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From: leech@degas.cs.unc.edu
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Subject: DAK sets itself up for massive losses
Keywords: Free DAK products with little effort (TANSTAAFL)
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Date: 29 Nov 89 03:06:50 GMT
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    In the Winter '90 DAK catalog, they offer a 12 MHz 286 system with
40 MB, VGA, mouse, Wordstar, Quattro, and a few other random programs
for $1999.  This isn't especially interesting; what's interesting is
that they then spend a page describing "Beat DAK if you can" -
offering a free unspecified DAK product of $50, $100, or $150 value
if you can specify an equivalent system from other sources which comes
in at <$2999, <$2499, or $<1999 respectively.  It would be unsporting
for me to list the particular combination I found in 10 minutes with
Computer Shopper, but those of you who get DAK catalogs might want to
take advantage of this giveaway :-) It's easy to come in at the $2499
price point, and $1999 should be possible with some digging.
--
    Jon Leech (leech@cs.unc.edu)    __@/
    "Why do you suppose we only feel compelled to chase the ones who run away?"
    "Immaturity."
	_Dangerous Liasons_