Bizarre Freebies...
Does anyone else think this is a bit odd...?
This was in a stationery brochure I got sent... "Make an order TODAY and you get a FREE PICNIC HAMPER"... WhoTF am I gonna take out for a picnic? And get this...
"Order 2 or more HP inkjet cartridges and get a FREE BADMINTON SET" ???? WTF ??? That, to my mind, is just odd, man! I mean, you can buy a DVD player and get some free movies thrown in, a new PC and they'll let you have a free TFT screen, but Inkjet cartridges and badminton set???
Though saying that, I was tempted to order the brother MFC620CN Inkjet Flatbed Multifunction (Printer, copier, scanner, fax, photocapture centre; USB and network ready) so that I could get my paws on the "FREE Executive leather faced massage chair"... woohoo, leather AND massage... sounds fantastic... but WTF am I gonna do with that damned MFC620CN? Hmmm, I can only think of photocopying my butt!
This was in a stationery brochure I got sent... "Make an order TODAY and you get a FREE PICNIC HAMPER"... WhoTF am I gonna take out for a picnic? And get this..."Order 2 or more HP inkjet cartridges and get a FREE BADMINTON SET" ???? WTF ??? That, to my mind, is just odd, man! I mean, you can buy a DVD player and get some free movies thrown in, a new PC and they'll let you have a free TFT screen, but Inkjet cartridges and badminton set???
Though saying that, I was tempted to order the brother MFC620CN Inkjet Flatbed Multifunction (Printer, copier, scanner, fax, photocapture centre; USB and network ready) so that I could get my paws on the "FREE Executive leather faced massage chair"... woohoo, leather AND massage... sounds fantastic... but WTF am I gonna do with that damned MFC620CN? Hmmm, I can only think of photocopying my butt!
Blue Skies thinking @ 5/13/2005 10:21:00 AM
12 Comments:
At Fri May 13, 12:23:00 PM,
Mummy/Crit said…
Are they trying to force computer nerds to get out and have a life, d'you think? Or just trying to buck the trend of stereotypes?
At Fri May 13, 03:27:00 PM,
BeckyBumbleFuck said…
(laughing...) Yeah, well, as long as you promise to post the photocopied butt-picture, then my vote's certainly to go for that vibrating chair-action...(Blah, to the picnic basket. Ya can picnic without it.)
At Sat May 14, 08:50:00 PM,
piniyini said…
lol excellent post lever, im sure there are quite a few peeps here who wouldnt mind ...
and damn them thinking they can get us to play badminton! like we know how to
At Sat May 14, 10:56:00 PM,
RahX said…
I love badminton. Just never got around to buying my printer/badminton combo.
At Sun May 15, 08:07:00 AM,
Brom said…
Trust Lever to kick up a racket about this sort of thing. It's annoying me intensely that there are very few puns available in the world of Badminton and printers. I'm going to shuttle off now cock and wait for the next post.
At Sun May 15, 04:23:00 PM,
Lever said…
Mummy/crit: Hey Mummy/crit welcome aboard :D
LOL or are they trying to do both? If it was my catalogue I'd offer free beer or tickets to football matches or something LOL
BBFK: Haha, so you wanna see a photocopy huh? Colour (that's color) or black & white? And yeah, that vibe chair sounds kinda cool... :)
Piniyini: Ah dude, cheers again for the heads up when the site went down - much appreciated :D
LOL I can play badminton, just prefer riding bikes. Printer carts and free days out in Welsh mountains, yay!
RahX: LOL, well now you can and all for less than 15 British pounds... bargain! If I didn't have an Epson LOL
Brom-man: Your comment serves you well Brom man and I hope it will net you a good return... :)
At Sun May 15, 05:02:00 PM,
BeckyBumbleFuck said…
(break-a-rib-laughter...) Look, you. Although, wading through your accent has me doing google research to figure what the heck you're saying, "colour" doesn't confound me. *wink* But thanks for covering for me on that. *attitude stance* And do you think your words are *better* because they've got more vowels? *wink*
And you and Brom-man...*loud laughter*.....oh, the bad puns I've had to endure *not-too-convincing pouty, mad face* :)
At Sun May 15, 06:18:00 PM,
Lever said…
BBFK: OK girl, you're definately heading for a good spanking *mean frown* ;)
Oh, and syllable superiority huh? That's rich, coming from the land of Mississippi... what's that all about? ;) :D
At Sun May 15, 09:49:00 PM,
BeckyBumbleFuck said…
(laughing....) *innocent smile* What? Has there been some bad behaviour? *barely-hidden devilish grin*
At Sun May 15, 11:13:00 PM,
Lever said…
BBFK: Nah, I'm just playing with you :)
At Wed May 18, 02:43:00 AM,
rebekah said…
*shrugs* i always think of badminton and picnics when i buy ink and stationary...
At Wed May 18, 09:13:00 AM,
Lever said…
Rebekah: LOL, well you should get your supplies from Viking Direct... you could be their #1 fan :)
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