A couple of weeks ago I was having a nice relaxing lunch with a couple of old buddies. There was this massively cool restaurant downtown, and we decided to go there. You can listen to guitar music while you eat your vegetables. And they way you order your food is pretty cool. You can either go old school, and order straight from the menu, or you can have the chef cook up whatever he thinks is best for you.
Then they announced that they were going to give away several prizes. We weren't aware of it, but this was the restaurant's one year anniversary. They were going to give away gifts to thank the customers for their ultimate loyalty to the restaurant. There was this huge tank of fish swimming around, they were going to use them to somehow determine who the winners of the various prizes were going to be. I was very excited.
Then they showed the prizes. And the biggest prize was a fantastic looking portable DVD player. These things have become incredibly popular lately, and for several powerful reasons. One of the most popular uses is to use them on long car trips. The kids can watch DVDs in the back seat, and not bother mom and dad who are up front arguing over where to stop for lunch, or why the gas tank is suddenly empty.
And many people besides families use these as well. They are for anybody who wants to pass the time while in an otherwise boring situation. This was illustrated to me in a story by my dining companion. At his University you could rent lectures on DVD. If he ever started dozing off during a boring lecture, he would simply watch one of these educational DVDs while the professor was droning on about something.
Another example would be jury duty. Instead of sitting around all day wondering if they are going to call your name, you could use a DVD player to help pass the time. If you've ever been to jury duty, then you know how incredibly boring it can be.
When the time came to give away the portable DVD player, I was really hoping I'd win it. Both my friends have one, but I don't. And much to my surprise, I did win it, and went home a very happy man. I will be a loyal customer of that restaurant now for the rest of my life.
Then they announced that they were going to give away several prizes. We weren't aware of it, but this was the restaurant's one year anniversary. They were going to give away gifts to thank the customers for their ultimate loyalty to the restaurant. There was this huge tank of fish swimming around, they were going to use them to somehow determine who the winners of the various prizes were going to be. I was very excited.
Then they showed the prizes. And the biggest prize was a fantastic looking portable DVD player. These things have become incredibly popular lately, and for several powerful reasons. One of the most popular uses is to use them on long car trips. The kids can watch DVDs in the back seat, and not bother mom and dad who are up front arguing over where to stop for lunch, or why the gas tank is suddenly empty.
And many people besides families use these as well. They are for anybody who wants to pass the time while in an otherwise boring situation. This was illustrated to me in a story by my dining companion. At his University you could rent lectures on DVD. If he ever started dozing off during a boring lecture, he would simply watch one of these educational DVDs while the professor was droning on about something.
Another example would be jury duty. Instead of sitting around all day wondering if they are going to call your name, you could use a DVD player to help pass the time. If you've ever been to jury duty, then you know how incredibly boring it can be.
When the time came to give away the portable DVD player, I was really hoping I'd win it. Both my friends have one, but I don't. And much to my surprise, I did win it, and went home a very happy man. I will be a loyal customer of that restaurant now for the rest of my life.
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