Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
There is no reason to be grateful for anything. They are putting out a product. As consumers, we are being asked to purchase this product. Now it's our turn to see if what they put out is worth our money. If it's given to us as a gift, then yes, be grateful to the person that gave it to you. But when you purchase a product, they expect to be compensated. Grateful doesn't factor in at all.
Neil
There is no reason to be grateful for anything. They are putting out a product. As consumers, we are being asked to purchase this product. Now it's our turn to see if what they put out is worth our money. If it's given to us as a gift, then yes, be grateful to the person that gave it to you. But when you purchase a product, they expect to be compensated. Grateful doesn't factor in at all.
Neil
Being a dirty little pinko Marxist like I am, I fully agree with Neil on this one. I might love Star Wars, but until they start sending me my stuff for free, I'm not going to kiss anyone's ass for selling me something.
Sometimes I'm amazed at the effectiveness that the corporate money machine in this country has had in convincing the public that we're all being done a favor when they decide to grace us with some new product for us to spend our money on.