September 20, 2007
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On each of the past three days, I've received a large package by post. They were all unrelated, except for one thing: they were all free.
The first was a nice (and desperately needed) 7-piece set of All-Clad stainless steel pots and a pan (a $200 value). I got it for free using Westlaw reward points that I've accumulated over my tenure in law school. And unlike most Rewards programs where one only accumulates points by spending money, we get Westlaw subscriptions free! Now I can throw out the old pots that my parents bought me when I went off to college (approximately $40 for a 12-piece set or so), which by now are so warped that none of the lids fit and the bottoms only make contact with the heating surface sporadically--not that they were any good when they were new--and not that I knew any better at the time.
Day two of Septembermas brought a badass iPod Amplifier so now I can rock my music at parties and while cooking and such. I kind of lied above, because this one wasn't really free, but I am getting it for a very huge discount thanks to one of my good friends who works for Griffin. And anyway, I haven't paid for it yet.
And then today, I thought the holidays were over, but the boxes just keep coming. This one was marked "PERISHABLE!" in bold stamps on each side. When I opened it there was something wrapped in ice packs! Digging deeper I found an entire wheel of cheese from Ile De France. They're a huge cheese company that distributes to pretty much every grocer in America, and they contacted me several months ago about giving me free samples (because of my food blog). They were hoping I'd post about their cheese. So now I have an entire wheel of goat brie in my refrigerator. No, no, roommates, don't thank me. I didn't pay for it.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring? A care package from my family? Bank error in my favor? Kitchen-Aid decides I need a free food processor and stand mixer (Professional series rather than Artisan, please, any color will do)?
Posted at September 20, 2007 1:33 AM | Comments (1)
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So, let me get this straight--I'm the only one who's written anything on EatFoo since JULY, but YOU get the free cheese? I call shenanigans. Boo. Very boo. ;-)
Posted by: bettyjoan at September 20, 2007 10:53 AM
