Americans in general take the freedoms we have for granted. We can shoot our mouths off and say what we’d like because we have freedom of speech. We can vote. And for the most part there are laws that say we are all equal. However when it comes to free giveaways we take free for granted.
Currently, I work in the retail business and as part of our advertisement with a local radio station we’ve been giving out free tickets for swimming. The point of the free giveaway is for us to introduce new customers to our store and give them something free in exchange for coming in. Let me tell you the word free has turned into the word greed.
First example, customer comes in and receives their four free tickets and then they have the nerve to ask for more. I explain that each customer is allowed the standard free four pack of tickets. He of course thinks that’s not fair because he has a large family of 20. Perhaps he should invite five adult representatives from the family to collect 20 tickets. Now if I were to give into his demands then he’d pass that information on to his friends. Word of mouth travels fast and soon I’d have to deal with that and it’s just not fair to the other customers.
Second example, customer brings entire family in and tries to pass them off as friends or “that’s not my daughter, she’s here for her family.” First of all there is something called a family resemblance and that girl who is not your daughter sure has a lot of your facial features and her dad’s eyes. So please don’t come in here and lie to me. I really feel that when it comes to something free people have no pride. I have no problem if she came in the following week to pickup another set, but don’t use your children to score more free tickets.
The best part about this whole free swimming thing is it’s one day only. At the rate we’ve been giving these tickets out, which consequently we are out of, I don’t believe the water to people ratio is in anyone’s favor. I’m imagining this mass of skin covering the water and it totally reminds me of something out of What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams. Remember the scene when Williams has to go down to hell to find his wife and there is this huge mass of bodies. Well that’s what it’s going to be like that day for sure!
Good luck people and happy swimming!
