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What is it with people and free stuff?

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Grannyknot Mon 07-Apr-14 12:10:56

A friend was telling me on the weekend that one of the women she manages at work has recently been constantly late for work. When asked about this, the reply came back "I have to stop at Waitrose for my free coffee and there's usually a queue" confused.

Friend then thought but hang on a sec, there's no Waitrose between here and the Tube station, checked it out and it transpires that this woman not only is prepared to wait in a queue, but also walks out of her way to get to a Waitrose to get the free coffee. And thinks it's okay to then be late for work.

POGS Mon 07-Apr-14 23:36:36

It appears to be human nature doesn't it.

I remember a token for a free bar of chocolate was printed in a newspaper ages ago and you had to go to W.H. Smith to collect it. The queue was ridiculous.

If anything is free there will always be somebody prepared to get hold of it, whether they need it or not!!

absent Tue 08-Apr-14 01:38:47

BOGOFs work the same way. People buy two of something, use one and often end up throwing the other away.

FlicketyB Tue 08-Apr-14 07:43:53

I never see the point of BOGOFs, who wants to buy food they do not want and then just throw it away? I got very bored with till clerks saying to me; 'You can get two for the price of that one' and replying 'but I will only eat one so why take a second one I will throw away?'

One of the pleasures of Waitrose is that the till clerks do not try to get you to take food you do not want.

glammanana Tue 08-Apr-14 12:06:14

Waitrose have now started home delivery in my area before that I used Ocado for quite some time I found a lot of their BOGOF offers right on the sell by date and needed to be used asap.
I wonder if my delivery man will supply me with a free coffee when I take delivery of my next order grin

petallus Tue 08-Apr-14 14:11:40

Afraid not but you can get the free newspaper.