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What the heck? I'm trying to put the big toothy grin here and it's not working.
Hey now!No, they're not. Those are the art majors.
What the heck? I'm trying to put the big toothy grin here and it's not working.
I don't have much time to read now that I've become addicted to Mafia Wars on Facebook...
I've stayed away from any applications that were not on facebook when I started using facebook (confined to groups, gifts, the wall, profiles, and there's a bit of wiggle room for fan pages and causes...this was in 2005). They sound too addicting!
Being the mall, they probably think it is part of some promo- like get a free book when you apply for a credit card. That is why they ask what the sign means because they assume it can not be taken at face value.
I think that's what it is also. Not necessarily that they can't comprehend the meaning of the words on the sign
this isn't a dumb question.
Nothing is free. If you are giving out free books, they expect that you want them to sign up with a credit card company, or fill out a form to join a CD catalog club, etc.
They should move the books down, away from Angel, put a sign on them saying $25.95, and see how many get stolen.
Psssh, I'd start selling the books for a quarter. Make a hundred bucks.
So who is the real idiot here? The people that supposedly don't know how to read, or Angel for thinking that?
if you've read angel_luv's posts, you will already know the answer to that question.
I have not read in 6 years. I am not reading this. Someone else is doing it for me.
I remember when you used to be nice. I miss those days.
I think all the extra clever people must have been working yesterday and so are at the mall today.
7 out of 10 people who have approached the book display have read the sign and just taken the book, no questions asked!!!!!
If the sign is at your booth, I can see people thinking there's a catch and that they need to talk to you and perhaps fill something out or answer some questions; something like that. If the pile of books and the take one sign were placed somewhere there isn't someone working, then no one would think it was some scheme to get personal info, sign up for something, etc.
You all give regular people waaaay too much credit.
Newsflash: people are stupid. I know you would like that think that they think there is some kind of catch, but that's not the deal, they are just plain re ed. Since my earliest memories of interacting with other people, I have come to terms with that fact that most people out there are just plain dumb.
Just look at half the posts after a spurs loss... or right now with manu out.
reading is hated by alot of people...cmon why read if you can watch a movie?
It's a horrible book anyhow, you should be paying people to take them.
My day is made! Someone took the last book off of the counter and so I have taken the sign down!
The book display is back up and bigger than ever. The sign is prominently placed on top of huge stacks of the free book.
I even moved the display to the far side of my booth so people would not feel under surveilence, should they want to take one.
Today a forty something women went to the display, stood there for several minutes studying it, and took a booth.
So far so good.
She comes up to me. I had been standing with my back to her but had seen her out of the corner of my eye.
She had not looked at me and I had not spoken to her.
The woman comes up to the front of the booth and asks me, " Is the book free?"
Because I knew she had read the sign and because I wanted to see what would happen, I said, " No."
To which the woman argued, " But the sign says Take a free book."
Seriously, Sherlock?
Start a ST book club.
A huge number of today's youth are not reading anymore, even less with the popularity of internet and other technology. Thats really dangerous!
I love reading. I try to read 1 or 2 books every month, depending on how busy I am with studying.
Reading = knowledge!
Look on the bright side: if they weren't free, you might have to deal with those pesky one dollar bills instead of some blank looks and stupid questions.The book display is back up and bigger than ever. The sign is prominently placed on top of huge stacks of the free book.
I even moved the display to the far side of my booth so people would not feel under surveilence, should they want to take one.
Today a forty something women went to the display, stood there for several minutes studying it, and took a booth.
So far so good.
She comes up to me. I had been standing with my back to her but had seen her out of the corner of my eye.
She had not looked at me and I had not spoken to her.
The woman comes up to the front of the booth and asks me, " Is the book free?"
Because I knew she had read the sign and because I wanted to see what would happen, I said, " No."
To which the woman argued, " But the sign says Take a free book."
Maybe they think there's a prisoned named Book that you're trying to free, a la South Park's "Free Hat"? Have they asked to sign a pe ion?
Maybe consider changing the sign:
Free Book- No Strings Attached
Free Book- No Gimmick
Free Book- Yes, it's really free
Good idea.
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