Darrell KSR
12-11-2015, 09:44 AM
I have a bunch of them that irritate me. This is one that probably doesn't bother anybody else, but it does me. Just got an email from a golf products store that claimed their $300 rangefinder was being sold "at a fraction of the regular price."
Really? A "fraction?" Which one?
1/10th?
99/100?
Heck, 100/100 is a fraction, too. Maybe the fraction is 125/100, and they're selling it for 25% higher than their regular price!
Stupid me, I fall for it almost every time, too. When I think "a fraction," for some reason--and I'm sure the marketing people could tell me--I think, "a fraction is a number less than 1/2."
Is that just me? So when I click on the sale, and see that it is selling for a 20% off price, I am disappointed.
(In fairness, this golf store was selling it at 40% off, I believe. So I guess the fraction was 60/100 this time.)
Am I the only one annoyed by this?
Do you have any pet peeves or annoyances with your "favorite" misleading sales pitches?
Really? A "fraction?" Which one?
1/10th?
99/100?
Heck, 100/100 is a fraction, too. Maybe the fraction is 125/100, and they're selling it for 25% higher than their regular price!
Stupid me, I fall for it almost every time, too. When I think "a fraction," for some reason--and I'm sure the marketing people could tell me--I think, "a fraction is a number less than 1/2."
Is that just me? So when I click on the sale, and see that it is selling for a 20% off price, I am disappointed.
(In fairness, this golf store was selling it at 40% off, I believe. So I guess the fraction was 60/100 this time.)
Am I the only one annoyed by this?
Do you have any pet peeves or annoyances with your "favorite" misleading sales pitches?