Anybody seen those commercials that say text A or B for $15k?

[Thanatos]

The commercial goes like this:

A blonde is asking "What's the capital of the US?
-Is it A: Miami
-Or B: Washington D.C.

Text now for your chance to win $15,000"

What the hell? There are others like this too. WTF is the point!?

[Titusfied]

To get you to spend money.... They probably have a contract with the phone companies, trying to increase text messaging nationwide. Conspiring bastards!

You know that like 1 out of 4 people are going to try it at least once just to see what the fuck happens... Clever.....

[Thanatos]

I was tempted to try it but there's no way it can be real. Gullible people, on the other hand, are probably going nuts over this. This is false advertising though, isn't that illegal?

[Vollstrecker]

Only if they never issue a $15,000 prize.

[RoboticSilence]

Costs like $2 to send a message I'm sure they aren't hurt by giving away $15k.

[kyeruu]

lol even you guys? in PR that's happening alot now, i go like
wtf? you expect me to believe that for txting ima get money? ya right, who you trying to fool fan boy....

[Vollstrecker]

Costs like $2 to send a message I'm sure they aren't hurt by giving away $15k.

Oh, I know. I was just saying that it's only false advertising if they never give away the prize.

[HandOfHeaven]

I saw one where you were supposed to text the completed 'mystery word'. It was obviously Holiday, but these are those things that are too good to be true. Always seem to have attractive women advertising them, too.

[Vollstrecker]

Always seem to have attractive women advertising them, too.

Easily the best thing to ever come of advertising.

[kyeruu]

uh huh tryin got mix pleasure with cash, what are they thinking!

[Chruser]

How exactly is any of this "too good to be true"? If the advertisement said "Text the correct answer to this stupidly easy question for $2, and automatically get $15,000", it would be. Too bad it doesn't. What part of probability is so difficult to understand?

[Thanatos]

I didn't say it was too good to be true, Chruser. I just said I smell something fishy afloat. I guarantee nobody wins the $15k. That isn't right..

[HandOfHeaven]

Thanatos, I said it was too good to be true. I need some sort of proof that someone actually won in a reasonable amount of texts to retract that.