20 November 2005
I got SCAMMED!!!!
Posted by Brian under: Uncategorized .
Scammed! Hacked! Fooled! Hoodwinked! That was me at about 1PM today. On Friday, a friend (or what I thought was a friend), forwarded me an email containing a coupon for a free burrito from Moe’s. That’s right, my favorite burrito restaurant was offering a free burrito, no strings attached to anyone who printed off the email and brought it into the restaurant before 11/20. My mouth was watering just thinking about the delicious burrito, that was made even more delicious by the prospect that it was free. I printed out the email and carried it home with me for the weekend. On Sunday I woke up and realized that today was the last day to use the coupon for a free burrito. I tried to print out a coupon so that Val could also get a free burrito, but the printers here at the house weren’t working, and in the end I gave up on that. So we figured that we could share one burrito and some chips. Those burritos are really big. Pretty much once you eat a whole one, you don’t want to do anything but lay around and pat your stomach with content. And since we had lots more to do today, we didn’t want that happening to either one of us. We get to the Moe’s, and Val grabs a table for us while I wait in line. I’ve got my coupon out, and I’m not trying to hide it. I want everyone to see just how cool I am getting a free burrito while all those suckers are paying for theirs. As I get to the front of the line, my puffed up chest is deflated. There is a copy of the coupon I hold in my hand with the following message written below it. “If you have one of these coupons, it is a fake. Sorry, but we cannot accept these.” Now I am the sucker as I quickly fold up my coupon and hide it in my shirt pocket avoiding eye contact with anyone lest they snicker at my sudden misfortune. Well I wanted to leave just then, but once you are in a Moe’s and in a mood for Moe’s, there is nothing that will quench your hunger except for a Moe’s burrito. So I stand in line, get my burrito, and pay for it just like everyone else there. It was still good, but not quite as good as if it had been free. So I’m left wondering who would play such a cruel joke on unsuspecting Moe’s lovers? Was it someone from Chipolte, a rival burrito house trying to build dissent among the ranks of Moe followers? Or was it someone at Moe’s ingenius idea to get customers to the store, knowing full well that once they are there they will get a burrito, no matter if it is free or they have to pay for it. Right now the only clue that I have is the email, and an empty burrito wrapper, but I will get to the bottom of this mystery!!
As a side note, I now know how Erik Wiker feels when he got scammed in an online game. No more making fun of those who unknowingly get lured in and SCAMMED!!
2 Comments so far...
Shawn Says:
2 February 2006 at 9:21 pm.
Ok first of all, erik isn’t smart enough to avoid scams on RS (he doesn’t play anymore). No offense erik
erik Says:
12 October 2008 at 11:16 am.
Shawn, your gay, brian, i just read this but i havnt played that game in foreever…. i dont even know if shawn goes to my school anymore