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Examples
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The Rip-Off: Airlines routinely claim to be sold out of tickets that require fewer frequent flier miles, only to then sell you more miles to make up the difference.
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But the $150 million production (which grossed a humiliating $49 million in the U.S.) wound up only “winning” as Worst Remake/Rip-Off or Sequel.
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The Rip-Off: Just because a product includes exotic ingredients doesn't mean it's worth the plump price tag.
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The Rip-Off: Banks are giving away less and less for free these days.
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The Rip-Off: Internet service providers are quick to sell you on the speed of their service, measured in megabits per second Mbps.
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The Rip-Off: Just when you think your alma mater has milked you dry!
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The Rip-Off: Smaller is not better when it comes to travel portions of toiletries and the like.
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It was quite disconcerting to see Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeal to our base instincts about energy costs when making his case against the Nantucket Sound windmill-turbine project " Nantucket's Wind Power Rip-Off ," op-ed, July 18.
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The Rip-Off: With more than 1.4 million registered nonprofit organizations in the country, how do you know which ones will make the most effective use of your dollars?
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The Rip-Off: Alan Fields, author of Bridal Bargains, says that the convoluted ordering process for wedding dresses is kind to manufacturers and retailers, but not to consumers.
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