Bait and Switch

  

Categories: Investing, Trading

An illegal tactic that sales people use to get you through the door. For example, you might be promised a car for $20,000, but when you get to the lot, the car is suddenly $30,000. The sales agent can then use his or her mojo to get you to buy the more expensive wheels.

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the past think remember Popeye and wimpy borrowing money for burgers next Tuesday

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