| Any person who has looked for a new cell phone | | | | First, of the company offers a free phone that |
| service has seen that many of these service | | | | turns out to be unreliable, it will probably kill any |
| providers offer free cell phone promotional give | | | | future business that the person who was burned |
| away items. This is, of course, a great way of | | | | by a free phone that ended up malfunctioning or |
| pulling in new customers who may have not sided | | | | breaking within a ridiculously short period of time. |
| with the specific cell phone service if given the | | | | When the company provides a free phone as a |
| choice between competing cell phone services. | | | | promotional item, they are attempting to reel in a |
| Regardless of what a company is selling or | | | | potential lifetime customer in a manner no |
| offering, providing something for free will surely | | | | different from the way cereal companies offer |
| attract attention and draw in potential customers. | | | | toys at the bottom of the box. |
| Granted, some people will be a bit leery about a | | | | If the company ends up hurting their image by |
| free promotional gift and this is understandable. | | | | providing a poor quality free give away item, then |
| Of course, there will always be concerns among | | | | the company is shooting itself in the foot and |
| people that the cell phone will be a sub par item. | | | | defeating the purpose of providing the free item. |
| This is a valid concern and anyone who has such | | | | So, the free phone will more than likely be quality |
| a concern should be commended for thinking | | | | items that the consumer can rely on. |
| outside the box and realizing that just because | | | | So, it is definitely worth it to give a company that |
| something is free does not necessarily mean that | | | | is providing a promotion a try. When the |
| the item is truly worth anything. | | | | opportunity to save money or make money is |
| However, if one is dealing with a reliable cell phone | | | | presented, it should never be ignored. When |
| service or distributor, then such worries should | | | | people shop around for cellular phone service, |
| not be much of a concern. Sure, a little concern is | | | | they usually look for a company that offers |
| understandable, but the reality is that these | | | | competitive rates on minutes and service location. |
| companies have far more to lose by offering a | | | | It should be simply academic that people will also |
| cheap phone for free that will not actually work | | | | opt to select the services that will provide free |
| as opposed to offering an expensive phone that | | | | gifts as well and a free cell phone is certainly a |
| will be incredibly reliable. | | | | free gift that would be appreciated. |