11.24.08

People are idiots. Plain and simple. If you are giving something away for free it does not matter what it is, people will come clamoring for it. I could say I'm giving away free HIV infected shit (I know its not possible but bear with me) and have a line around the block. Lets look at a news story from today.. So here a little info; Today Guns 'N Roses highly anticipated album, "Chinese Democracy" came out (it is actually quite good). Dr.Pepper was so sure it would not be released before 2008 that it bet the world that if it came out, everyone would get a free Dr.Pepper. Not as good as it seems tho... you have to go on their website and register. Lets look at the news story:

We never thought this day would come," Tony Jacobs, Dr. Pepper's vice president of marketing, said in a statement. "But now that it's here, all we can say is: The Dr. Pepper's on us." - so they announced everywhere that for one day only, you could register to receive a free bottle of Dr. Pepper on their website. Problem is they were obviously ill planned for their flood of traffic - and expectantly crashed their servers. Even their toll free phone line was jammed, where callers were waiting for hours to get in on the free soda.

Wait a sec... People were waiting for hours on the phone for a free god damn soda?! HOURS?! Are people that fucking cheap? Has the recession hit us that hard? You are willing to drive up your phone bill and wait for hours instead of spending a buck twenty-five? If you are someone that waited on the phone today for hours for a free fuckn soda... you are an idiot.