When you see infomercials or commercials that demonstrate their products and then say something like "All of this is a $60.00 value and you can get if for only $14.99 if you call now!", do you find this suspicious or interesting or possibly misleading in any way?

When you see infomercials or commercials that demonstrate their products and then say something like "All of this is a $60.00 value and you can get if for only $14.99 if you call now!", do you find this suspicious or interesting or possibly misleading in any way?
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yeah its def hokey. I really dunno who falls for that ploy. Like do people really buy it after they say that, and then brag to their friends later like. “Dude get this, I ordered this on tv, it was orginally 60 bucks but I only paid 15. what a deal.” I can see that as a cut scene from zoolander or something.
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