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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Home theaters, weight benches, PlayStations, laptops, rugs
Posted Feb 15 2008, 09:34 AM by Karen Datko 
Filed under: Hot Deals
Rating: Here are today's hot deals from partner blog dealnews.com:
Panasonic SC-PT750 1,000W 5.1 home theater system with HDMI for $199.97. With free shipping, that's $124 off last month's mention and the lowest total price we've seen by far.
Marcy Classic mid-size weight bench for $124.88. Shipping adds $35.97 or choose free in-store pickup. Even with shipping, that's $18 off last month's mention and the lowest total price we've seen.
Sony PlayStation 2 system bundle for $99.99. With free shipping, it's a $50 overnight drop and the lowest total price we've seen by $50.
Toshiba Satellite AMD Dual Core 1.8GHz 15-inch wide-screen laptop plus printer for $629.99. A $180 mail-in rebate cuts it to $449.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find. Plus, get the Lexmark X2580 multifunction printer, which also scans and copies, for $0 via an $80 mail-in rebate.
Artworks Bountiful 5-by-8-foot rug for $13.49. Coupon code NEW3988 cuts it to $12.14. With $21.95 for shipping, that's $168 off list and the lowest total price we could find.
The Perfect Purchase: Best Time for Bargains
When it comes to making a pricey purchase, there are ways to save money, simply by waiting for the right time to buy it.
Cell phone
Gotta get your hands on that newest, latest cell phone? You might save money if you wait.
"A lot of times when new phones come out, usually after a month, (the price) will drop down on a special," said Steve Marshall, Sprint district manager.
Marshall shares more savings secrets: "New models come out quite often, and a lot of times, we'll discount the previous models, so if you don't have to have the newest and latest, you might be able to find a better deal."
If you're looking for that peak time of year for deep discounts on cell phones, cash in at Christmas time. That's when companies compete for your holiday shopping dollars.
"You might receive an additional mail-in rebate," Marshall said. "Or a lot of times, we'll have specials, like buy one, get one free."
Television
The same goes for TV's. There's a reason that electronics fly off the shelves during the holidays.
"During Christmas time, you're going to have great deals," said Adam Liebling, manager at Best Buy electronics store. "Discounts anywhere from ten percent off, to hundreds of dollars off."
But even waiting until after Christmas can score you a big bargain. "Kind of the big Superbowl time period of January is a great time to buy as well," said Liebling. "We have some great promotions with financing and some good discounted TVs."
Car
In the market for a new car? Try rolling into the dealership toward the end of the year, when car lots face crunch-time for meeting quotas and commissions.
"When it comes to that time, they'll do anything to make the car deal," said Maya Schacht with AAA Automotive Services. "They don't want you to leave."
Schacht says the best time to buy a car is during the months of August, September, or October. That's when current cars must clear out, to make space for newer-year models coming in. Besides slashing prices, some dealers might offer incentives, like maintenance plans or bonuses, to make the sale.
But a warning: this prime time for purchasing doesn't last long. "The longer you wait, the inventory just isn't that great," said Schacht. "And you will get stuck with whatever is out there, and usually it's the more expensive models, and you kind of take whatever color is available."
House
What about when it comes to perhaps the biggest purchase of your life?
"I think 2008 will be a great time to buy a house most anytime during the year," said John Strobeck, with Bright Future Consulting. Strobeck says it's a buyer's market. So if you are house-hunting, he says consider this: "You're probably going to get a better selection in the spring and fall than you will in the summertime."
That's because the summer is when families look to move into homes before their kids start the new school year. It's also when new winter visitors come flocking to Tucson to settle in for the season. So, avoid the summer, and you'll avoid extra competition over available homes."
P&G's brandSaver Races Ahead
By Jean Luo
Procter & Gamble shines the spotlight on its NASCAR ties in the February issue of brandSaver.
Published: February 2008
Source: In-Store Marketing Institute
Procter & Gamble shines the spotlight on its NASCAR ties in the February issue of brandSaver.
The monthly stand-alone FSI delivers $69 in coupons and introduces new products from Clairol, Head & Shoulders, Zest, Olay, Gillette and Bounty. It also introduces the concentrated 2X Ultra formulation from Tide, which P&G has teased for weeks via shelf signs in stores. (See Images at right.)
