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$37.50 is Exceptional!! Compared to:

tjbud 12th Apr 2010

- the 1 year of free life insurance "coverage" from IDS, a company I hadn't had any business with in several years...
- the coupons from Hollywood Video: rent one, get one free (oooo! I got 6 of 'em!)...
- does anyone remember the Netflix settlement? They gave you a 1, 2, or 3 month free upgrade to the next level of service. But after the end of the "free" upgrade, they just left you at the new level (unless you caught them before your time was up) - HA! HA!! - more profit for them!!
- Costco gas prices?? I think that one's still in "litigation". Meaning they haven't decided how much the lawyers get yet.

In all the class actions I have been included in, I have never received CASH in excess of $5. The only one I remember was for about 3 and change. WooHoo!! Let's go get ice cream.

And NONE of these lawsuits has truly been for any real harm to me - paying pennies more for something or other. I know that in the aggregate, these companies are making a LOT of money on these "mistakes", but it seems in the long run its just wasted time AND money - except for the lawyers. Because...

Every last one of these companies claims that THEY DID NO WRONG. (So they're really just giving out these goodies to shut you up!)

Anytime I get one of those notices in the mail, I have to try hard to remind myself what it was I had to do with the company - - - then I just file it away under "Surprise Me Later" - - - till that coupon comes in the mail...