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I suppose it all comes down to the gross value of the coupon, which was $1.50, right? I mean, you can't expect this value to come without strings. It's not like they're going to deliver the sandwich to your home. However, for those who like Arby's and would have driven somewhere anyway to get a bite, I don't see the problem with being out the $3.00. It would have cost me more than that to take the bus there and back.
I do see your point though. Like they say, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Even things that don't require you to fork out any money at least require something else, like your time/attention/responses, etc.
We live in the age of marketing. Something worth anything is always made available for a price. Arby's isn't a charity.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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