Elsewhere, Gillette promotes antiperspirants by featuring an outdated lineup of its "Young Guns" NASCAR spokesmen. The feature congratulates driver Jimmie Johnson for back-to-back Nextel Cup victories, despite his departure from the promotional program in December 2007. (Gillette added drivers Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin on Feb. 10 after hosting a "Guess the Drivers" sweeps from Jan. 4 to Feb. 8.)
Meanwhile, Prilosec OTC shifts gears from football to racing by billing its ongoing heartburn-relief message as the "NASCAR Block-the-Burn Challenge" and touting its status as the "official frequent heartburn remedy of NASCAR." In last month's brandSaver, Prilosec challenged shoppers to "be heartburn free on the road to the Super Bowl."
In other brand-specific activity:
- Clairol's Herbal Essences enlists Mexican pop group RBD to introduce a Long Term Relationship hair care collection. Shoppers send a text message to receive a free ring tone of the group's song, "Liso Sensual."
- Oral-B's Stages line for children hosts a mail-in rebate for $5 off any Baby Einstein or Little Einsteins DVD from Walt Disney with purchase of two SKUs through May 31.
- Pampers continues to push its "Bright Mornings" partnership with General Mills' Cheerios. (See Related Articles.) The brand's Kandoo Wipes line offers a free tub dispenser with purchase of any wipes products through March 31.
Published: February 2008
Source: In-Store Marketing Institute
AT&T Adds Low Cost HSPA Cards to Its Lineup
AT&T's new HSPA cards available for ExpressCard and PC Card slots
Wireless internet access has fast become a requirement for mobile business types needing to be productive away from the office. Thankfully large providers like AT&T are rolling out faster mobile Internet access with broadband speeds.
To help consumers take advantage of these speeds AT&T announced today that it is adding two new HSPA cards to its lineup for notebook computers. The Option GT Ultra and Option GT Ultra Express are virtually identical with the main difference being support for different card buses.
The Option GT Ultra is designed to be used in notebooks that use Type II PC Card slots and uses a retractable antenna. The Option GT Ultra Express is for notebooks using the newer 34mm ExpressCard slots and uses a flip-up antenna.
Both cards operate on the same tri-band technology supporting UMTS/HSPA at 850/1900/2100MHz and GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900MHz. The supported frequencies for the new LaptopConnect cards allow users to access the Internet in more than 140 countries including Japan and Korea.
The two cards allow access to AT&T’s BroadbandConnect wireless network with download speeds between 600 kbps and 1400 kbps. Upload speeds on the network range from 500 Kbps to 800 Kbps. Both of the new notebook cards are compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and Mac OS X 10.4.10 and later. To use the cards on a Mac requires an additional free download.
The Option GT Ultra and GT Ultra Express will be available for $49.99 after a mail-in rebate and a two-year DataConnect contract for at least $60 per month. AT&T says that starting February 15 both devices will be free after mail-in rebate and data plan for a limited time.
AT&T, the exclusive iPhone carrier in America will be bringing a new version of the iPhone to market with Apple sometime in 2008 that supports the same high-speed 3G data network.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Clos du Bois Kisses and Tells
By Caren Putterman
Wine producer Clos du Bois is romancing shoppers this month with a comprehensive Valentine's Day campaign that also features an American Heart Month tie-in.
Published: February 2008
Source: In-Store Marketing Institute
Wine producer Clos du Bois is romancing shoppers this month with a comprehensive Valentine's Day campaign that also features an American Heart Month tie-in.
Dubbed "Kiss & Tell," the campaign consists of love-themed P-O-P displays that direct shoppers to a promotional web site supporting WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.
In-store displays include a spectacular, window clings shaped like kisses and posters that read, "One sure way to a woman's heart," in an effort to draw a connection between heart health and red wine.
The spectacular sets a romantic tone with a fake fireplace, roses and signage that employs the company's tagline, "All the French you need to know," and additional encouragement to "Do what the French Do. Surrender." Bottle neckers and tearpads on signs direct shoppers to the campaign's web component, KissAndTell.com. The bottle tags also offer a $5 mail-in rebate on a flower purchase.
