February 2008
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Selling it

Now you tell us!

Bet we can't use it while skydiving or performing brain surgery, either.




And she was lighter than air




going home?

"For many baseball fans, rooting for that special team was a lifelong commitment," says the Web site for Eternal Image's line of urns and caskets.




A kinda sorta guarantee

The language at left is common in lightbulb packaging (longevity depends on how bulbs are used), but those two tiny words still shed very little light. As a Georgia reader reasons, "If it lasts one minute, one hour, or one day it fulfills the guarantee."




Double-check this check

Several readers received a "real check, issued in your name," which the envelope implied was from Budget, the rental-car agency. And if they'd cashed the check? They would have received not only $9.25 but a trial offer that, if not canceled, would result in charges of $130 per year for membership in AutoVantage or Everyday Values. Those programs give money back for credit-card purchases. And they're not even affiliated with Budget--they would just bill the fee to the credit card on file with Budget.




Do the math



'Nuff said