Why is that we always get suspicious when somebody offer us something for free?

When your next door neighbor, whom you haven’t been socializing with before, suddenly knocks on your door and invites you out, the suspicion starts to work. “What’s he up to?” you think. “Does he want to sleep with me? – Does he want me to look after his cat next time he goes on vacation? What’s the catch”?

Have you never stopped to think why we react this way?

Yes, I know! We have all been there – on that long and winding road from childhood to full-grown suspicious – and in different ways we have all harvested the same life experience: that there is always a motive when somebody is being nice to us!

It seems to be something that growing up does to most of us. And the few it doesn’t happen to – we consider being a bit naive or “away with the fairies”.

Having a motive is not a bad thing in itself.

Maybe your neighbor is just lonely and would like to get to know you. (I can almost hear you say, “Yeah, Right!” – but it could actually be the case.)

Lets say you go out with him, and it does turn out that he would like to be a little more intimate with you…than just sharing a meal. So what? You have agreed to eat a meal with him, not to sleep with him. You don’t owe him anything but a “thanks for the meal”.  That is, of course, unless you want to.

Caribbean Cruise Line is offering you a free cruise to Bahamas. Aboard ship, you will enjoy a comfortable inside stateroom, all meals, live entertainment, shipboard activities….and I bet you’re still thinking – “What’s the Catch”?

It’s very simple: there isn’t one! There is no “catch” – but of course there is a purpose!

Caribbean Cruise Line needs loyal, happy customers to tell their family and friends about the wonderful time they had and get the word out about their newly renovated cruise ship!

I am sure they wouldn’t mind if you spend a little money onboard as well….but you don’t have to!

You can go and spend a weekend in the Bahamas with all meals included, free entertainment and free access to the sun deck pool. And it won’t cost you a dime!

You just have to pay your way to the Cruise Ship in West Palm Beach, Florida, the taxes, gratuities & incidentals while on board ship…Which amount to approximately 59 dollars.

Still skeptical?

Have a look at what Forbes says about the promotion.