Free Money

[Trilby]

All my "free money" comes with huge caveats, like: SAVE $50.00 ON GROCERIES! *after you spend 150.00 in one order*. Shit like that.

I can't very bloody well carry or store 150.00 worth of groceries in one trip.

[tw]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

After throwing a couple away, unopened, I opened the J.D.Powers envelope to find a dollar bill inside, along with the survey. A couple days later I got one from Maritz Research and sure enough, a dollar bill inside.

I wonder if all those unopened envelopes

I've been getting these surveys for years. Have a collection here in the draw of all those $1 bills. All but one are crisp and uncirculated. The oldest date is Series 1988 A (don't recall ever seeing an A version series). One is a crsip $2 of Series 1995.

It may be that because I usually respond to every survey that has money included, then I get asked more often. In this drawer is about $20.

(Bills are just too crisp and clean to get dirty).

[limey]

Originally Posted by tw

I've been getting these surveys for years. Have a collection here in the draw of all those $1 bills. All but one are crisp and uncirculated. The oldest date is Series 1988 A (don't recall ever seeing an A version series). One is a crsip $2 of Series 1995.

It may be that because I usually respond to every survey that has money included, then I get asked more often. In this drawer is about $20.

(Bills are just too crisp and clean to get dirty).

So ... when are you gonna SPEND THE MONEY?????

[busterb]

Originally Posted by Brianna

All my "free money" comes with huge caveats, like: SAVE $50.00 ON GROCERIES! *after you spend 150.00 in one order*. Shit like that.

I can't very bloody well carry or store 150.00 worth of groceries in one trip.

Same here. I live alone and see no reason to, as the deal is here. 1/2 price if you spend $50 bucks for a 48 oz cooking oil. WTF

[capnhowdy]

Not to mention mail-in rebates. I bought a computer part a while back with a $10.00 MIR. I went online to request it (on dial up mind you) for 15 mins. only to be redirected to the old postage stamp ritual, can't remember exactly why. It would have eaten up at least a half hour of my time.
NEWSFLASH TO SELF: If I had worked in my trade for the half hour instead of seeking a freebie I would have profited WAY more.
Seems like the retailer would send them all as a batch and give you the rebate/discount at the counter. Why do they insist on complicating the damn thing? Hell if you are prepared to offer a discount, why procrastinate.

mark down the fu@#ing price on the shelf.
I think the consumer response would be comparatively higher. I know they are counting on the folks like me that say to hell w/it, but really....

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Brianna

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I can't very bloody well carry or store 150.00 worth of groceries in one trip.

I don't know, I've been wondering how soon I'll be able to get $150 worth of groceries into 1 bag.

On the mail-in rebates..... I was wondering why instead of knocking $50 off the PC, they make me mail it in and wait 2 months. Do that many people say screw it, it's not worth the trouble?

[BigV]

Yes, most emphatically yes.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't know, I've been wondering how soon I'll be able to get $150 worth of groceries into 1 bag.

On the mail-in rebates..... I was wondering why instead of knocking $50 off the PC, they make me mail it in and wait 2 months. Do that many people say screw it, it's not worth the trouble?

Actually, I was kind of thinking the same thing on the groceries. I'm a very frugal shopper. My last trip to the market I bought two cans of tuna (on sale), two cans of soup (on sale), mayo, butter, a loaf of bread (on sale), 8 oz of cheese (on sale), one can of dogfood = $18.00, and it wasn't even an entire bag of groceries. I bet I could buy two bags of groceries for $150.00 if I set my mind to it.

As for rebates, I got one from microsoft last year and I absent mindly forgot to take the check down right away. I remembered in time to take it to my bank on the last day it was supposed to be good through, and the bank wouldn't take it because it was after 2:00pm and they said all transactions would be posted the next day. Thanks for nothing!