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From: dsn@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dana S. Nau)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: A coupon query
Message-ID: <356@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 12:41:31 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 17 12:41:31 1986
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In article <2236@jhunix.UUCP> ins_akaa@jhunix.UUCP (Ken Arromdee) writes:
>I keep seeing coupons that say "cash value 1/20 cent" or something similar.
>Does anyone know what it means (you bring in 2000 coupons and get a dollar
>in cash?  Somehow that doesn't sound right) ?  Is there some legal requirement
>which requires that coupons have a cash value?

Could it be an indication of the *real* value of the product they want you
to buy?  :-)
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Dana S. Nau,  Comp. Sci. Dept.,  U. of Maryland,  College Park,  MD 20742
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