I actually forgot we had a doorbell until earlier today. Expecting things from UPS? Nope. Fedex? Nope. Santa? Not yet. After a few back to back rings I am greeted by two young guys who immediately shake my hand, lock their eyes de
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- Don’t we look happy? It’s because we’re stealing your money!
eply into mine, and begin talking a mile a minute. I couldn’t tell you their names but they sure seemed to LOVE everything I said. I got amazing questions such as: Do you buy food? Do you purchase gas? Have you ever been to Walmart? Yes, yes and yes, we were obviously hitting it off.
I was then handed 3 booklets, one included free golf lessons in exotic locations…ooh fancy. They asked me how my golf swing was. I mentioned I don’t golf. They both took turns reassuring me I was a great golfer, and that if I signed up for ClaimYourVisaCards <– Look DON’T buy my golf game would rival Tiger Woods, and that I could also save 600$ per year with almost no effort! I must admit, it sounded pretty good up to this point. My sarcasm may be prevalent now, but for a few minutes I at LEAST considered it.
Hoping that this was some sort of rebate program where the goal is to dangle low prices attached to large rebates I continued to listen. They both laid it on thick. Are you married? Yeah, me too! Ain’t it grand? Do you have children? No way! So do we, are children precious. I love your halloween decorations. I want to have your babies. Would you like me to clean your toilets with a toothbrush? We’re buddies right? This awesome program is so awesome, and you are so awesome that we offer it at…40$ 30$. A Special deal for a special guy!
After reading the fine print, I realized the strings attached make it ridiculously hard to get your money. Not to mention all the strange fees. 30$ to join the program. 9.95$ (Completely refundable!) for online registration, and 4.50$ to process your rebates! All in all you technically could earn the 300$ in rebates (over the course of the year) by simply sending in a receipt of food purchases (at a particular store of your choice) totaling 100$ per month. The problem is you have to send the rebates in before the end of the month, but less than 14 days after you get them, 3 days before the nearest full moon, and you must fill out the form while standing on your head.
Heres some people consoling a poor scam-ee
Becks Furniture Scam (Store that offered this garbage as a promotion)
