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[[Image:Womans Weekly free gift row counter 002.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A free gift knitting row counter a given away by ''Woman's Weekly'' in the 1980s-1990s.]] |
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A '''free gift''' is one for which the giver is not trying to get something in return<ref>http://helplinenow.org/ Retrieved, April 6, 2011.</ref>, or one which does not cost the giver, such as when it is discount on resulting sales.<ref>http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/FindDealsOnline/free-gift-cards-yes-really.aspx Retrieved, April 6, 2011.</ref> |
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==Historical Uses== |
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===In 19th Century Saloons=== |
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The phrase free lunch, in U. S. literature from about 1870 to 1920, refers to a tradition once common in saloons in many places in the United States. These establishments included a "free" lunch, varying from rudimentary to quite elaborate, with the purchase of at least one drink. These free lunches were typically worth far more than the price of a single drink. The saloon-keeper relied on the expectation that most customers would buy more than one drink, and that the practice would build patronage for other times of day. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Free lunch]] |
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* [[There ain't no such thing as a free lunch]] (TANSTAAFL) |
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* [[Opportunity cost]] |
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* [[Externality]] |
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== References == |
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