We went out for our walk this morning and after we got home I was going to sit down and write my blog. My sweet husband had other plans. We drove out to Karla’s house. Larry thought he might get some chicken wire if she had any. I stayed on the porch and took pictures and looked at a book while they were looking at things in the barn. Then we visited for a while and we left to go to Owasso.

Yesterday among the junk mail was a flyer from a car dealership in Owasso. It had a place to scratch off some numbers and a key glued to the flyer. I usually don’t even look at the junk mail; I just toss it in the garbage. I guess this time it stayed on the counter too long.  Larry must have had a moment of boredom because he scratched the numbers off and it said “WINNER”. He showed it to me and I just laughed and said “yeah right”. He left it on the counter.

Later, I saw it and had my own moment of boredom or curiosity. Four prizes were being offered for the winning number. First prize was a 2010 Camero. Second prize was a 2009 ATV. Third prize was up to $500.00 in gold coins and Fourth Prize was $1000.00 I decided to call the toll free number to verify the winning confirmation code. The lady I spoke with asked for some information from the flyer and my name and phone number. She said I was a winner. I specifically asked if that meant I had won one of the four prizes listed. She said “yes”. Next I asked her if we had to purchase anything, I was told that we didn’t have to purchase anything and there was no obligation and that I was definitely a winner.

Well….I’m a skeptic about these things, anyway I told Larry I had called and since he had to go to Lowe’s I told him that we were supposed to be at the dealership at noon. He rolled his eyes and we both laughed. We even talked about there being a gimmick or a ‘catch’ of some sort and I remember thinking to myself; if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

After all, still fresh in my mind are the three “Free” stamp catalogs I ordered for Larry last week from the Internet. Each one arrived in a matter of days and each one had an introductory package of stamps with an invoice if he decided to keep the stamps. Otherwise we had to send them back, which I did.

Sorry for the digression. We were greeted at the dealership by a nice young man. He had us spin a wheel (like Wheel of Fortune) as soon as we arrived. We could tell right off that his purpose was to sell us a vehicle ( I know, you are saying we should have figured that out before we ever left home) and we told him right up front that we were not in the market for a new vehicle, that we only came to claim our prize. As I said he was very nice, not too pushy and we visited for two hours, and even looked at a very nice 2009 Toyota Pickup. He disappeared for a few minutes and his manager came and “worked” on us for about ten minutes. Practically promised us the moon, even as we kept insisting we were not in the market to purchase a vehicle. Both men really were very nice and we had a nice visit, although I found the whole thing to be somewhat amusing.

We finally collected our prize and it was gold coins. Just one problem, instead of $500.00 in gold coins it was only $3.00 in gold coins. Yes…the wording was “up too” and the odds were 1,000,000.00 to one. Oh… and when I asked about the key glued to the flyer, he pulled it off and broke it! He then explained that it cost them a set amount to have each key made and that from past experience people tend to break them off in the ignition, so you don’t actually get to try and start the car, it’s all in the confirmation number.

We came home with our three gold coins and a flyer to give any of our friends interested in getting a great deal on a new or used car and of course if you do….well we get $500.00 for the reference.

Now I hope y’all find this little story amusing and it’s okay if you are laughing with me, just not at me. The phrase “there’s a sucker born every minute” seems to keep going through my mind this afternoon. Yes friends, even though I’m a bit of a skeptic, I’m also one of the gullible ones.

Anyone in the market for a new car? Just give me a holler!