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When I discovered r/freebies... (i.imgur.com)

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[–]illreditlater 42 points43 points ago

Thanks for the free... gif.

[–]Jarfol 62 points63 points ago

Would you have liked it as much if it was full of memes instead of freebies...

[–]handburglar 16 points17 points ago

And thus is Reddit. You get enough people on a subreddit and it'll devolve into a meme-fest. Not saying it's happening here, but it probably will :(

[–]daychilde[M] 32 points33 points ago

No, it won't. db2 and I don't always agree on moderation, but we definitely agree that a very few off-topic posts like this are okay, after /freebiestalk was resisted by the community (we can't win.... seriously...).

So the occasional "Got something!" and stuff like this is okay, but we will NOT let the subreddit devolve into chaos.

We aren't enforcing 100% on-topic, just trying to hopefully cut down on posts like these. Haven't seen too much off-topic today or so, so both of us have decided to leave it...

Can't tell you the exact rate at which we'll start removing them. Some will think it's too few and some will think it's too many. :shrug:

[–]mmm27 13 points14 points ago

You make sense...I like you.

[–]taalmahret 2 points3 points ago

You're a fair moderator. Thank you for all the help you give here in /r/freebies

[–]tloftxj 3 points4 points ago

they said that about r/nfl, but its it still meme free (for the most part - some photos with captions)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

It got really bad during the playoffs. It seems to have cooled off for now.

[–]daveyeah 5 points6 points ago

I still haven't gotten anything I ordered from links I found in this subreddit. It's been months. :(

[–]inspy 0 points1 point ago

I've gotten one out of two. Not bad for very little time.

[–]yourcoolredditbuddy 0 points1 point ago

damn : / just give it time. I've recently gotten things that I've ordered months ago. just be persistence.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

How often do you sign up for things? About 2 weeks after I started signing up for things I was receiving items at a rate of at least a few per week and they're still coming in.

shrug

[–]Occams_Beard_Trimmer 25 points26 points ago

This isn't a freebie.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

Then you realize that you never actually get the big cookie. You wait and wait but the cookies never show up.

[–]wilu 0 points1 point ago

and now all you get is kindle and music downloads

[–]a11acce55_reddit0r 17 points18 points ago

Ditto. Appreciate the gif and your like of /r/freebies but this isn't an actual freebie. Maybe /r/freebietalk or /r/gifs would be a better place.

[–]dpflug 4 points5 points ago

Actually, posting to /r/gifs would bring more exposure to /r/freebies, too...

[–]Indicia 1 point2 points ago

It's not a secret, man. There was an ad on the front page yesterday. You can relax.

[–]Xurandor 3 points4 points ago

There are people that have ad blocking programs that won't see things like that. I haven't seen an ad on the internet for over a year, when I use my own computer.

[–]rolliedean 1 point2 points ago

You should add Reddit to your list of exceptions. The ads are very unobtrusive and it helps to support this site that we all love.

[–][deleted] 36 points37 points ago

When you discovered freebies, you decided to post this old gif for karma?

I mean, it worked, but people like me are going to show up and call you a whore.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

Oh no, he's stealing all the internet points!

[–]cough_e 15 points16 points ago

It's not about the internet points. It's about good subreddits that usually stay on topic getting less and less useful.

[–]orificebizarre 3 points4 points ago

The best part of that gif is when the lady pets cookie monster. It seems midway she is like "the fuck am i doing"

[–]Neon1986 0 points1 point ago

I never noticed that before, it really is the best part!

[–]SSJwiggy 1 point2 points ago

"F is for freebies, that's ok with me"

[–]LegendOfPokemon 1 point2 points ago

Best gif ever. And yeah, this subreddit is kinda cool.

[–]blind__man 3 points4 points ago

If I'm thinking accurately here, the gif is a clip from the show "Cake Boss" when he makes a cake for Sesame Street.

Mind you, this doesn't remove any value from the posted gif.

[–]trampus1 0 points1 point ago

Followed by the disappointing realization that there's barely anything here you want that is actually free.

[–]knowone572 2 points3 points ago

Which is then followed by the fact that all the crap you did sign up for never came, and you're then left wondering what your personal data has been used for.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Then....

[–]TheBobbyLean 0 points1 point ago

Ya know...this sub reddit seems like it's filled with angry and disgruntled people....

[–]db2 1 point2 points ago

Maybe you should offer a free regruntling service.

[–]MrPap 0 points1 point ago

our friendship is like a giant cookie. too much of a good thing can be bad.

[–]Miss_Bee -2 points-1 points ago

Where's my free cookie cake!?

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