It is deceptive advertising. A mailer said: Final Notice. Verification of delivery information required. E-pad touch pad tablet complete with Android software. You have been awarded a new E-Pad Touch pad Tablet. To claim this special offer, simply call this local number 1-952-836-6650. I needed to attend a presentation of Direct Buy's shopping club. When answering truthfully that my income was less than $50K and that I planned to spend less than $5k on household items this year, I was told I didn't qualify for the tablet. I suppose I could have lied to get the tablet, but I am not that kind of person.

Thanks for looking into it, Dave.  I, too, got the notice in the mail.  It is very deceptive and exactly as you described it, same wording but with a phone number of 1-877-565-3495.  It definitely misleads you into thinking you've been "awarded" something.  But I was immediately suspicious because I don't usually sign up for prize drawings for this exact reason.