A swim in the river,
A nap under a tree,
It took me time to realise,
The best things in life are free.
I wonder what else could be free in this world. You find almost everything in this big bad world of internet. So I thought why not google out for freebies? By freebies I mean the hard copies, not electronic soft copies like softwares, movies, wallpapers et al. Something that I could touch and feel, more like a gift. Are people kind enough to give out gifts to strangers online? My quest begins.
I start with free cosmetic samples and have to give up soon. Firstly, my country isn’t listed. Secondly, you need to make the payment for shipping charges first and thirdly I dont trust online payment even if my country was ported. So out goes an item from my list of freebies. Next I think of subscribing to free magazines. As luck would have it the offers are limited just to USA & Canada.. Sigh! But I dont give up. Soon I come across few magazines that WILL be sent to my country. Hooray!! And I rush to fill out the pages of forms. Some very boring business magazines, but who cares, they’re free!! Going through few more sites, I find an interesting fashion and lifestyle magazine that will be mailed and asking me just for my name and address. Double Hooray!!
I come across another site where every damn thing in this world from toys to gadgets are free! My happiness is short lived, coz again limited to US & Canada. DAMN! how more lucky can people in these places get? Hold on for a sec, there’s something fishy. Why in the world should such things be free? There’s got to be a catch.
Too late, I’ve already subcribed to many free magazines by now. So with bated breath I wait for them to arrive in my mailbox. What’s the catch, do I hear you say? I dunno people, I just don’t know..
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