There are plenty of companies out there who are so sure of their products that they’re willing to offer special introductory prices on the premise that customers will voluntarily return to pay more because the product is worth it. Of course, half the time, companies are scheming customers into believing they have wonderful products when [...]
Continue reading about #123 Getting Introductory Prices With Zero Intent of Buying More
If there’s one way to make a trip to the happiest place on earth even happier, it’s to give birthday celebrators free admission to Disneyland. There’s nothing better than getting something for free on your birthday, especially when it’s the chance to visit a theme park that normally aims to rip off families one child [...]
In addition to dating for dinner and crashing weddings, the unemployed also love being a perpetual plus one. Getting to go out on someone else’s dime is an occasion for the unemployed to get dressed up and attempt to have a social life. While all events don’t always necessarily equal free food and drinks, the [...]
Continue reading about #111 Trying to be Everybody’s Plus One
Don’t act like you’ve never been tempted to steal an olive or some other drink garnish for yourself while waiting for a drink at a bar. The delightful fruits and vegetables all gathered in their own separate containers are just too tempting to resist sometimes. For example, there’s always a guy who’s ordering scotch, neat, [...]
Continue reading about #109 Treating Drink Garnishes as an All-You-Can-Eat Salad Bar
Remember when things were quaint and neighborly and everyone actually knew who lived next door to them? Back then, people would have no qualms about sending their kids across the street to borrow an egg they realized they needed to complete their recipe. Rather than have to go through the trouble of driving all the [...]
Continue reading about #107 Constantly Borrowing Ingredients From Different Neighbors
Everyone loves a buy one get one free deal. Whether it’s a fast food hamburger, a cell phone, or a bag of salad, people can’t help but get excited about getting extra stuff for the same price they’d usually pay. Typically, when encountering a buy  one get one free situation, the buyer would think of [...]
Continue reading about #103 Buy One Get One Free Deals, if Someone Else is Buying
Yard sales are not uncommon for unemployed people. In fact, after getting laid off, one of the first things they embark on (before succumbing to unemployment laziness) is finally getting around to some spring cleaning, and holding a yard sale to sell off their unwanted goods. When they were employed and wanted to get rid [...]
Continue reading about #97 Holding Yard Sales to Sell Free Junk From Craigslist
You know, “in this economy”, it’s probably not the best time for the unemployed to start popping out kids. Sure, this is the one time they have all the time in the world to make sure their kids are brought up properly (i.e. stuck in front of the TV while unemployment naps are taken), but [...]
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