The Ford Barn

DougVieyra · 03-16-2017, 03:38 PM

Ever heard of VolksWagen ? It does not get more reputable than that.

And look what they did - and got caught.

So how many others out there are doing the same crooked kind of thing , and have not got caught ?

I bought a postage stamp from a "reputable" company (US Postal Service) to mail a 1st class envelope. Some time went by before I was able to use the stamp to mail a letter, and by the time I did get around to mailing it - the price had gone up and my postage stamp was no longer valid - without kicking in an additional amount. After a lot of complaints to Congressmen and Senators, the company that sold the stamps (US Postal Service) now have an alternative to get the government off their backs - it's called a "Forever" Stamp.

That is just a 'soft' gouge, but it does show how endemic that kind of practice is. And it has been around a long time. Two thousand five hundred years ago the ancient Romans had a saying about it - "Caveat de empitor". Which they picked up from the Greeks, who had the same saying (only in Greek) five hundred years earlier. The Greeks probably picked it up from the Persians, who got it from the Sumerians, who got it from . . . .
Well, there is a tale about a fellow who a few years earlier who bought an apple from a beautiful maiden, who had told him all about the good things of the apple, but neglected to say anything about the bad things (of which here were many) - at the time he thought it was a good thing - but, alas, things turned out badly. Or so I am told.

Caveat de empitor - Buyer beware !

03-16-2017, 03:38 PM	#10
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,733	Re: H-F class action suit Ever heard of VolksWagen ? It does not get more reputable than that. And look what they did - and got caught. So how many others out there are doing the same crooked kind of thing , and have not got caught ? I bought a postage stamp from a "reputable" company (US Postal Service) to mail a 1st class envelope. Some time went by before I was able to use the stamp to mail a letter, and by the time I did get around to mailing it - the price had gone up and my postage stamp was no longer valid - without kicking in an additional amount. After a lot of complaints to Congressmen and Senators, the company that sold the stamps (US Postal Service) now have an alternative to get the government off their backs - it's called a "Forever" Stamp. That is just a 'soft' gouge, but it does show how endemic that kind of practice is. And it has been around a long time. Two thousand five hundred years ago the ancient Romans had a saying about it - "Caveat de empitor". Which they picked up from the Greeks, who had the same saying (only in Greek) five hundred years earlier. The Greeks probably picked it up from the Persians, who got it from the Sumerians, who got it from . . . . Well, there is a tale about a fellow who a few years earlier who bought an apple from a beautiful maiden, who had told him all about the good things of the apple, but neglected to say anything about the bad things (of which here were many) - at the time he thought it was a good thing - but, alas, things turned out badly. Or so I am told. Caveat de empitor - Buyer beware !