I'm not sure you read what I wrote? Sometimes they will spout the wage, but not adhere to it.

These were historic, nowadays I don't deal with it unless I just want to waste their time on purpose.

But you're right, I didn't need those jobs, but I'm always looking. I believe one should always be applying. There is no such thing as loyalty to one company - it doesn't typically pay off or work in your favor. In 5 years of job hopping I've tripled my base salary, that would never have happened staying put.