The cool thing about gifts is that you can receive them. For all my soapbox condemnations of the corrosive effects (albeit perhaps unintended) that advertising can have upon the community which it unfurls its ravenous hunger without prejudice, I have to say that I am really sort of into promotional advertising gifts. For a couple reasons.
First off, I like getting things without cost much better than I do when I need to give money for them. For example, it was just last year that I bought three boxes of pens. Now, for me, Im a big fan of pens, in fact my slight OCD makes me feel a little uncomfortable when I dont have a pen on me. So, its important that I have an ample supply at my house. I cant remember exactly, but I feel like I probably spent around twelve dollars for the three boxs.
Im not saying that I could take those twelve dollars, throw them on my bed, roll around on them al fresco and make a night of it; but, I am saying that I could appreciate the cash and maybe have a nice little lunch. So, if I didnt have to spend the money, thatd be optimal. But, then Im left penless, which is far from optimal. However, these two desires of mine need not...