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"Better than half price"
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Frederick Williams
2009-12-08 10:55:01 UTC
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What does the phrase "Better than half price" mean? Does it mean more
than half price or less than half price?
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2009-12-08 16:56:05 UTC
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Post by Frederick Williams
What does the phrase "Better than half price" mean? Does it mean more
than half price or less than half price?
If you are an optimist it means less than half price. A pessimist, on the
other hand, would assume it to mean more than half price. An idiot wouldn't
know the difference.
Brian Gaff
2009-12-09 08:14:04 UTC
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There are lots of these of course. How about Lifetime Guarantee, for
example?
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Post by Frederick Williams
What does the phrase "Better than half price" mean? Does it mean more
than half price or less than half price?
If you are an optimist it means less than half price. A pessimist, on the
other hand, would assume it to mean more than half price. An idiot
wouldn't know the difference.
Frederick Williams
2009-12-09 10:46:56 UTC
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Post by Brian Gaff
There are lots of these of course. How about Lifetime Guarantee, for
example?
I have often wondered if that meant my life. Since nowadays people live
longer than companies the claim is nugatory.
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Brian Gaff
2009-12-09 16:05:18 UTC
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I came across it in the famous 3M tape adverts some years ago, with the
skeletons still using their Scotch video tapes.


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Post by Frederick Williams
Post by Brian Gaff
There are lots of these of course. How about Lifetime Guarantee, for
example?
I have often wondered if that meant my life. Since nowadays people live
longer than companies the claim is nugatory.
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Pigeons were widely suspected of secret intercourse with the
enemy; counter-measures included the use of British birds of
prey to intercept suspicious pigeons in mid-air.
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Mark
2009-12-09 15:22:08 UTC
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On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:14:04 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
Post by Brian Gaff
There are lots of these of course. How about Lifetime Guarantee, for
example?
Brian
If you read the small print a "lifetime guarantee" often means a lot
less than a lifetime. Many companies also have a clause saying they
can honour the guarantee "at their discretion" which means that they
can get out of honouring the guarantee at all. BTDTGTTS.
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Brian Gaff
2009-12-09 16:06:40 UTC
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Its meaningless because it means the lifetime of the product, which, of
course is when the manufacturers deem it not repairable and could be any
time at all.

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Post by Mark
On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:14:04 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
Post by Brian Gaff
There are lots of these of course. How about Lifetime Guarantee, for
example?
Brian
If you read the small print a "lifetime guarantee" often means a lot
less than a lifetime. Many companies also have a clause saying they
can honour the guarantee "at their discretion" which means that they
can get out of honouring the guarantee at all. BTDTGTTS.
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Brian Gaff
2009-12-09 16:07:58 UTC
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I also like the old Nothing to pay for a year which probably means wen you
do start paying its twice as much.

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Post by Mark
On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:14:04 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
Post by Brian Gaff
There are lots of these of course. How about Lifetime Guarantee, for
example?
Brian
If you read the small print a "lifetime guarantee" often means a lot
less than a lifetime. Many companies also have a clause saying they
can honour the guarantee "at their discretion" which means that they
can get out of honouring the guarantee at all. BTDTGTTS.
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