At the web site, visitors share and rate "kissing stories" to win a trip to Paris and can also send Valentine e-cards. Clos du Bois will donate $1 to WomenHeart for each card sent, and promises a minimum donation of $50,000 (and a maximum of $75,000).
"The [P-O-P] is found in virtually every state in the U.S. across the range, from grocery chains to independent wine stores," says Jason Daniel, Clos du Bois' director of marketing. About 250 stores will showcase the spectacular and approximately 1,500 will carry the base and case cards from February through mid-March.
Healdsburg, CA-based Hamilton Partners developed the campaign, with San Francisco-based Traction Corp. executing the online component.Published: February 2008
Source: In-Store Marketing Institute
Alltel Wireless Makes Messaging Quick and Easy with the LG Scoop
Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today announced that the LG Scoop™ is now available in Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com. Featuring a messaging-friendly full QWERTY keyboard, the LG Scoop allows Alltel customers to be the center of their circle with the ability to quickly and easily reply to messages.
The Scoop, which is available in three hot colors - citrus orange, slate gray and turquoise blue - lets customers express their unique personalities while receiving messages instantaneously and staying in the loop with pre-loaded AOL® Instant Messenger and Yahoo!® Messenger. This stylish phone also features pre-loaded e-mail, a 1.3MP camera with video, a music player, a microSD™ memory port with 4GB support (4GB microSD card sold separately), Bluetooth® wireless technology and Celltop, a patent-pending technology offering customers an easier way to access, manage and organize a wide range of information already available on their phones.
“As the messaging revolution continues, Alltel Wireless wanted to give customers a phone that fits their social networking needs,” states Brian Ullem, vice president of device strategy for Alltel Wireless. “The LG Scoop, a phone that combines style with function allows customers to stay connected to their friends and family.”
“The text-friendly LG Scoop is an affordable, stylish and incredibly easy-to-use phone,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of product strategy & marketing for LG Mobile Phones. “As texting and multimedia application usage continues to soar in popularity, we are working to meet consumer demand with innovative products every step of the way.”
Alltel Wireless is offering the LG Scoop for $59.99 after a $40 mail-in-rebate at Alltel retail stores nationwide and online at shopalltel.com. This discounted price is available to new customers who sign-up for a two-year service agreement as well as existing eligible customers on qualifying rate plans. All Alltel customers who purchase the LG Scoop and are on a qualifying rate plan are able to receive “My Circle,” Alltel’s exclusive calling feature allowing customer to choose who they call for free – any five, 10 or 20 numbers, any network.
The LG Scoop is also the ideal phone for Alltel’s new service, Axcess Voice2TXT. The service, which is available on any Alltel Wireless SMS text message capable phone, quickly converts incoming voicemails to text messages in the customer’s inbox and also allows customers to store and forward converted voicemails as regular text messages. For more information on this innovative feature, please visit www.alltel.com/voice2txt.
Alltel is owner and operator of the nation’s largest network and has more than 12 million customers. For more information about Alltel, please visit www.alltel.com.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I Think That I Shall Never See
by David Glenn Cox Page 1 of 2 page(s) | |   |
I think that I shall never see
a site as lovely as a tax rebate, for free
A partisan platform based on greed
by giving more to those who don't need
To rescue the economy is not a mistake
but throwing life jackets to those not in the lake?
It's hard to get angry with the people who are passing out money, only once before in my life have I been this angry about found money. A few years ago I bought a TV from a store which shall remain nameless. (Best Buy) They promised me a $50.00 mail-in rebate on my purchase, need I continue? After filling out the paperwork and waiting the required 6 weeks and guessing the name Rumplestiltskin I began to make phone calls. First they claimed that the date of purchase on the store receipt was illegible, then I hadn't checked the box on line 27, and all the other hoops that I was required to jump through.
I finally got my rebate after explaining to them that the rebate company and Best Buy were partners in this scam. Best Buy induced me to buy this television with the promise of a rebate and if that rebate was to be denied to me then our contract was void and I would return the now 2-month old TV to Best Buy for a full refund. From then on, whenever I happen to see any product with a mail in rebate, it is immediately disqualified from purchase. I think to myself whenever I see a Best Buy advertisement that they spend millions of advertising dollars trying to lure me into the store but have eternally pissed me off by promising a $50.00 rebate and then trying to worm out of it. Why not eliminate the middleman and just spit on every tenth customer coming through the door?
