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* "Call in the next 5 minutes for a special bonus!" The deadline is usually a hoax; the person who takes your call probably has no idea whether or not the commercial ran in the past five minutes in your area, and will give you the "special offer" either way, so long as you ask. Note that legally, while calling "within the next 5 minutes" must in fact give you the special deal, they don't ''explicitly'' say you won't get the deal after the 5 minutes. Others may include an allegedly 'live' order counter in the style of those used on QVC and HSN, but as the commercial is pre-recorded the [[NeverTrustATrailer counter means nothing at all]]. Such ads may also claim that "supplies are limited," "going fast," or "running out."
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* "Call in the next 5 minutes for a special bonus!" The deadline is usually a hoax; the person who takes your call probably has no idea whether or not the commercial ran in the past five minutes in your area, and will give you the "special offer" either way, so long as you ask. Note that legally, while calling "within the next 5 minutes" must in fact give you the special deal, they don't ''explicitly'' say you won't get the deal after the 5 minutes. Others may include an allegedly 'live' order counter in the style of those used on QVC and HSN, but as the commercial is pre-recorded the [[NeverTrustATrailer counter means nothing at all]]. Such ads may also claim that "supplies are limited," "going fast," or "running out."" A similar tactic is used in web ads with countdown timers; if you wait for the timer to reach zero, the timer will simply reset and count down again.
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* Shifting expiration date - for example, the Disney Movie Rewards program likes to tell customers that their points for the program may only be valid until a certain date. Then, months before that date rolls around, they'll announce that all points ever issued are still good, even if it says somewhere that they've expired.
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* Shifting expiration date - for example, the Disney Movie Rewards program likes to tell customers that their points for the program may only be valid until a certain date. Then, months before that date rolls around, they'll announce that all points ever issued are still good, even if it says somewhere that they've expired. Since they only said that they points ''may'' expire, not that they ''will'' expire, they can't be accused of lying.
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->''So don't delay; act now''\\
''Supplies are running out''\\
''Allow if you're still alive''\\
''Six to eight years to arrive''\\
''And if you follow there may''\\
''Be a tomorrow but if''\\
''The offer's shunned, you might as well be walkin' on the sun.''
--> --'''''Music/SmashMouth''', "Walkin' on the Sun"'', parodying this trope.
''Supplies are running out''\\
''Allow if you're still alive''\\
''Six to eight years to arrive''\\
''And if you follow there may''\\
''Be a tomorrow but if''\\
''The offer's shunned, you might as well be walkin' on the sun.''
--> --'''''Music/SmashMouth''', "Walkin' on the Sun"'', parodying this trope.
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* "Call quickly because we're only giving this offer to the first 100 callers." Yeah, right. As if they're going to risk you hanging up once they get you on the phone. Which is the flaw in the ointment of most of these-- the pitch is just a come-on to get you on the phone. Once they have you on, they're going to want to keep you on as long as possible, and telling you that you can't have the offer would be a cue for you to hang up.
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* "Call quickly because we're only giving this offer to the first 100 callers." Yeah, right. As if they're going to risk you hanging up once they get you on the phone. Which is the flaw in the ointment of most of these-- the pitch is just a come-on to get you on the phone. Once they have you on, they're going to want to keep you on as long as possible, or at least until they get an order out of you and telling preferably your credit card number. Telling you that you can't have the offer would be a cue for you to hang up.
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That's not necessary anymore and doesn't accomplish anything.
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* "Call in the next 5 minutes for a special bonus!" The deadline is usually a hoax; the person who takes your call probably has no idea whether or not the commercial ran in the past five minutes in your area, and will give you the "special offer" either way, so long as you ask. Note that legally, while calling "within the next 5 minutes" must in fact give you the special deal, they don't ''explicitly'' say you won't get the deal after the 5 minutes. Others may include an allegedly 'live' order counter in the style of those used on QVC and HSN, but as the commercial is pre-recorded the [[NeverTrustATrailer counter means nothing at all]].
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* "Call in the next 5 minutes for a special bonus!" The deadline is usually a hoax; the person who takes your call probably has no idea whether or not the commercial ran in the past five minutes in your area, and will give you the "special offer" either way, so long as you ask. Note that legally, while calling "within the next 5 minutes" must in fact give you the special deal, they don't ''explicitly'' say you won't get the deal after the 5 minutes. Others may include an allegedly 'live' order counter in the style of those used on QVC and HSN, but as the commercial is pre-recorded the [[NeverTrustATrailer counter means nothing at all]]. Such ads may also claim that "supplies are limited," "going fast," or "running out."
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* "Last names A-M may call today, all others must wait until tomorrow." Frequently appears on consecutive days.
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* "Last names A-M may call today, all others must wait until tomorrow." Frequently appears on consecutive days. Creates a false sense of demand, as though the high volume of calls would be too much for the phone company to handle.
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The extras are generally either more refills, a travel sized version of the product, or something completely unrelated that they have a warehouse full of.
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The extras are generally either more refills, a travel sized version of the product, or something completely unrelated that they have a warehouse full of.
of. It might also be free shipping, or "call now and we'll double your order!"
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* "Call quickly because we're only giving this offer to the first 100 callers." Yeah, right. As if they're going to risk you hanging up once they get you on the phone.
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* "Call quickly because we're only giving this offer to the first 100 callers." Yeah, right. As if they're going to risk you hanging up once they get you on the phone.
phone. Which is the flaw in the ointment of most of these-- the pitch is just a come-on to get you on the phone. Once they have you on, they're going to want to keep you on as long as possible, and telling you that you can't have the offer would be a cue for you to hang up.
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* "Call quickly because we're only giving this offer to the first 100 callers." Yeah, right. As if they're going to risk you hanging up once they get you on the phone.
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* Back when games and movies were widely bought on physical media, some ads for them would do this. For example, Rockstar's games would have ads saying "preorder now to avoid disappointment".
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fridge brilliance of midnight tonight
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* "If you call before midnight tonight, we'll give you a special bonus!" Related to ButWaitTheresMore, if you call now they'll throw in a few more things to sweeten the deal. But you had better be quick, this offer expires.
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* "If you call before midnight tonight, we'll give you a special bonus!" Related to ButWaitTheresMore, if you call now they'll throw in a few more things to sweeten the deal. But you had better be quick, this offer expires. Particularly cunning in that anyone can call at any time on any day the ad is aired and it will technically be true.
