What A Tease...

[jimbus]

I was skimming through Craigslist last night and stumbled upon this...

Free Yearling Albino Ball Python
We are giving away a free Yearling Albino Ball Python.
Please email for details. This is a real Snake, and it is going to be given away for free.
Thank you for viewing and we look forward to your email.

...I emailed as fast as I could type and today received this response:

Thank you for responding to our "Free Albino Ball Python" post on Craig's List.

We are giving away a Free Yearling Albino Ball Python on January 3rd, 2010
at the Indiana Reptile Expo. Everyone who comes will be given a ticket. At
4 pm a ticket will be drawn, and who ever has that number will go home with
the yearling Albino Ball Python. A value of $500!

...Should have known it was too good to be true.

[cinderbird]

i duno.. its not like they're lying or anything. You pay show admission, and get to receive an AWESOME door prize if its something you want. * shrug *

[withonor]

That's good advertising.

[jimbus]

I agree, but you know what I mean

[seeya205]

Another advertising trick! Good but what a tease! I agree!

[nickboles]

Actually, I attended Ron's last show and they gave away a BP....I believe it was an albino as well. This is called creative marketing...and it WORK'S!!! If your around the area you should stop by the show on the 3rd!!

[jimbus]

would love to but i'll be in cincinnati

[Shadera]

They gave away an albino BP at the Steel City's first show nearby. I think it's a good deal. You get a ticket for your admission price you'd be paying anyways, and you could win a nice snake off it. Pretty cool idea I think.

[AMPearce]

Haha, that's too good. I would have been mad but it was good (free) marketing I guess. lol. I'm gonna go check craigslist...

[Wretched Deviant]

Not bad marketing strategies but I would have been sooo irritated. I have found some great things on craigslist, a free Argentine Black and White Tegu, a Dumeril's Boa for $50, a Brazilian Rainbow Boa for $50 (she had mites but I still had Provent a Mite so got her cage treated before we got her home), then 6' cages for $60, a 75 gallon tempered glass aquarium with a screen lid for $30, a couple ten gallons for $5 each...I always surf craigslist, never know what will pop up that's a really great deal.