Ever gotten anything for free? Like physical things...buy one get something free etc.?

Question

in my book club...they have this special right now that is like buy 4 and get two. What a horrible deal. Why would I buy four at a time? lol. Well...I suppose if I had more money, it would be OK.

But what's the last item you got for free? Through promotion or whatever.

I think I got conditioner free when I bought dove shampoo.

Sybil, my mom got that too from those crackers XD

actually I am a registered democrat lmao.

Answer 1

I got free registration at Y!A.

(Not sure how much they might regret that now....)

Answer 2

I just got 5 free computer programming classes last night.

Signed up (and paid for) for one through school as an online summer elective. The classes are held through an unencrypted setup, so I can take the other five as well in my spare time. In theory, I could learn everything from the classes, then do a test-out later on and get a degree for a thousand dollars or so instead of several thousand.

Considering I was planning to take the computer classes as a way to burn credits and maintain full-time student status, this pretty much rules -- I can take other classes instead now and lear all kinds of extra stuff I wouldn't have otherwise.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Where I do my grocery shopping always has buy 1 get 1 free. It is mostly on cereal and frozen foods, and milk.
I have also gotten free concert tickets.
Of of the free section on craigslist I have gotten a free TV, free VCR, a free twin bed, a free washer and dryer, and free snow skis. I have also given away free on craigslist a camper shell.
Oh, and my neighbor that just moved gave me one of those portable basketball hoops.

Answer 5

I know a website where you get free sample mailed to you. It is cool. It doesn't cost a dime and NO catches like respond to a offer. I have gotten Dove, nestle vanilla milk, wylers koolaid, heartburn meds, cereal, and much more.

Answer 6

Yesterday, I got a 5-gallon bottle of water and three dollars for free.

Answer 7

A Rachael Ray cookbook for free.

Answer 8

I just saw something on a website that is the perfect answer to your question. (And I'm assuming since this is in the Religion & Spiritual section you were expecting something more profound than 'yes'.) It said, "Free of charge, but not free of cost."

While something can indeed be free on the receiving end of things, it always has some cost to the giver. And it is good to think about this. But the real questions are, "What is the motivation of the giver?" and "What will eventually be expected of me in return?" In the case of companies giving away free stuff, it is to convince you to take on the sacrifice of the cost yourself & buy more from them. Sometimes, like you're saying, they expect the sacrifice from you before they give you the so-called free stuff.

This, however, is not the case when it comes to God's free salvation. He took the cost (death) fully upon Himself in Jesus Christ & expects nothing in return. The free will He grants us to reject the "free of charge to us, yet very costly gift of salvation that He won" is the ultimate gesture that He expects nothing in return. And lest we think that He expects faith from us as our sacrifice, He even works the faith necessary for salvation in us by the Holy Spirit through His Word (Ephesians 2:8-9).

So, yeah, I've gotten many things free of charge, but not free of cost--both in the physical & spiritual sense. The difference was the purity of motivation of the giver. In the examples you give it's even up for debate as to whether it's the "giver" who takes on the cost or it's really you--more likely they're trying to trick you into thinking it was them who sacrificed when it was really you. Now free of charge samples at Costco--if you can resist the 1000s of other things to buy, you can usually eat them & walk away at little more cost to yourself than a fuller tummy :). Oh yeah, my husaband & I also received a night at a hotel for free lately, because they promised a wake up call & it never came! In this case, it's more of a begging for forgiveness kind of thing, (but still at the cost of the hotel & maybe someone's job--that stinks).

Answer 9

I'm good at being the nth caller on radio shows. I've gotten books, tickets, food, music, t-shirts, free spa treatments, etc Must be God helping me out, telling me when to call.

Answer 10

a £8 massive ice cream thingy with everythingggg in all cakes brownies, sauces, chocolate bars mmmh all because there was a shriveled up pea in my meal =] tastes better when its free :)