The tags attached vacation
“Madam, you’ve won three nights and two days at
Goa for two,” the voice told Rema. Taking
Satish along, Rema went to office of the sponsor. The lady at the desk spoke at
length about their company. In the end she said, “The holiday is yours subject
to your investing Rupees five lakhs with us.”
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Exchange Bonanza
Hiring an auto, Raghu took
the old refrigerator to the dealer. The exchange offer of Rs. 5000/- was simply
irresistible. Raghu selected a refrigerator costing Rs. 12,000/-.
Salesman: “The exchange value will be Rs.2000/-.”
Salesman: “The exchange value will be Rs.2000/-.”
Raghu: “But your ad promises Rs 5000/-.”
Salesman: “Yes Sir, subject to the
condition that you buy the one costing Rs.20,000/-.
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Adults only
“Wow! Free tickets for the Rock
show,” Ritu thought. She called up Richa. Both decided to bunk classes. They rushed
to the stadium and waited patiently in the queue only to be told by the guard at
the entrance that entry was restricted to people above eighteen. Ritu had
missed the T&C in the hoarding.
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Beauty market
Cream in hand Priya toyed
with the idea of buying it or not. It was a fairness cream recently launched by
one of the popular brands. Suddenly something caught her eye. “To be used under
supervision of our skin expert only.” She threw it down. “Another way of making
money,” she thought and walked away.
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Lens required
Robert fell for the tall
claims of the marketing executive of a leading jeweler. He invested a sizeable
amount with them. The ‘conditions apply’ on the form was barely visible. Robert believing he would get his returns in
cash booked a flat. But felt cheated when the jewelers offered ornaments instead.
His dream was shattered.
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The Matrimonial Ad
The Matrimonial Ad
The ad read - “Wanted a fair, beautiful,
graduate engineer girl below 26 years for a handsome young man of 50 years,
innocent divorcee, engineer belonging to an aristocratic family.”
Raj laughed. The person mentioned was
none other than his boss an ugly, potbellied man aging at the temples, a diploma
holder. The son of a fraudster.
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