Sears, official large store of your dad, has some egg on its face today after an advertising screw up on its website promised iPad 2s for $69. Sears has fixed the error and promptly blamed a third party, as is the American way. Customers are demanding that Sears honor the lower price but Sears is saying Ha, nice try, no way.
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