Jawbone, This Is Just Stupid

Posted by: dgoldring on Jul 16 2008

Apparently, Aliph, the makers of the Jawbone Bluetooth headsets, has come up with a ridiculous new promotion.  In light of the recent changes to the law in California and other states, they are willing to give you a $20 discount if you get a ticket for not talking on the phone without a hands free device while driving.  Twenty dollars off? 

Now, I live nowhere near California, so I don’t know the actual fine imposed if you get such a ticket, but I have to think it would be more than $20.  So, you do the math.  To make it easy, we’ll say that the fine is $100.  For your $100, you get $20 off of a $130 headset.  That means, you are stuck paying the fine and $110 for the headset, or $210 total for a $130 headset.  If that sounds like a bargain to anyone, then yap away behind the wheel without a headset.  When you get your eventual ticket, head over to the Jawbone site and enter your state and ticket number.  Now collect your $20 (which will be automatically deducted from your purchase when you check out).  Or, you could just buy yourself a Jawbone, use it in the car to be safe, and save yourself what is probably a significant fine and points on your license. 

Someone once said, you have to spend money to make money.  In this case, it looks like you will have to spend money to spend more money.  Nice job, Aliph! 

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