This reminds me of those cell phone and cable data plans that are “unlimited” until you hit the limit. This is the current promotion on Best Buy’s website:
For those who might not be able to see the image it says “99¢ SHIPPING ON ALL PRODUCTS * Exclusions apply.”
Aha. “All products” does not in fact mean “all products.”
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you need to sent that to leno so he can show it on ‘headlines’