Friday, February 20, 2009

Freebies

So let’s say you’re out to get a bite to eat...

You go to McDonald’s, ask for a coke, and then stand there dumbfounded because you didn’t get a free Big Mac.

Sure, you’d like that free Big Mac with your coke, but you paid for a coke, so you don’t receive it. Unless, of course, it’s “Free Big Mac with the purchase of a Coke” day, which, presumably it isn’t.

If you’d asked for a Big Mac to go with your Coke, you would, of course, be expected to pay for it. They don’t make Big Macs for their health (or come to think of it, yours either,) but for your [paying] enjoyment.

If you request an added product or service of a company, whether it be hamburgers, plumbing or PR, it should be expected that said request is going to raise the price of your bill, not expected to be free.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

here here!

Anonymous said...

here here!! always something for nothing. gang, when you're looking for a service or product, if you want more, expect to pay more. Hyundai's don't cost the same as Cadillacs. getting your bathroom remodeled doesn't cost the same as getting your HOUSE remodeled.

common sense. don't expect the house when you asked for the bathroom.