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Title: Good old America - Buy a car, get a free handgun
Post by: Tuffty on May 23, 2008, 02:35:51 PM
A car dealership in the United States is offering a free handgun with every vehicle sold.

Max Motors in Butler, Missouri, says sales have quadrupled since the start of the offer.

Customers can choose between a gun or a $250 (£125) gas card, but most so far have chosen the gun.

Owner Mark Muller said: "We're just damn glad to live in a free country where you can have a gun if you want to."

The dealership sells new and old vehicles, including General Motors and Ford cars and trucks, and its logo shows a cowboy holding a pistol.

It has sold more than 30 cars and trucks in the past three days, an increase which the owners put down to their promotional offer.
 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7416120.stm)

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Mr Muller said that every buyer so far "except one guy from Canada and one old guy" chose the gun, rather than the gas card.

What squares! :roll:

It's idiots like these that give America a bad name.
Title: Re: Good old America - Buy a car, get a free handgun
Post by: mini*wheat on May 23, 2008, 04:09:32 PM
Woooow.
What makes this even worse is the choice between the gun and gas card. I'm almost surprised they aren't doing things down here in Georgia. I know about 90% of the car dealerships here are run by very, very southern... and yes redneck people. It's a stereotype I know, but trust me they have their roots.

I almost want to watch the rate of gun-related deaths/injuries in Missouri now. Just sayin'.
Title: Re: Good old America - Buy a car, get a free handgun
Post by: StreakInTheSky on May 23, 2008, 10:53:36 PM
damn "cowboys."

I hope they all shoot themselves in the foot, and then they'll notice another flaw, in crappy health care policy.
Title: Re: Good old America - Buy a car, get a free handgun
Post by: Datalanche on June 03, 2008, 09:44:19 PM
Well, you can either have more gas, or the gun to protect the gas you got.  XD

That's a pretty interesting promotion, though. It's got hillbilly written all over it. Surprised that story didn't come out of my area(Texas).
Title: Re: Good old America - Buy a car, get a free handgun
Post by: bokunosonzai on June 06, 2008, 07:35:09 AM
A gun or a gas card? Hmmm seems like the Americans always know what their consumers want :yep: