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daveymark

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Originally posted by: NFS4
FIVE... FIVE DOLLA... FIVE DOLLA FOOT LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!
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my favorite part is when the asian girl makes the foot long measurement with her hands


 
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Vehemence

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: NFS4
FIVE... FIVE DOLLA... FIVE DOLLA FOOT LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!
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my favorite part is when the asian girl makes the foot long measurement with her hands
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Me too. I get excited when I hear the song and rush over to the TV to see the asian girl part.

When it's a different commercial without the asian girl I slash myself to Dashboard Confessional.
 
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zoiks

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J.G Wentworth. "It's my money and I want it NOW!!"

I feel like going out to beat the crap out of the fuckers whenever I see that commercial.
 
Atomic Playboy

Atomic Playboy

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A couple years ago they had that Dunkin Donuts commercial where the guy is just walking through a neighborhood and everyone bursts into the most annoying song in the history of time: "YES! Doing things is what I like to do... YES!"

And it just goes on and on and it is awful, but it gets stuck in your head. I'd be walking to the grocery store and I'd just burst into song. People around me were like, "Good lord, that man is on drugs," which may have been true, I don't honestly remember, and then they'd throw me to the ground and beat me, but it would be too late; the song would be stuck in their heads too. That song is like aural herpes; it'll be with you forever. You'll be minding your own business, filling out your taxes, when you'll have a flare up... YES! Doing things is what I like to do... YES!
 
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Xavier434

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Oct 14, 2002
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Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: Xavier434

I fell for it also. Hell, this thing is such a scam that I would prefer the OP to mention it in his post just so people who are too lazy to read threads don't fall for it. Seriously, why such deceiving business practices are acceptable via the web is beyond me.
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Although, I will say that canceling the service was fairly easy but YMMV. It only took 5-10 minutes and I just had to answer no to numerous other offers. I got an email confirming the cancellation, and didn't have to respond to it as previously mentioned.

I didn't attempt to get my money back, as that was my punishment for being a dumbass.
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I can't blame you for not going through the trouble of trying to get your money back since it's just not worth the hassle, but do not believe even for an instant that you deserved it as some form of punishment. It is extremely deceptive. People would never accept this kind of business practice if it were performed in a real store. It is only accepted over the internet which I think is terrible. No one walks into a retail store, makes a purchase, gets charged an extra $15 one month later, and just accepts the consequences. People don't have to wander around an entire store reading thousands of labels scattered everywhere just to make sure they are not falling into a trap hidden amongst all of that fine print. That idea is ludicrous. Why should we accept its digital equivalent just because it is on the internet?
 
NFS4

NFS4

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: NFS4
FIVE... FIVE DOLLA... FIVE DOLLA FOOT LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!
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my favorite part is when the asian girl makes the foot long measurement with her hands
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Lord knows that she's measuring her Soul Brotha side action, because she's definitely not talking about her Asian boyfriend/husband :)
 
PingSpike

PingSpike

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Feb 25, 2004
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Originally posted by: SnipeMasterJ13
Originally posted by: NFS4
FIVE... FIVE DOLLA... FIVE DOLLA FOOT LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!
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I HATE this commercial. I don't know why I find it so irritating.

I do find myself singing the F-R-E-E that spells free, though. Then depending who I'm with, they will finish it with a free credit report.com baby.

I know the snickers commercials don't have jingles, but the "Sound the feasting horn!" *horn blast, then knocks the snickers to the ground*- "The feast...it's ruined" *barely audible squeaks from the same horn* :laugh:
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I like those snickers commercials. Those crazy characters.

I hate this topic commercials though.
 
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Yongsta

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: NFS4
FIVE... FIVE DOLLA... FIVE DOLLA FOOT LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!
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my favorite part is when the asian girl makes the foot long measurement with her hands
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Lord knows that she's measuring her Soul Brotha side action, because she's definitely not talking about her Asian boyfriend/husband :)
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I have pics to disprove but I don't know if you necessarily want to see them. ;)
 
Turkish

Turkish

Lifer
May 26, 2003
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Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: Xavier434
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: Kalmah
That stuff is a freakin scam. If you don't cancel your 'free' account after a month they start charging you. And to cancel you have to jump through hoops. There is no "cancel my account" button. You have to call them, wait on hold for 25 minutes, then when you tell them you want to cancel they tell you all of their special offers before they allow it.. and THEN!.... They will send you a confirmation email that you HAVE to reply to in order to cancel.. The confirmation Email comes 3 weeks later! I guess they are hoping that you will forget about it by then.


It may sound like I'm over-reacting to it.. Just go ahead and sign up. You'll notice how they strategically design the site to make it as difficult as possible to cancel your account.
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Yep, and I fell for it too. It's my own fault, but I didn't read ALL of the small print. About a month after getting my free report, a $14.95 bill showed up on my CC for "credit monitoring."
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I fell for it also. Hell, this thing is such a scam that I would prefer the OP to mention it in his post just so people who are too lazy to read threads don't fall for it. Seriously, why such deceiving business practices are acceptable via the web is beyond me.
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Although, I will say that canceling the service was fairly easy but YMMV. It only took 5-10 minutes and I just had to answer no to numerous other offers. I got an email confirming the cancellation, and didn't have to respond to it as previously mentioned.

I didn't attempt to get my money back, as that was my punishment for being a dumbass.
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I tried that site in 2006 when I still lived in the good old USA and fell for it myself as well. I also agree with the previous posters on the difficulty of canceling. I remember waiting on the phone for at least 30 minutes, which is common practice when you sign up for service that claims to be free.
 
WisMan

WisMan

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I'm not sure if completely hate the free credit report commercials or love them.

Gotta admit the songs are all very catchy and i have them all memorized just from seeing them on tv so often, but sometimes its annoying as hell when i can't get the songs outa my head. Either way, the commercials are doing what they were intending to do.

I do, however, HATE the 5 dollar foot long commercial.
 
hanoverphist

hanoverphist

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Dec 7, 2006
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Originally posted by: trmiv
They have another jingle that gets stuck in my head too. Every damn time the commercial comes on I find myself singing it for the next day.

"They say a man should always dress for the job he wants, so why am I dressed up like a pirate in this restaurant?"
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thats the same company... i love that series of commercials, crack me up every time. of course i still wont go to their site.


the mazda "zoom zoom zoom" song always stuck in my head. another of those jingles that just invades your subconscious.
 
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