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Default Beanitos not as expensive as you might think

Sqwertz wrote:
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> On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 10:05:07 -0700 (PDT), MikeATX wrote:
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> > If you breakdown Beanitos per serving it's only 67 cents. I am willing
> > to spend that to support something other than corn chips. Because corn
> > chips already have the upper hand in the form of 18 billion per year
> > in corn subsidies to the farmers that grow the corn for the chips.
> >
> > All in all we are use to those lower prices for chips because of these
> > subsidies that will run out in 5 years. I say support the companies
> > that are willing to go the extra mile for our health and not have to
> > take handouts from our government which is really our pockets as the
> > American taxpayer!

>
> You didn't mention that you are the marketing manager for
> Beanitos.
>
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellarocca
>
> While you may have a point, honesty and straight-forwardness is
> the best policy on Usenet. Now I may never try them.


I think a complaint to the FTC is in order.
This appears to be a serious violation of
Section 5 of 15 U.S.C. 45.

http://www.columbia.edu/~mr2651/ecom...tutes/FTCA.pdf