Getting Free Stuff - How Freebies Work
sofkins
I've seen people get excited about getting useless junk without having
to pay for it. Yes in the land of the free we surely love getting
stuff for free. Game shows are built around these premises. Win cars,
home or cash without having to pay for it. We aspire to be apart of
such action. If we can't we spend time in front of the television
watching other people getting free stuff.
There are several factors though that has made free things available
to the masses. First is the fact that free is so powerful. When it
comes to marketing the most important word is free. It drives people
to its source. Because of this companies look to capitalize on the
opportunity. If they give a product of their own away for free they
attract attention.
Other companies use free stuff to their advantage. Take for instance
the vacation industry. You can take free vacations, get free park
attraction tickets or even get paid to vacation. The reason is so that
they can give you their 2-4 hour sales pitch. Be assured it will come.
They use this tactic every day. Why? It works for them.
So when it comes to free stuff the fact of the matter is everyone
comes out a winner. As the consumer we end up with something that we
didn't have to pay for. Companies benefit because by craftily giving
something away for free they end up benefiting their bottom line.
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Anthony Matonak
> If there is one thing that we enjoy it is getting something for free.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
You'll pay in one way or another.
> I've seen people get excited about getting useless junk without having
> to pay for it. Yes in the land of the free we surely love getting
> stuff for free. Game shows are built around these premises. Win cars,
> home or cash without having to pay for it. We aspire to be apart of
> such action. If we can't we spend time in front of the television
> watching other people getting free stuff.
Keeping junk that you don't use costs. It takes up space that could
be used for useful items. I've seen homes that are filled with useless
junk. Homes that are almost worthless to the owners because the junk
has taken over. Owning that useless junk is actually very expensive.
The items people "win" in game shows are paid for by their performance
on TV. Most folks do not aspire to be part of such action. I honestly
don't know a lot of people that want to be on game shows or in front
of TV cameras.
While a lot of people may find game shows entertaining, there are a lot
more that don't. Watching TV also costs in time, missed life experiences
and opportunities. Doing anything is more useful than watching almost
any TV show.
Watching TV can also skew your perceptions of reality. Your idea that
people "aspire to be a part of such action" is an example. Only someone
who watches TV could come to believe that everyone wants to be on TV.
> Other companies use free stuff to their advantage. Take for instance
> the vacation industry. You can take free vacations, get free park
> attraction tickets or even get paid to vacation. The reason is so that
> they can give you their 2-4 hour sales pitch. Be assured it will come.
> They use this tactic every day. Why? It works for them.
You pay for that vacation by subjecting yourself to 4 hours of high
pressure sales tactics. Sure, they stop short of physical torture but
they use every other trick in the book to get you to buy. I've also
found that with most of these "free" vacation things the "free" part
is very limited and it can end up costing a lot of money.
It's come to the point now that when someone asks me if I want something
for free, I ask them "How much does it cost?" Most of the time they'll
give me a number that isn't zero. They always fail to see the problem.
Anthony
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> sofkins wrote:
>> If there is one thing that we enjoy it is getting something for free.
>
> There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
> You'll pay in one way or another.
Not necessarily.
>> I've seen people get excited about getting useless junk without
>> having to pay for it. Yes in the land of the free we surely love
>> getting stuff for free. Game shows are built around these premises.
>> Win cars, home or cash without having to pay for it. We aspire to be
>> apart of such action. If we can't we spend time in front of the
>> television watching other people getting free stuff.
> Keeping junk that you don't use costs. It takes up space that could be used for useful items.
Wrong again when you have enough space for both and most of us do.
> I've seen homes that are filled with useless junk.
And plenty which have some free stuff that isnt useless too.
> Homes that are almost worthless to the owners because the junk
> has taken over. Owning that useless junk is actually very expensive.
Pity about those who arent that silly who keep only the useful free stuff.