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Had a lawn company send me and estimate for a yearly service which seemed reasonable. I called them to sign up and they pulled the old Bait & Switch; "Oh that is a computer generated mail listing, I'm looking the address up here and it looks like it's gonna be..." comes up with a figure almost twice the original amount.

Really, is it any different than a Credit Card offering a certain rate then trying to charge a different rate once you get the card or a contractor writing an estimate up then trying to charge more once the work is completed?

Had a lawn company send me and estimate for a yearly service which seemed reasonable. I called them to sign up and they pulled the old Bait & Switch; "Oh that is a computer generated mail listing, I'm looking the address up here and it looks like it's gonna be..." comes up with a figure almost twice the original amount. Really, is it any different than a Credit Card offering a certain rate then trying to charge a different rate once you get the card or a contractor writing an estimate up then trying to charge more once the work is completed?

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You are right, CC companies and loan adverts usually include the "for well qualified" as a stipulation. Most mailings that I've gotten from CC companies were more targeted but I'm sure the fine print was still there.