As bad as that was, only the government could do worse, passing out money and screwing it up. Once again, if they give the taxpayer a nickel, they give big business a dollar. A $168 billion program will be divided as follows: 117 million families will divide $118 billion and the other $50 billion is to be divided up among America's corporations. Exxon Mobil, the world's most profitable corporation, is entitled, as is Microsoft. Maybe they will invest in a new Japanese-made forklift to haul their profits to the bank for future investment into third world markets, yeah that'll get our economy going.
The original idea was to stimulate the economy, right? Giving Microsoft a tax credit for buying a new shrink wrap machine or even new desk top computers does nothing to stimulate the economy overall. Theoretically Microsoft could claim tax credits for updating their in-house computers with their own damn software! Exxon could obtain tax credits by purchasing new super tankers from Korea and this is where one third of the money goes.
As they say in the Ginsu knife commercial, “But wait, there's more!” A fighting Harry Ried proclaimed this as the best deal that they could get, while provisions for home heating assistance and extended unemployment benefits were stripped from the final version.
“We were able to make the House bill better,” he said, pledging to continue to try to corral enough votes to provide more economic stimulus in the months ahead.
God bless his pointed little head, would it have been so hard to win an argument that the poor and suffering in the Michigan ice need home heating assistance more than Exxon needs a new supertanker? Harry thinks so, but he promises to try again later, so you Michigander's just put another chair on the fire. Besides, why should we extend your unemployment benefits when you'd probably just waste it on food and heating oil anyway?
But the Democrats did manage one small victory with the inclusion of 20 million seniors and a quarter million disabled veterans. Even the cold-hearted Republican bastards couldn't fight that one down, not in an election year anyway. But wait, there's more! Will you get $300? Or $600 or even $1,200? Well, as a simple rule of thumb the less you need it the more you get, sounds fair enough now doesn't it?
If, for example, you were unemployed most of the year and earned less than $3000, regardless of the number of children that you have, go away, you don't qualify. However, if you earned, as a couple, $149,000 in net income then you would qualify for a $1,200 rebate. If your net take home pay is around $1,400 per week then you are eligible to stimulate the economy. Now if you add 3 kiddies into the mix it jumps to a $2,100 rebate, God Bless America!
Most of us are going to get $600.00 plus $300.00 per child and don't get me wrong, that's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. But the economy is stalled and the stated purpose of the program is to get it moving again quickly. Millions of Americans are struggling, but most of them do not have a combined net income of $149 K. Yet that's who gets the biggest piece of the pie, including the corporate pigs at the trough who scooped a third off the top. While a single mother with one child who earned less than $23,000 will qualify for $300 plus $300.00 more per child.
Grocery and gas money for a month and not even that much for the elderly or disabled veterans. More like lifeboat rations than a stimulus package. For the past twenty seven years we have been told that if we stimulate the top income brackets wealth will trickle down upon us but so far they only thing trickling down is poverty. Enough already! The economy is stalled at the bottom and if you put the assistance at the bottom then you might do some good. But by funding more tax loopholes and lavishing rebates among the upper middle class you only compound the problem. You spend money that you don't have only to make the problem worse.
The bell curve should be inverted, if you made less than $23 K last year you should get $1,200 plus $300 per child and if you made $149 K you should get $300 plus $300 hundred per child. If you're Exxon and made $40 Billion last year you should get nothing, you've had a free ride for seven years, give somebody else a chance. Ditto for Microsoft. The improved economy will help them enough as it is.
Once again the Congress has taken a good idea and turned it into a corporate pork fest. A nickel for you, a dollar for them and the more you don't need it the more you get!
I think that I have never known a government
made up of such hearts of stone
Of knaves and fools
and outright tools
Who celebrate their victory class
with Perignon in long stemmed glass
As they talk away the fires of Rome,
for its not they that will lose their homes
more...
