Free Is The New Stupid

[seal_clubber]

My mom and my sister's birthdays are coming up, so yesterday at lunch I went to buy some birthday cards. I found three that I liked, and went to pay for them. The clerk informed me that they are having a "Buy three, get three free" sale event, and that if I came back with my receipt, I could get three more cards for free, as long as they were $4.25

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[seal_clubber]

I am now scanning my memory banks for images from the Carlton's I was in (College Park, by the way), and I do recall seeing "Anniversary Cards -- For Wife" and "--For Husband", but I cannot recall if it said "FROM YOUR STRAIGHT HUSBAND" or not. It would be nice if they just had "For My Wife" and left it at that. I now feel somewhat compelled to go back in on Monday and check.

Also: the clearing out inventory thing might be legitimate. It was the only thing I could think of to explain her bizarre insistence. Up until your reply, I was fairly certain she had misunderstood the basic policy ("use the promotion to entice people into the store, but if they don't take the free cards, that's just gravy for us"), but now it appears as though it may be the actual, goofy policy during this promotion. I am reminded of the joke about the guy dining at a restaurant under a sign that says "All You Can Eat", and when he gets up to leave the large bouncer says to him in menacing tones, "Hold on, there, fellah. I think you can eat a lot more than that

[seal_clubber]

No, you certainly should not. YOu'd think gender neutrality wouldn't be that hard a mark to hit — in fact, you'd have to go out of your way to miss by including "from a MAN". I've always felt they do a little too much hand-holding in those cards anyhow — they mention who it's for, include a frequently-too-long sentiment in a florid script, and then put who it's from. All that's left for me to do, really, is sign my name to it, because nothing says "I love you enough to put a lot of thought into this card" like signing your name.

Still, this does not invalidate your point, and it sucks, and I'm sorry it's like that.

One last aside on the gender-neutrality thing: for some odd reason, the vast majority of birthday cards "For My Sister" assume that I am her sister, as well.

[wraithgirl]

Good for you for making that person in line behind you's day. Work that loophole!

What ever happened to simple sales like 50% off, buy one, get one free, etc. There's a Chapters one that make me nuts; it's so dumb I can't even remember it. GMajor comes home with migraines when that sale is on because no one can understand it.

[chixxor]

Take the free stuff! TAKE IT! WE'RE THE KING OF ENGLAND!!!

(You're probably wondering if I'm going to get sick of that joke anytime soon, and no, no, I'm not. :))