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Fishscam.com: Don’t Worry About Mercury in Fish*

Fishscam TMany consumers are concerned about the cumulative health effects of eating certain fish because of its possible mercury content.

This ad says there is no reason to worry unless you are eating a lot of whale meat.

The only identification of the source of this ad is at the bottom: fishscam.com

Who is behind “fishscam”?

*MOUSE PRINT:  Fishscam is part of a nonprofit called the Center for Consumer Freedom.  Sounds like a conventional consumer group, right? Not exactly. While they do have individuals who are members, they list restaurants and food companies first as members of their coalition.  [US News, March 27, 2006]

That is not to say that restaurants and food companies don’t have legitimate gripes about junk science, or other matters they have weighed in about (such as the ‘McDonald’s made me fat’ lawsuits).

In any event, health claims are very hard for consumers to evaluate. It seems like one day a study says that certain foods are bad for you, and the next day another study says they are not problematic at all. Who and what can you believe?

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Cingular: No Charge for Roaming*

Cingular No charge for roaming TOn their website (as of 3/20/06) Cingular says “With Cingular Nation, never pay domestic long distance or roaming charges!”  That means, with respect to roaming, if your call is routed over another company’s system, you will not be charged extra.

However, after clicking a link to the plan’s fine print terms, one learns more.

*MOUSE PRINT: “Cingular reserves the right to terminate your service if less than 50% of your usage over three consecutive billing cycles is on Cingular-owned systems.”

Cingular Fineprint roaming T

Translation: If you roam too much, Cingular can turn off your service.

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Bermuda: $49 Roundtrip*

Bermuda $49 TThe price seems too good to be true. Only $49 to Bermuda (and back)? There has got to be a catch.

*MOUSE PRINT: “$49 roundtrip airfare is available with the purchase of a qualifying hotel package at a particpating hotel.” [Boston Globe, 02/06]

Don’t forget to add prepaid government taxes and fees of up to $89, September 11 fees up to $10, and passenger facilty charges up to $18.


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