So, I am on a bit of a soapbox these days. And, I'm pretty sure most of the people in my life (including myself) are guilty of putting the box in my path.
Here it is...WHAT is the deal with people always wanting COMP TICKETS TO EVERYTHING?! Let me put it this way: Let's say you have a good friend who you would pay money to go have dinner or drinks with. You probably just dropped at least $20-$30 on that endeavor...and that happens often, right? SO. Why are you unwilling to spend $10-$20 on supporting said friend in their LIFE, their BUSINESS, their DREAMS, etc.?! And, for the most part, the people asking for comp tickets HAVE THE MONEY to buy the ticket. It's the college students who are paying for the tickets that could use a comp ticket every once in a while. ARGH!!!
A lot of my close friends are artists, musicians, writers, etc. Why WOULDN'T I want to invest in their life? It seems a bit selfish to think that just because you know someone, you should get their product and their time for free. I wouldn't walk into a clothing store that a friend owns and just take clothes, so why would I TAKE tickets from my friends in the biz?!
Told you I was on a soapbox! And, for the record, I have been SUPER guilty of this in the past. Free tickets, free books, free CDs, free swag...whatever I could get. I just realized a while back that I was guilty...and now I am striving to be a little more responsible and RESPECTFUL.
Ok, I'm done. Thoughts? :O)
