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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by SanjayMehta on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @11:27PM (#46701122)
Another label I fell for in the US was "lite" cooking oil. The fine print said "light in colour."

The "free" is just advertising and for people habituated to credit, it's a no-brainer. Pun intended.

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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by joombaga on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @01:41AM (#46701930)
What did you expect it to be lite in?
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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by SanjayMehta on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @02:16AM (#46702143)
Calories. Yeah, I was naive back in the 90s.
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