2006-08-03 11:14:08 · 11 answers · asked by vanilla_dropz 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
not necessarily. in life, nothing is actually free. at some point someone had to put work or money into the gift.
2006-08-03 11:18:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, the term "free gift" is a redundency, because as you correctly note all gifts are free. If it is not free, it is not a gift. A gift is something given without charge. The term "free gift" was coined by businesses who wanted people to believe that they were really getting something for nothing, because many people did not realize that by definition the gift they were getting was already free. Thinking that they were getting something for nothing made it more attractive. The term has become so common that it is now accepted usage.
2006-08-03 11:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by Curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As we all know, they aren't 'free', and it's just another oxymoron, as in 'Giant shrimp', Military Intelligence' etc.
But a gift, is by nature free, not when it has conditions on it, like buy this computer and get a free printer.
2006-08-03 11:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by johnb693 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a true free gift because the person giving it has bought it.....
2006-08-04 00:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by lost&confused 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most gifts are free apart, ironically, from the gifts offered by commercial companies that are refered to as 'free' These are not free because the companies that offer them wants something from you. ie your custom.
2006-08-03 11:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Except the ones that require penicillin or a shot of antibiotics to stop the burning. Those require maintenance gifts, and they cost.
2006-08-03 11:19:42 · answer #6 · answered by Brandon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, some gifts have an implication of an expected favor in the future.
2006-08-03 11:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by trafficer21 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is anything really free?
2006-08-03 11:17:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nothing is free
2006-08-03 11:27:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they all demand something in return even if it is just recognition.
2006-08-03 11:18:26 · answer #10 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