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Yes, it's that time of the year again! Not the after-New-Years-hangover, or the time to make resolutions, but the time to send back the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes entry form without buying anything. This is all for the sake of being amused that in spite of their promises they don't show up at my house on February 29 this year (those teasing bitches).
My mom always got those fliers, and I've been receiving them for the past 5 years or so, but I never bothered to do any research on Publisher's Clearing House. Yes, they're probably America's number one sweepstakes (lottery excluded), and you don't even have to pay to enter. But reading the advertising today made me realize that they use many of the same advertising tactics that con artists do.
So I had to know: beneath their cheery exterior that no longer includes Ed McMahon, are they really a sneaky con business that only pretends to have a legitimate sweepstakes?
( The sinister truth is...*DUN,DUN,DUN* )
My mom always got those fliers, and I've been receiving them for the past 5 years or so, but I never bothered to do any research on Publisher's Clearing House. Yes, they're probably America's number one sweepstakes (lottery excluded), and you don't even have to pay to enter. But reading the advertising today made me realize that they use many of the same advertising tactics that con artists do.
So I had to know: beneath their cheery exterior that no longer includes Ed McMahon, are they really a sneaky con business that only pretends to have a legitimate sweepstakes?
( The sinister truth is...*DUN,DUN,DUN* )
