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Re:FTC bans TurboTax from advertising 'free' services, calls... by MBCook on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:17PM (#39098702)
Reportedly that’s the answer they got in focus groups when they tried to figure out why it failed.

4 > 3.

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Re:FTC bans TurboTax from advertising 'free' services, calls... by ckw on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @12:35AM (#39099974)
So why didn't they start selling 1/5 pounders?
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Re:FTC bans TurboTax from advertising 'free' services, calls... by zo1 on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @01:50AM (#39100330)
Quarter and pounder rhymes so rolls off people's tongues.

Fifta-Pounder?

Fifth-Pounder?

Five-Pounder?

For all we know, marketing vetoed it cause they were lazy.

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Re:FTC bans TurboTax from advertising 'free' services, calls... by euroderf on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @04:36AM (#39101342)
How 'bout a five-ouncer ?

Or would that suffer by seeming microscopic when listed close to "32 ounce" drinks ?

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