#1095 A Shot at the Majors

It’s interesting to see how innovative our business people can be during tough economic times. Innovation is what made our great country a success and it’s that “can-do” attitude that will pull us through.
But sometimes when some of our businesses are making do, it looks more like they’re making doo—as in doo doo.
Perhaps it’s best summed up by something Helen Keller was credited as saying. “When one door closes, another door opens—it’s the hallway in between that’s the problem.”
And in that hallway we have the example of a giant outdoor chain that sells lots of guns. Gun sales always go up when a depression hits, and this time they’ve gone up even more because gun lovers fear the Democratic administration may curtail gun availability.
But they had an ad the other day that I thought may have been not so smart. They were offering 0% interest and no payments for 12 months on new Ruger Firearms.
Now I can see such an offer on a new washing machine. But here’s the deal. People who are in desperate straights financially don’t run out and rob a liquor store with a washing machine. I’ll probably get shot for stating this opinion, but I’m thinking that when someone is too poor to afford to pay cash for a firearm, they’re poor enough to be headed towards the desperation that triggers violence.
I shouldn’t judge. Maybe that’s just how desperate I would be.
But major gun stores aren’t the only innovators. Major League ballparks are coming up with funding alternatives too. Now that ticket sales for seats are off, some of them are offering you the opportunity to be a groundskeeper. How much could you make as a grounds-keeper? Well, here’s the twist.
You pay them.
Yep, for $1250 you can put in a day’s work as a groundskeeper for the Detroit Tigers. An incredible opportunity. Think of it: You can groom the field that millionaires stand on while they’re waiting for balls. And you only have to pay $1250 for the privilege.
I’d like to take a shot at that. Think they’d accept 0% down and no payments for 12 months?
America, ya gotta love it.