Dan Abel wrote:
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> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
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> > blake murphy wrote:
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> > > i got my coupon in november and bought the box, but haven't hooked it up
> > > yet.
>
> > Takes about five minutes to do! Anyone who has a coupon needs to use it
> > before the expiration date. We have one to spare; got two but bought one
> > new TV and one covertor box.
> > Email me: arrilondon at mad.scientist.com if you want the coupon.
>
> I suspect that the shortage of coupons has to do with a lot of people
> getting them just in case, since they are free. When people find out
> they don't need them, whether it's because they decided to switch or
> upgrade, or just because they never needed them in the first place, they
> will eventually get tossed, unused and unredeemed.

There's one going for free No takers so far. It expires beginning of
Feb 2009.




>
> Worse yet, I suspect that many folks have converter boxes in their
> basements, sitting there until the next time they clean the basement, at
> which point they will be offered at garage sales for a few pennies, and
> then tossed if they don't sell. Again, because people either changed
> their minds, or never needed them in the first place.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>