Freebies and Ethics
If you're like anything like me, you love a good freebie. When an opportunity arises for one to take advantage of a freebie online, I always think about the ethical implications of requesting a sample. A lot of retailers are luring people by offering freebies to not only drive traffic to their website but to also convert the traffic into potential customers. As a result, smaller companies will usually have a finite number of free items to give out. With all the freebies available on the Internet, it is the responsibility of the customer to do so wisely and ethically. The following are a list of ethics that I personally follow. 1. Only Order what You Need This is pretty much common sense. Only order things you genuinely have a need for or use. If you're lactose intolerant, there's no need for you to request a free sample of 2% milk. Alternatively if you don't own a Blu-ray player, there's absolutely no reason for you to request that Blu-ray demo! 2. Read the F...