I tend to assume that, at best, a company advertising a range of X-Y is going to offer something around (X+Y)/2. So if you tell me some ridiculous range, I'm g

I tend to assume that, at best, a company advertising a range of X-Y is going to offer something around (X+Y)/2. So if you tell me some ridiculous range, I'm going to assume your offer will suck, and I'll just skip it. Everyone is better served by accurate ranges, it avoids both sides wasting time because of mismatched expectations.