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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 1:27 pm
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KOADude
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Originally Posted by thebat
On an ad HA sent me they state:

Complimentary meals
Complimentary snacks
Free soft drinks

I'm just wondering what the difference between complimentary and free is.
"Complimentary" is "marketing speak" for "free." In practice, it means that a company is currently providing something for "free" that its competitors charge an additional fee for.
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