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From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck)
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Subject: Re: Congratulations! you have just won one of the following . . .
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Date: Fri, 21-Oct-83 14:50:36 EDT
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The one with the specific set of prizes mentioned in being visited by one of
our friends on this very day.  It seems that it is all on the up and up.  One
of our acquaintences did visit (& bought) at that one.  

The friends that are visiting that one today visited another not too long ago,
and as the "booby" prize (i.e. the one that 99.9% of the visitors get) they
got a very nice Seiko wristwatch.  It sells for >$100 at the discount stores.
(I have seen it advertised, and seen it on display at places for >$125).

It seems that the operators of these things are getting to the point where
they realize they have to offer real value items or people won't come out
to see them.  Of course, should you purchase, you should be aware that you
have just bought such gifts for some percentage of the people that visited
without buying (like us and our friends).

                Don Stanwyck            ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck