If You Order Now We'll Send You A 2nd One - Just Pay A Separate Fee

Thank you, Clark Howard .. er, OP

We already knew this OP.

They never tell you what the processing fee is on those commercials, do they. Always a red flag.

It's not a processing fee, that's the deceit. You'll pay the same price for the 2nd one that you paid for the first one. Of course a lot of nitwits will see a commercial like that where they quote the price of $19.99 and not pay one bit of attention to the "just pay a separate fee" line and when they're charged $39.98 they're shocked shitless.

They're the same nitwits who will watch these adverts where they give you a money back guarantee of you don't see/get/realize "UP TO" a certain amount. I saw one this morning for one of those weight loss scams. They say "you're guaranteed to lose UP TO 18 lbs. the first month". Morons will automatically think "oh great I'm going to lose 18 lbs or they're going to give me my money back". Oh no, if they lose 1/2 of an ounce they'll get ZIP because the "up to" means anything between 0 and 18 lbs.

[quote]I hate to think there are people stupid enough to fall for this new TV advertising scam.

Are you dumb enough to think this is "new"? They've been doing this for DECADES.

No they have not. This whole "just pay a separate fee" line has only started in the last year or 2.

OP be honest, what ad did you fall for? Whatever ad it is, I hope you do truly like the item. Consider, perhaps, giving away the free second item as a gift to someone special, or a beloved family member, to brighten their day in these trying times.

But seriously, any more projection and I’d be thinking OP = DJT

r6 Here's a posting from 2006 that mentions this. And it's been going on since the dawn of infomercials in the Reagan era.

I didn't fall for any advert R7. Contrary to many I could see from the get go these were all scams. I don't order anything I see on TV. If it's not in a store where I can see it, handle it, and examine it thoroughly, I won't buy it.

That's not the same thing R8. What you posted is the old "pay separate shipping" deal. This new "just pay a separate fee" has nothing to do with shipping charges. In most cases the shipping on the item(s) is quoted as free. The separate fee is simply the same price for the 2nd item you paid for the 1st item. They're trying to fool people into thinking they're getting some sort of a deal. Which they're not.

What exact commercial is this that's doing this, OP?

What exact commercial is this that's doing this, OP?

Almost all the commercials now selling all the cheap crap are pulling this stunt. The last one I saw just this morning is the commercial for the Flex Seal crap. And now there's a new one for some sort of ceramic auto polish up to the same tricks.

I'd love to know if anyone has ever placed an order for any of this stuff and said "I don't want a 2nd one" and was able to buy just one. I'm betting they're told "sorry we only sell in quantities of 2".

My friends and I have a Christmas exchange themed As Seen on TV every year. All gifts have to be something advertised on TV the previous year. Some people would do the 'buy-one-get-one' offer but most of us just went to Bed, Bath & Beyond and found great stuff off their AS SEEN ON TV wall. At the party, you make your choice on a wrapped package and then got three 'steals'. The big fights last year were over the Micro-touch Full Body Razor and Copper Fit compression knee thingies. It gets better every year.

Saw some commercial today, one of those things "let us send our FREE book on annuities and we will send you a couple of face masks free for just $19.95"

Looks like somebody got burnt. Sorry, OP.

"Sorry, no CODs" How did a COD work?

The only thing true about your post R17 is that you're sorry. You are truly a sorry person, that's for sure. Thanks for your candor and honesty.