Comments on: Is There Anything Really FREE Out There?

By: jason

jason — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:55:24 +0000

I dont care what anybody says nothin is free in this world. You know how they say that seeing is believeing well its true.

By: The Art of Paying Nothing

The Art of Paying Nothing — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:08:35 +0000

[...] we have previously said that there’s nothing absolutely free under the sun but that doesn’t mean you can’t still be a smart freebie [...]

By: Edward de Leau

Edward de Leau — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:00:12 +0000

It made we wonder if there is a difference between a freebie and a goodie? On some IT events we used to make it a sport to hunt for the coolest goodies, such as a msn compass of microsoft or a blow up backpack from HP, zillions of t-shirts and cd’s and so on. It was a real sport to measure the amount of time you had to speak to a salesman before he opened the closed cupboard to take out the stash of only-for-those-who-talk quality t-shirts, coffee cups and so on. Each event we go home LOADED with t-shirts, bags, and hi-quality items, the one who scored the coolest most rarest goodies was the goodie master Ofcourse only the coolest goodies remain the rest goes in the trashcan.

By: Trina L. Grant

Trina L. Grant — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:53:06 +0000

About as free as it gets…www.freenapkin.com

By: seosmarty

seosmarty — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:51:11 +0000

LOL – I don’t even want to delete this comment – because it is ridiculously on topic

By: Music Connection

Music Connection — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:41:03 +0000

Music Connection magazine gives away a piece of $200+ gear every week. http://musicconnection.com/friday-freebie . We only ask for your Name and email. Yes, it really is free.

By: Bob Meetin

Bob Meetin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:24:39 +0000

There are quality FREEbies and those that come with baggage. That’s what makes doubters of us. I remember being in Office Max several years back and seeing a table of packages of CD’s that came with a FREE clause providing you filled out the rebate form. Aside from the time/effort it took to fill out the form there were no catches other than a postage stamp. I later learned that although these deals exist that many/most buyers fail to fill out rebate forms either on time or accurately. I guess this type of deal is a calculated gamble.

There are also the empty deals. You attend a meeting or whatever and someone gives you a coupon to redeem at the local coffee shop. The deal exists but if you don’t drink coffee or don’t live in the area then it becomes an empty deal. Perhaps a good thought but poor implementation. Sorry no way no way now way am I going to wear a Starbucks t-shirt and become a walking Starbucks billboard.

It’s common with automobile sales to see these offers of $3000 rebate or free $5000 if you buy xyz vehicle by the end of the month. Does anyone really believe that a dealer or manufacturer is going to stay in business long if they GIVE things away?

Internet deals are by far the most capricious. Register for this $150 seminar for FREE today if you sign up within the next 20 minutes. In many cases once the FREEbie ends you are brought into a room and grilled until you cave in and buy the commercial package. The art of persuasion can be truly amazing.

There are good FREEbies out there, but you need to sort through the rubble to cut to the chase.

By: persiaprince

persiaprince — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:22:17 +0000

unless you’re awesome enough to receive a cool gift and feel no more of a link with the giver than before