I Know People Like Free Stuff but Wow!

Lnath sanchez on 06/10/2017 - 14:13
Last edited 06/10/2017 - 14:36

A bit of a long post sorry but I want to put the questions at the end in context…

An artist friend runs a website to simplify the mail order gift giving of penis drawings to friends (a much needed service he argues). Importantly though, the website raises money for prostate cancer research.

Recently he launched a penis drawing themed charity month he has dubbed Knobtober (This - https://sendyourfriendapenisdrawing.com/pages/knobtober-2017). I suggested that he could do a Freebies post on OzBargain to raise awareness and encourage some donations. He kindly offered to give away 50 drawings and he sent me a coupon code to post the offer on his behalf.

I posted the deal on this website, set the expiry of the offer for 2 weeks and went to a meeting at work. I figured 2 weeks might give enough time for the 50 drawings to be claimed.

I checked my phone an hour later and there was a missed call from my artist friend. He had tried to call me 20 mins after I posted the deal to say the free penis drawings had all been claimed.

So a quick apology from me to the people who were trying to claim the free offer in the hour after it was posted but before I realised what had happened and could update the listing as expired. Also, I'm told there were a few people that made a donation when claiming their freebie so thanks to those people.

The questions I have…
Is it normal for anything that is free to be claimed so quickly or is this testament to the love of penis drawings?
What is something you've claimed just because it is free?

General Discussion

Comments

  • pantsparty on 06/10/2017 - 14:16
    +14

    People here are all about getting a bargain. If it is free, they want it, regardless of whether they need it. Welcome to Ozbargain!

    • SydStrand on 06/10/2017 - 17:34
      +9

      If it is free, they want it, regardless of whether they need it.

      This is the mentality behind 99% of Udemy and Amazon ebook freebies that no one will ever read.

  • Gronk on 06/10/2017 - 14:22
    +9

    It's Ozbargain, for all they care you could have been giving out genital warts, long as they're free ;)

    • ozbjunkie on 07/10/2017 - 19:52

      Reminder set!

  • andy19363 on 06/10/2017 - 14:29
    +8

    very normal….
    people order stuff because it is free….. often multiple times…. often complain about it….. then most of it ends up in a bin.
    It's the ozbargain way.

    Have said before that some people would order dog turds if they were offered for free, (with free shipping).

    • havebeerbelywillsumo on 06/10/2017 - 17:18
      +2

      "Have said before that some people would order dog turds if they were offered for free, (with free shipping)."

      Delivered free without even having to ask at my locale.

  • SnoozeAndLose on 06/10/2017 - 14:31
    +2

    Free stuff, say it again free stuff, I am on it. Get in quick no matter what it is.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/10/2017 - 14:31
    +13

    With something like this people will try to take as much of it as they think they safely can. And the nature of this deal makes it stand proudly out from the rest, so no wonder everyone is trying to get their hands on it.

    I think your only fault here was being a little premature and not realising you'd have to satisfy so many of us all at once. Your artist friend would need a lot of stamina and very strong wrists in order to handle such a load and it would leave him completely spent.

    Best of luck with the fundraising!

    • tre180 on 06/10/2017 - 14:35
      +6

      I think your only fault here was being a little premature and not realising you'd have to satisfy so many of us all at once

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • JetLi on 06/10/2017 - 14:34
    +1

    This is one freebie I'm happy I missed out on…

    • nath sanchez on 06/10/2017 - 14:50
      +5

      Yep, different strokes for different folks

  • andy19363 on 06/10/2017 - 14:43
    +2

    A couple more illustrations of 'the ozbargain way'

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/37948

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/37845 - check out the entitlement rage afterwards….

  • onetwothreefour on 06/10/2017 - 15:17
    +2

    Secure the deal first, ask questions later.

  • theHMASfriendship on 06/10/2017 - 15:23
    -1

    I miss jv

  • cameldownunder on 06/10/2017 - 15:50

    What ? Nothing free here ? What a waste of my time !

  • Cheeper on 06/10/2017 - 15:56
    +4

    "Is it normal for anything that is free to be claimed so quickly or is this testament to the love of penis drawings?"
    They will sheepishly respond saying they just love free stuff etc but the truth is their craving for penis drawings… they will all loudly deny it.. but your experience with this offer proves otherwise without a doubt.. :-)
    Welcome to OzB !

  • niknah on 06/10/2017 - 16:23

    Can't believe it lasted 20mins!
    5000 free pizzas will get claimed within 4mins here.

    • JetLi on 06/10/2017 - 16:30
      +2

      how about 5000 free penis shaped pizzas, people will go nuts for them.

      • Cheeper on 06/10/2017 - 16:37
        +10

        he said nuts… :-)

  • [Deactivated] on 06/10/2017 - 16:30
    +4

    People on ozbargain love the cock…

  • Ughhh on 06/10/2017 - 16:32
    +2

    You could make a post for a free turd delivered and people will still sign up for it.

    • Tasmaniac on 07/10/2017 - 00:49

      I hearby volunteer to donate the first turd.

  • Diji1 on 06/10/2017 - 17:41

    Can he draw boobies instead?

  • rompastompa on 07/10/2017 - 01:24

    50 is 0.021739130434782608% of the total number of user ID's (more than 230000)

  • try2bhelpful on 07/10/2017 - 02:44

    I think your friend might be a tad obsessed, however, each to his own and best of luck for supporting the research. We are currently travelling overseas and it is amazing how many cave rock formations look like female genitalia.

  • HeWhoKnows on 07/10/2017 - 14:57

    Absolutely normal
    Try advertising anything for FREE on gumtree - gone in 60 secs

  • eman resu on 16/08/2018 - 11:37

    I have a penis!

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