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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Efrem
Few do, but the existence of such fares lets people who don't understand economics post here about the fantastic value per FF mile that they got.
Hey, if I win a $2,000 Tempur-Pedic mattress from my local mattress store instead of a $200 off-brand spring mattress, I still won $2,000 worth of mattress! Just because I didn't pay for it doesn't cheapen the value of the mattress!
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