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Saturday, February 5, 2011
I won a Chevy Camaro ! based on story told by someone..
I won a Chevy Camaro , or so I thought. Ok, lets start from the beginning, I went to check my mail on Dec 11, 2010. I had the usual stuff , bills , junk mail and this one piece of mail that caught my attention. Why? It had a key attacjed to it and had a tic tac toe like format on this pamphlet. It stated scratch off the the last remaining spot and if you get a three way match like tic tc toe , you win that prize. Well i scrath it off and it showed a Chevy truck or $20,000 cash if you don't want the truck. I showed it to my wife , she was excited and I was some what skeptical , but hey what do I have to lose , time , some gas ,, maybe some pride. Oh well so , I dress up in my leather jacket and take my bad ass 4 wheel drive truck. As I pull into the dealership parking lot, wifey says you go in I will stay in truck. I said:" Come on now, lets see this thing through.!" I park and of course saleman pounce on me like flies on shit. I wave them away like a fly sawtter and proceed to the bulllentin board and match the numbers that was listed on my pamphlet . Guess what , yea, I ddin't win no damn truck or cash, instead i get a weekend trip to god knwos where? Then a salesman shows up takes my pamphlet and proceeds to ask the questions about cars , are u in the market? I said " Look , I came here for the prize , not interested in any car purchasing at this time. I thought i won the big prize , but I didn't so just give my prize and thats will do it. He looked at me like " hmm, what a asshole.?" Ok, my wife and I talk about what a scam or marketing ploy to get people to come in.. Then another dude walks in. He begins his rehearsed , phrases and sales pitches.. I say what the fuck ? I will play along , I look at a Cool looking Silver Camaro. but to be honest I love the Maroon color with a red stripe. Which of course they don't have.. So, after a wait they come back outside and give me their business cards and my prize that is still siting on my dashboard in my truck. We leave very disappointed and a little pissed off, because I thought I won. Did i get punked or tricked , yea,, they got me.. so I suggest , if you get such a pamphlet stated you won a prize , just throw it away, nothing is free in this life. I knew that from the get go, but I was being overly optimistic. If you want to win , you need to pay for it right.Like the lotto , or horse racing or placing wagers at Vegas or TJ's Agua Caliente.. lesson learned , but this wasn't the first time or probably not be the last time I fall for such advertisements, it just goes to show even a smart ass like myself can get fooled by professional looking advertisements that feed on your greed or ambition to win a prize. Some day , I will get my Dream Car " Maroon Color Camaro with Black stripes and chrome wheels , but not right now. As I pulled out of the Parking lot and headed home I said to my wife" I won a Chevy Camaro huh?' She replied " You will get your 2010 Camaro , in 2013 when you retire from the Military.. !" Well , I shouldn't complain , she's buying it .. right ?
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