Here is a cheaply produced mostly lousy video that looks at reasons one might “steal free candy.”

Dan Ariely had something do with it. He’s cool.

editorial note: Always end with the line–”Clearly, there’s more going on here than what meets the eye.”

But not really.

Sarah is giving her book away.

But not really.

How classy. On thanksgiving Newsmax wants to offer some bait and switch. In order to get the book you must subscribe to “Newsmax” magazine for 49.95 with ‘automatic renewal.’ Sounds awful.

Also be sure to check out their other offer for a Free Emergency Radio!

“America’s homeland security, your family’s, is essential. That’s why Homeland Security* has advised all Americans that every home needs an emergency radio, in the event of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, electric power outages, and even terrorist attacks.”

photo from a lovely blog (http://ideasandrevolution.net/)

tipoff on the marketing promo from the twitter of a site running the ad: @mediaite