Now that we're all old and decrepit... How' bout them Free Seminar Dinners?

[Sqwertz]

What can I expect if I were start freeloading off of all these free
"gourmet dinner" invitations I get for "seminars" marketing hearing
aids (hi David!), timeshares, life insurance, etc...?

My current offer is for Fogo de Chao (the nation's leading Brazilian
churrascaria). And it's not my first one for FdC. But somehow I'm
not picturing a parade of gauchos serving me an AYCE fraldhina,
pichana, chuleta, and pão de queijo while somebody is trying to sell
me hearing aids ("What?" I said, "BRING OUT THE LINGUICA, DAMMIT!")

Rubber chicken is the obvious guess, but does anybody have any
actual experience milking these shysters for free dinners regularly
or semi-regularly? I'm personally not above that :-)

Anybody been to a GOOD rubber chicken dinner?

(Linguica sounds good tonight, come to think of it....)

-sw

[US Janet]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:48:01 -0600, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

You know they won't let you out of the room until you buy whatever it
is they are pitching and get your name, address and phone number. Just
think how much money they must make on those scams to be able to
afford to rent the banquet room and give you free food.
Janet US

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 7:13:48 PM UTC-6, US Janet wrote:
>
> On Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:48:01 -0600, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid>
> wrote:
>>
> >What can I expect if I were start freeloading off of all these free
> >"gourmet dinner" invitations I get for "seminars" marketing hearing
> >aids (hi David!), timeshares, life insurance, etc...?
> >

> You know they won't let you out of the room until you buy whatever it
> is they are pitching and get your name, address and phone number. Just
> think how much money they must make on those scams to be able to
> afford to rent the banquet room and give you free food.
> Janet US
>

Every few months I get an invitation from some investment firm for a
free dinner and seminar on how to invest my 401k. I don't go as I already
have an investment firm looking after my money and I sure don't want to
listen to some guy droning on about how wonderful their service is.

[Sumbax]

What if you eat nice food while he's droning on? Could be better than
a dead spread!

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 10:21:31 PM UTC-6, Sumbax wrote:
>
> What if you eat nice food while he's droning on? Could be better than
> a dead spread!
>

The food probably would be very good, but I just don't want to be
bored to death while I'm shoveling it in.

[Sumbax]

Yep, nothing like an entertaining dead spread while you're shoveling.

[Ed Pawlowski]

And I don't want them to have my name and telephone number after I skip
out the back door.

[Sumbax]

Just say your John Kuthe.

[Ed Pawlowski]

That would get me an extra dessert because I'm rich, rich, rich. Old
World Investments would be good.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

I thought about that; annoying phone calls and more junk mail. I
couldn't give them as a fake name as I'd have to call and give that
info to reserve a seat.

[Sumbax]

Can't you say you're Joan Kuthe?

[Sqwertz]

They could kidnap me? Well, at least until closing time - I can hang
out at Fogo de Chao until closing time.

I'd tell them fuck you. I just came of for the free dinner. Abd I
listed to you.

They probably get your phone number and emial address and want to
confirm it with your our "invitation permit" before you arrive.
That way they can harrass you over and over again when you tell them
to fuck you. And of course they'll have caller ID recording your
phone number when you call initially.

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2022 20:57:18 -0800 (PST), itsjoan...@webtv.net
wrote:

Bring a take-out container, scoop it in there, and leave.
Hey - I REALLY like that idea!

-sw