Friday, February 8, 2008
Buy.com Doesn't Honor Rebates Like Newegg
From Consumerist
Yesterday's post about Newegg honoring a failed rebate request prompted this email from another reader, who had a similar situation with Buy.com but with a very different outcome. If you've every dealt with Buy.com—known for having some of the worst customer service in the industry—this won't surprise you.
Yesterday's post about Newegg honoring a failed rebate request prompted this email from another reader, who had a similar situation with Buy.com but with a very different outcome. If you've every dealt with Buy.com—known for having some of the worst customer service in the industry—this won't surprise you.
This story is very similar to an unfortunate experience I had with buy.com, dating back to January 2007 when I purchased a Connect 3D 2GB USB Drive. The price was $50 with a $50 mail-in-rebate. It was certainly expensive (probably twice the price it should have been), but I am always diligent about sending in rebates, so I went ahead and purchased the drive. After receiving the product on 1/31/2007, I mailed the rebate out on 2/1/2007. A number of weeks later, I received an e-mail from Connect 3D stating that the rebate processing had been handed over to an independent company, as Connect 3D could not handle the volume of rebates. I should have received my $50 rebate by 4/15/2007 but did not. After visiting the rebate processing site, I decided to allow one month more and checked again on 5/20/2007. Still no rebate.Buy.com wants it both ways: they want to entice shoppers to make purchases by discounting 3rd-party rebates from the "final" sales price, but when the rebates fall through they claim the rebates are outside their responsibility. But Buy.com hasn't honored the terms of the sale. You should point this out to them and demand a full refund of the purchase price upon return of the drive. You may also want to look into whether you can still file a chargeback for the purchase, although since a year has passed it may be too late.At this point, I became very suspicious - I had never gotten burned on a rebate before (clearly I'm not a frequent Best Buy shopper). A quick Google search on the issue revealed that Connect 3D had gone under and was not paying out these rebates. Many people had purchased free after rebate items from Connect 3D through buy.com and did not receive payment. Attempts to contact their US office were unsuccessful. Well, after months of stewing over this, I decided to call buy.com to see what they had to say about it. I feel like retailers have an obligation to themselves and their customers to verify the stability of the companies they do business with, so I was hoping for a positive result from buy.com. Anyway, I called general customer support and was quickly told (clearly they had encountered this issue before) that a $10 buy.com gift card would be issued to me, but that buy.com was currently legally pursuing Connect 3D and a full rebate would not be issued. This was very frustrating to say the least, and I felt (and still feel) that buy.com is partially culpable and should have been more sympathetic. I then called CEO Neil Grover's office (thanks for the phone number, Consumerist!) and spoke with a nice assistant who unfortunately spat back the same generic line. So much for executive customer service. . .
So, it's been a good 5 months since I called buy.com, and over one year has passed since my Connect 3D purchase. I have not made another purchase at buy.com, despite their "generous" offer of a $10 gift card, and I can't say I intend to. They have lost my trust; who is to say that this won't happen again? If they don't care to protect and retain their customers, I don't need to offer them any further business.
What do you suggest I do? Is there another avenue I can pursue with buy.com?
Long distance photo service is difficult to hang up on
From KansasCity.com
Over a year ago I contacted AT&T to cancel my long-distance account. The next month I received notice thanking me for signing up for AT&T long distance. This has gone on for months. I call to cancel and later receive a letter thanking me for choosing AT&T, followed by a bill.
Over a year ago I contacted AT&T to cancel my long-distance account. The next month I received notice thanking me for signing up for AT&T long distance. This has gone on for months. I call to cancel and later receive a letter thanking me for choosing AT&T, followed by a bill.
Yesterday I received notice from a collection company for non-payment on the AT&T account. — H.W., Kansas City
DEAR H.W.: Madeline Romious, vice president of external affairs at AT&T, reviewed your account and explained that you were billed $84.54 for the period of May 2007 to Dec. 2007 for miscellaneous fees. You were also charged in June 2007 for direct dial service. AT&T provided an adjustment of $53.93 for the miscellaneous fees, and you agreed to the balance of $30.62.
“We were also able to cancel AT&T as her long-distance provider and confirm that she had not had a toll or long-distance provider on her account since July 24, 2006,” Romious said. You said you were satisfied with the resolution.
