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"Never experience the hassle of ... while saving a bunch of money"

Wait, you mean that if I don't use your service then I'll have hassles but at least I'll save money? That's how it reads. You seem to expect that people will parse it like this.

    (never-experience X) while Y
Unfortunately, most people parse it like this.
    never-experience (X while Y)
Try each one out on "never experience burning your hand while cooking breakfast". Do you see the difference, and why the front-page copy might make some people giggle?

Was going to comment something like this, but you've said it very well. But yeah... The site's grammar is a bit sketch across the board.

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