For my 19th birthday, I spent the weekend with Cindy and AJ in Salt Lake City. For some reason, we ended up stopping at this sporting goods shop that had just opened and they were having "Grand Opening Celebrations". We went in, looked around a bit, and entered our name in a drawing. However, the best part of this excursion was all the free stuff they were giving out. Hats, water bottles, key chains, pocket knives . . . What more could a person ask for? So I gathered all of the stuff I could and brought it back to Provo with me. Did I ever use any of it? No, never. In fact, I found it in my duffel bag about 6 months later. But, the fact that it was free made me love it even more.
There was also a time (I actually think we were actually in Salt Lake City again . . .) when Daniel and I found one of those websites that finds tons of free offers that you can sign up for, and we signed up for all of them. For the next few months, I got tons of awesome things sent to my apartment. Not only did it make me feel better about not having tons of letters from missionaries being sent to me like my roommates, but, I got some cool things. Like, a fruit roll-up. I still periodically go and sign up for these free things. I mean, I got a free breakfast at Mimi's cafe! (Though...I never used it).
However, my favorite free items are the ones given out on campus. I make it a point to always walk through the Wilkinson Center when I'm on campus. There are always booths setup, and about 9 times out of 10, one of them is giving out something free. Candy, pens, chapstick, and even the occasional pizza . . . I love it all. My favorite item though is t-shirts. I LOVE free t-shirts. Whenever I hear that a free t-shirt is being given out somewhere, I can't help but seek that place out. I have probably gotten about 8 tshirts this semester. Yes, most of them are blue and look the same, but hey, they are awesome, free, and give me more of a chance to express my love for BYU. And I love t-shirts to begin with. If I have your phone number AND you attend BYU, you have probably gotten a text message from me announcing that there is some sporting event going on. I don't send those out just because I love the games (actually, I never even go) . . . But because I probably got a free t-shirt for doing so.
So basically, I'm a freeloader. If somethings free, I'm there. And I'm darn well proud of it.
8 comments:
oh my gosh I love free stuff too haha! I signed up on this website called freeflys (I have no clue how I even found it). Well I got a random granola bar in the mail once and i was excited. Like 4 months later I got a notice from my apt that I had a package. I thought it was weird because I wasn't expecting anything. I open it to find a bag of new granola nut cluster bite things. A big bag like from the store! And it was from that website! Ya I got excited. Basically, I love free stuff too!
I love getting free stuff in the post - particularly if it's edible ;)
i am the same way. last night we went to jason't deli, and i loaded up on cracker packets from the salad bar. that might make me sound like an old lady more than a free loader thought...
I am completely opposite. I never sign up for this stuff because thenn I have to store it and it's usually just junk.
just realized I put "t"s on a few words that didn't need them! haha
This answers the question of those mysterious texts
Katie, you totally should have gone and had the free breakfast at Mimi's!!Especially on one of those days when you were out of food!
I totally agree! I love free stuff, especially the BYU t-shirts hahaha they're so awesome. and btw i have received one of your texts.
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