This takes it to a whole new level. With competition in the mobile phone sector increasing all the time in South Africa, it’s not uncommon to find phone contracts bundled with ‘free’ gadgets like digital cameras, mp3 players, televisions and even Xboxes; but a quad bike? Maybe it’s just my warped understanding of economics, but shouldn’t you be getting the cellphone free when you purchase the quad bike?
I mean what’s next? A free tennis racquet when you buy a tube of toothpaste or ‘sexy’ lingerie with every pack of chewing gum? Somebody please explain this to me!!!
1 Ray H Nov 23rd, 2006 at 9:34 am1. MINI quad bike. It’s one of those cheap chinese minatures with a motor made of zinc oxide.
2. LIMITED stocks. After seven callers, they tell you they’re all out of quad bikes, but you can still get a free DVD player – the ones they can’t sell in Taiwan anymore.
3. Actual cost = R4008 (R137X24) which more than covers the LIMTIED number of MINI quad bikes and the phones. Then they start billing for calls which is pure undiluted profit.
There you have it.
2 Colin Daniels Nov 23rd, 2006 at 3:40 pmLOL thanks Ray! It all makes sense to me now. You bought one didn’t you?