A long time ago, in a Pharmacy Conference far, far away, when I had just graduated as a pharmacist, I went around trying to grab everything I could that was free - as you do at those sorts of things. It’s what they are there for, not for learning anything and certainly not for buying anything!
I got a few free magnets, coffee mugs, heaps and heaps of pens, samples of all sorts of creams and lotions (no, there were no samples of Viagra – it probably wasn’t even around then…), had my bone density tested for free, and it was extremely good for my age… well, back then it was. I even got to taste test some wine! Why taste testing of wine was at a pharmacy conference I’ll never know, but hell, who cares! It was FREE!
As I was driving, and didn’t really like the taste of 'something, something' brand of wine years ago – being young I was into shooters, spirits, pre-mixed drinks and boutique beer – I decided to use the spit bucket they had provided. I tried the first wine. Ew, yuck, spit. Tried the second wine. Not too bad, spit.
I met up with a friend at the time; they tried the first wine after I had finished tasting both. Their face distorted in a relatively, disgusted manner, so I offered them the spit bucket, “Here, that’s the spit bucket.”
The lady organising the wine tasting said, “No, don’t spit in there!”
Too late, my friend had already emptied the cheap wine they were making us taste… for free, into the bucket.
“No, that’s for people to put their business cards in and win a free case of wine!” She continued.
“Oops. Sorry. Didn’t realise. Where’s your spit bucket then?” I said apologetically.
“We don’t have one!” She said as she began ‘saving’ the business cards, shaking them in the air to dry off.
“Well that’s a bit stupid then, isn’t it?” I retorted and walked away.
Just between you and me, I close my eyes when I spit… That’s why I never noticed the business cards! ;)
That's funny but messed up on ur part :)
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