Since when is free such a "bad" word?

OK- although I'm not sure where you are going with this- It looks interesting- And I'm curious to see what kind of responses you get. I think free in business is good and bad- Just like advice- Let me explain: I love getting freebies from businesses- I sign up for all kinds of them- Free samples- free money, free trials- so for me the consumer I love businesses and freebies. From the business point of view- I'm an accountant- so I see all the daily transactions the company I work for has- We are a company trying to make a profit- we also give away samples- at times- Sometimes the samples are expensive- All I see is $$ dollar signs- of lost profit- which means less money for us- less job stability! Does it mean the prospective customer will purchase more from us in the future- sometimes- so it is good too! So yes Free is good! and Free is bad!

Getting a freebie is something that I have always enjoyed. I am not a free loader nor do I expect to get everything for free. But, finding something that doesn't cost you anything is a good thing. Giving something to someone for free is also good.

It's the old adage, "You get what you pay for" So people think FREE means CHEAP but FREE does not mean CHEAP (worthless). Just like the people who start a new website get in for free because they are spreading the word . . . like me . . . and those who join later will have to pay. It's a reward, for helping to spread the word, it doesn't make it cheap, believe me, my time is valuable . . . I earned that free website/biz, and it's gonna make me very rich, and it did not cost me any money, only some time to share it with friends, family, etc . . . so in this case, free means freedom, freedom from worry, financial freedom, and there is no better word to me right now, than FREE.

I feel free is a good word be it about business or papers or any such thing. Mind you I yet to find any busianesses tthis way that give anything away free except when you have acertain time at free of interest or things like that.

I believe that nothing if 'free' in this world, it is an elusion and our disblief. I always believe that - "Everything comes for a price" (may be hidden one). Nothing is priceless...so I do not consider...that anything comes 'free'.

Well, nothing in life is really free... The business gives things away in order to get a customer's attention, information, or future sales. I think that both sides (businesses and customers) have gotten burned in that transaction. There are a lot of people who will take anything free but never otherwise will interact with a company (and their information isn't worth much because they give it away all the time, so they are already on all the lists...) I think everyone has had the experience of giving their email or physical address in order to get something (free or purchased) and then been inundated in junk mail.

I believe that nothing is 'free' in this world, it is an elusion and our disblief. I always believe that - "Everything comes for a price" (may be hidden one). Nothing is priceless...so I do not consider...that anything comes 'free'.