okay, they found 5 people willing to gift, but you can't see the 200 that said "screw this" in the video :P
on a serious note, I'd say it's a big difference if you gift because you really feel like it or because there's a camera rolling.
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Call me cynical but I'm pretty sure those people didn't have to pay a dime. It was a PR stunt but it was still cute and somewhat moving. :3
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Kind of like when Oprah gave away cars...
Read the small print... the manufacturer gave the cars away to Oprah to give, so really Oprah didn't spend any money, in fact, she MADE money giving away donated items.
It's a cool thought, and people got free stuff, but I'd bet my paycheck J.C. Pennys funded it.
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On top of which, as it is a "gift", Oprah doesn't pay taxes on it. The person getting the car has to claim and pay taxes on it.
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Clearly, there are people willing to give. If not, the BILLIONS of dollars given to charities would happen every year. Every holiday, birthday, and just because gift you and everyone you have ever come across in your life wouldnt have happened. People pay off strangers lay aways all the time. People give to random strangers on the streets all the time. As cynical and bitter about people as I am, even I can not deny that there are people out there that will give you the their last shirt and pair of pants if they think you need them.
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I think the "billions of dollars" have more to do with tax deduction.
but all in all I agree. only recently there were pupils in the super market, offering to pack your groceries for a small fee (they were collecting money for a school trip).
I didn't want them to do the packing for me, because when I put my stuff in my baskets I have a "special system", but when I was done and paid the clerk, I turned around gave the pupils some money, too.
however, I wouldn't have bought them a couch or jewelery as shown in the youtube clip.
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I considered that, but you'd get too many people wishlisting everything; even making another steam account to do so, if necessary.
The only real way to work that out would be to have an on-site wishlist that caps at a certain number of games, and gives bonus entries when you go after those games. Sure, you'll still have some people trying to work around the system, but at least a decent number of people'd get preference on the games they want.
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That is in fact, at least from my point of view, a good idea.
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If you start putting limits up based off my steam wishlist, which I use to keep games in mind, I'd be mighty irked. :X
Just have a, say, "Most Wished Games" list on SteamGifts, limited to, say, 10 games; and once you swap a game out, the list locks for future changes for 2 days [so you can't just keep swapping games out for individual giveaways].
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I only enter the giveaways for games that are on my wishlist.
But I don't agree they should limit the wishlist games to a specific number. All the games and DLC's on my wishlist are there because I want them (all 787 of them).
And I don't know why people would want that. The number of games on my wishlist makes no difference to my chances of winning a giveaway. It helps me enter only the giveaways for games I really want, instead any giveaway that will end soon.
The reason I don't enter giveaways for games I don't want is exactly because I don't want them, so I prefer spending my points and try to win a game I really want and that I'll play and enjoy. I may not want it but I'm sure someone else does and that person will be very happy when they win a game they want, just like me.
To be honest, I don't care why some people enter GA's or not. If it's for cards or because they want the game. The purpose of this website is to giveaway and try to win games. Those people aren't doing anything wrong. That's more of a moral thing you know.
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All the games and DLC's on my wishlist are there because I want them (all 787 of them).
I feel better knowing there are people with even larger wishlists than mine :P
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The Wishlist filter on SG2 is basicly my favorite thing.
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I knew it, Khalaq has a side job at JCP!
Thanks for sharing this though. My momma always taught me it is better to give than receive.
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Because its fun to do so.
Speaking of gifts, its been 17 months. Still haven't started Skyrim? :P
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I've actually been making progress on that front. I would probably be even further through my backlog were it not for the fact that some person (who shall remain nameless) keeps adding games to the pile. P
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Guys, he is challenging me.
Should I throw Woolfe at him?
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I give because it's an elaborate plot to infect everyone who "wins" one of my giveaways with subliminal messages that ensure everyone will believe that Dwarves>Elves. Also superliminal:HEY YOU! DWARVES ARE BETTER THAN ELVES!
