadillac.

This sounds pretty good. Is there something here that I'm missing?
It looks like the PC jr is the cheapest thing here, and is easily
worth more than $300 (I could use a printer, too). The only additional
charge is a handling charge of between $5 and $50, depending on
which one you get. Also, if you don't like your gift, you can
substitute for something of equal value from a list of items (4 or
5 substitutes available for each item, he didn't tell me what they
were). Has anyone had any experience with this outfit?


			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

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