Rebate confusion
On Sept. 30 we bought McAfee Internet Security Suite online for $68.99 and were charged that amount on our credit card. Our e-mail receipt indicated that we qualified for a $30 mail-in rebate. I submitted the rebate Oct. 9 within the specified timeframe and enclosed the requested items. When we received e-mail notification that a $20 rebate had been approved, I questioned the amount and was asked to submit a copy of the original coupon indicating a $30 rebate. I submitted this information Oct. 30.
On Nov. 29 I checked the state of our rebate and discovered it was still just $20 so I sent an e-mail to McAffee asking the company to explain why the rebate was for $20 instead of $30. The only reply I got was that my $20 rebate check was sent. — S.H., Kansas City
DEAR S.H.: A representative from McAfee called you to explain the mix-up. You were told that the original paperwork submitted was for the $20 rebate. When the company received our letter with your attachments, it realized you filled out the wrong rebate form and had actually qualified for the $30 rebate. Because its processing center uses the bar code from the rebate form to process the rebate, it sent you the $20. McAfee told us that it had sent you an additional $10 check with an explanation of what happened.
WTAE Rebate Deals
From PittsburgChannel:
All third-party vendors are offering, through March 31:
Best Buy (through Feb. 24): $150 instant savings with the purchase of any PC, laptop or digital camera with activation of broadband service (Apple and IPOD products not included). . . $50 Best Buy Gift Card via mail-in rebate with signup for Comcast Digital Voice (not available in all Best Buy stores).
Retail stores selling Comcast products:
Best Buy, Boscov’s, Circuit City, Office Depot, Office Max, Radio Shack, Staples, Wal-Mart.Independent dealers selling Comcast products:
The Stereo Shop, Let’s Make Music, Humphrey Radio Shack, Voss TV, Look N Listen, Goosebumps, Digital Visions, The Stereo Outlet, 21st Century Media, A K Nahas.
Other offers pertaining only to customers purchasing Comcast digital cable services:
Comcast Standard Bundle Offers These offers are available in February, with savings locked in for 12 months:
All third-party vendors are offering, through March 31:
Best Buy (through Feb. 24): $150 instant savings with the purchase of any PC, laptop or digital camera with activation of broadband service (Apple and IPOD products not included). . . $50 Best Buy Gift Card via mail-in rebate with signup for Comcast Digital Voice (not available in all Best Buy stores).
Retail stores selling Comcast products:
Best Buy, Boscov’s, Circuit City, Office Depot, Office Max, Radio Shack, Staples, Wal-Mart.Independent dealers selling Comcast products:
The Stereo Shop, Let’s Make Music, Humphrey Radio Shack, Voss TV, Look N Listen, Goosebumps, Digital Visions, The Stereo Outlet, 21st Century Media, A K Nahas.
Other offers pertaining only to customers purchasing Comcast digital cable services:
Comcast Standard Bundle Offers These offers are available in February, with savings locked in for 12 months:
Mail-in rebate bill advances
From Bridgetown News:
New Jersey legislators advanced a bill Thursday prohibiting retailers from advertising items at a post mail-in rebate price unless they are willing to offer customers that price at the register.
New Jersey legislators advanced a bill Thursday prohibiting retailers from advertising items at a post mail-in rebate price unless they are willing to offer customers that price at the register.
"Customers should not be deceptively lured into stores by low prices that only exist after they take the product home ... fill out aggravating paperwork, and then wait weeks or months for a check," said Assemblyman John Burzichelli, D-3, of Paulsboro, the bill sponsor.
Instead of consumers filling out the required paperwork for a rebate, the bill aims to require retailers to complete the process to claim the money-back offer.
Retail representatives oppose the measure.
"Rebates are a long established well-accepted marketing practice," said John Holub, president of the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association, which represents more than 3,500 retailers. "The problem (with the bill) is that the consumer is going to lose out."
But Burzichelli said the process can be improved.
"Those who are true retailers will work out things to their benefit," he said. "They can still choose at the register to say Here's a rebate' --
it's just a cleaner way to go."
If signed into law, New Jersey would be the third state to adopt this type of consumer protection legislation behind Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The measure was introduced last session but failed to advance beyond the Assembly.
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