Too True To Be Good

Such a great deal! Something for nothing! Such a good offer! Free!

Well, we all know that you get what you pay for. If it seems too good to be true then it probably is. And there has to be a catch.

This happens everywhere all the time. Offers too good to be true.

While at the swap meet in Quartzsite we saw a California Duster (for the car) for only $5 and thought it was a great deal. Our friends said they bought one at Wal-Mart for $10 and they usually retail for about $16. So when we found the car duster for $5 we thought "Woo-hoo! What a deal!" But we should have thought "Too good to be true?" When we showed our friends our deal they told us the difference between the authentic and the fake. Rick disassembled the duster from the carved wooden handle and it was used to move the logs around in the campfire. And eventually it became part of the bonfire so it was used.

Also at the Quartzsite RV Show we saw a guy hawking a hand-held grater for nuts, cookies, and cheese. It looked so simple to use, with just an easy twist in your hands you too can grate tall piles of cheese and more. A friend and I both thought it looked simple and the price was (about) 2 for $20 so I'm the owner of a cheese grater that doesn't work well with cheddar or other soft cheeses. Maybe it would work OK with nuts and hard parmesan. Again, you get what you pay for and too good to be true.

Have you ever signed up for a free drawing? You're probably being put into some database for junk mail. I'm not saying all deals have a hidden agenda. It's nice to think you're being given something for free. But really...what's the catch behind the deal?