Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Criminal Sentence 300: Free. Free.

I redeemed my free birthday coffee today, thanks to a card I got in the mail:

"Come in for your free birthday drink. On us."

I appreciated getting a free drink but was wondering why they had to say it was free twice:

free = free
on us = free
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    Happy birthday!

    I'm always amused (and sometimes irked) by the redundant "Free Gift" offers.

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  2. leeflailmarchNovember 11, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    Belated happy birthday!

    Maybe they're emphasizing because it seems unbelievable to some that few things can still be obtained free nowadays.

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  3. The Sentence SleuthNovember 11, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    Thanks for the b-day wishes. ;)

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