Question: So you believe that information posted here is worth no more than a > grain of salt. That means everyone giving there opinion based on > their experience is worthless and more importantly not worth the > screen it’s printed on. So, we are simply participating in this > frugal ng just for entertainment alone? You will note that ‘take the information posted here with a grain of salt’ then translates to ‘take the information posted here with a skeptical attitude’ and not ‘take the information posted here as worthless’.

Since this is a completely unmoderated newsgroup there is no control over content other than kill files, ISP complaints, shunning and the occasional video voodoo doll.

Since there is no control over content you will find a wide spectrum of information being posted. Some of it is valuable while some of it (often the majority) may be completely false or worse than useless. It is up to you, the reader, to judge for yourself and sort the good from the bad.

Generally speaking, this process of looking for gems in the trash is considered by many a form of entertainment in itself.

So, Yes, the messages you read are worth what you paid the authors. Most people ARE participating partly for the entertainment itself.

Answer: I did the same thing to AT&T on a credit card loan offer a couple of years ago. The cash reward was substantially greater than the minor expense I incurred. If many people do this and the lender does not like the results, the managers should revise the terms of the offer with clearer language or set specific additional terms that must be met for future promotions.

Currently I have an e-mail from officedepot.com that says it is a $10 coupon … just take it to any store. There is no clue as to an expiration date, minimum purchase, or anything else but it did come from an officedepot.com mail server. The local store knew nothing about these e-mails but has decided they are good through the end of December and are good for any purchased in the store so I will drop by and get $10 of something (paper, pens, whatever).

The strange thing is the e-mail urges you to send to all your friends which means you could use this multiple times. The twit who dreamed up this ill-conceived promotion needs to learn how to offer a properly worded coupon but that isn’t my problem.

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