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I like dwarves and elves equally ... humans can go suck it.
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Yes, Majestic Thorin was a meme for awhile, although I always rather pictured Thorin Oakenshield like this after donning his panoply of war from Erebor:
Dwarven king
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Was expecting this at first ...
Boot to the head !
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I don't know why I do it sometimes ... I literally can't afford it ...
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I don't mind giving games that i wont play to people of my friend list that had that game on their wishlist, i mostly try to have really nice and kind people on my steam friend list ^///^
I like sharing and making other peoples happy
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I was just agreeing with your sentiment in general, didn't even notice a typo:P
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That's good to hear ^///^ i'm glad that u think the same
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I always try to reply fast when i'm reading the page :P i dont like leaving people talking alone lol , that's rude
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By way of farewell, here's a link to my latest giveaway: http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/zHqPh/warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-ii
S.Gifts, Level 3, and fortunately you fulfill the requirement:)
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I can't join because i'm not part of that steam group ! but thanks for the info anyways hugs
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Just the S.Gifts steam group, https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamgifts
Probably the biggest group on here, and open to everyone:)
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But you said you gave friends some of your other friends. So give me a friend.
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That is one of the flaws living beigns have developed. Most of the times you expect to get something back sometime later, also some people feel good by saying to themselves that they are not expecting anything in return, but the fact of feeling good it's a reward, so you're getting that. I personally like to give because most of the time you don't know the people stories also I like to know what people like.
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I can understand people giving games or even clothes, but a wedding ring ? i wouldnt give that to anyone beside the girl i want to get marry, even less a stranger... that video cant be real
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Video is probably fake, more PR vids are. HOWEVER, there are people that donate/give thousands of dollars away either directly or indirectly. Every year, there are stories of people paying off strangers layaways, loans/debt, and so on. Is paying for a wedding ring much different than someone buying expensive crystal and china youll never use for a wedding?
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It is because they pick a random person out of the store, i get that people donate lots of money the first example i get right now is the creator of five night at freddy's but this is totally diferent, anyway it is probably fake so it doesnt matter
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How would you feel if someone bought your SO a wedding ring or some strangers bought you a wedding ring?
The boyfriend would probably feel pretty crappy, unless he was completely broke...
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it makes me feel okay to snatch the last slice of pizza from room mates plate.."it's okay, i'm nice guy.. look at all the money I gave away..also Dessert in the fridge might be little less than you expect"
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Kinda easy to give to a stranger when the store actually pays for it..
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True, but if you'd ever been in that situation, you would know that, at a certain point, it doesn't matter. The camera and the store fade into the background and all that matters is you and the person to whom you are giving.
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Love the video. I got a lil choked up there at the one woman crying.
I do love to give. I give away games here when I can afford to, and I give away my stuff in real life, too, like whenever I upgrade an old 4 year old laptop or mobile phone, I don't sell the old ones, I give them to people who wouldn't otherwise have something.
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Obviously (corporately) staged, but reminded me of these....Prank It Forward!
Good stuff. :)
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Fun fact : United States of America, tied with Myanmar, is the most generous country in the world.
I am quite surprised that "the happiest region" countries like Nordic countries is less generous than American or even Southeast Asian countries.
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Here's some more for your daily dosage of cute
WestJet Christmas Miracle
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because giving feels better,brightens the karma and is simply NICE. do i have to continue explaining? update: i could list reasons the whole week
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Goddamnit, stop making me cry at work.
Seriously though, I love giving gifts to other people, even ones I don't know. It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy :3
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I think we should dig deeper, reveal the true idea behind this very question.
Why wouldn't we all just lay down and die?
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Asshole. You made me feel feelings. Also- I love Christmas despite me never have celebrated it. Seems like such a beautiful holiday.
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Power of giving [just ignore the believe in god comment if u dont believe but focus on the actual purpose and responses this guy create]
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Every now and then, somebody asks why some of us "throw our money away" on total strangers. Here is yet another example of why some of us love gifting.
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