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From: cy5@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Conway Yee)
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Subject: Re: Prodigy Special Offer hits my mailbox...
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Date: 5 Feb 91 18:24:39 GMT
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In article <7569.27addc02@zeus.unomaha.edu> jsaker@zeus.unomaha.edu (Jamie Saker) writes:
>This afternoon, I received an "entertaining" form letter in my U.S. Mailbox
>from Fred Larson, Vice President of Prodigy Services Company.
>Because of the discussions in various newsgroups about PRODIGY, I
>thought I'd post the letter and hear what others have to say about
>it.  I'd be especially interested in hearing PRODIGY user's and
>ex-user's comments. 
>
>--------letter begins------------------------------------------------------

[Much of letter deleted]

>Best of all, you can enjoy full Membership priviledges for 30 days and,
>if you don't think it's as exciting as we say, you don't have to pay a 
                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>thing for that month's membership fee!
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.
.
.

>If you agree, find.  Just pay your first bill when it comes, and your
>Membership will continue. But if you don't agree, simply mark the
                                                           ^^^^^^^
>bill "cancel," return it, and your Membership and first month's 
 ^^^^
>Membership fee of $12.95 will be cancelled.  The Start-up Kit is
>yours to keep. Furthermore, even if you do continue, you can still
>cancel whenever you like. _There's_never_an_obligation_or_commitment_
>_to_continue_.


So the month's membership is free iff (if and only if) you decide that you
don't like Prodigy.  If you like Prodigy, they get to ream you for that
month's membership fee.  Interesting. It doesn't sound like that great
an offer.

					Conway Yee, N2JWQ
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