Yes, there (sort of) is such a thing as a free lunch. It's called going to a business fair. All the booths want you to be interested in what they have, so they will give you stuff so that you remember "hey, I got a great coupon for [insert business here], I should visit them."
I managed to get a whole bunch of stuff, and I know other students got more. I managed to feed myself by going to three different pizza stalls, each vying for the clientele that is the freshman class that had come to the fair. So my loot included:
about a half dozen cups (two of which change color)
3 magnets
3 darwinism stickers
a car sticker in the shape of a pizza slice
pens
free candy and food
lots of fliers and callout dates
COUPONS!
bags
bottle opener (I don't drink!)
contact lense case
nail files
whistle/light combo
keychains
dry shampoo spray (!)
tissues
one of those causes bracelet
2 buttons
Dang a lot of stuff. Plus some of the booths probably gave out hundreds of items...
Plus I went into one of the bookstores (which had been at the fair, giving out these giant black mesh bags - looked good for laundry!) and they had a coupon book in there too! Had a $500 gift card to some fancy-sounding online retailer.
Plus in this giant coupon book that one stall was giving, there was a coupon for Best Buy. These guys NEVER have coupons. Plus a ton of other deals.
