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recently a college mom questioned what her son should do if his girlfriend's parents offered to spring for dinner
I was a bit rough on her labeling it as a "great scam" - -
but, after recent events, I applogize and am changing my tune - - give him a credit card and tell him to use it generously, and save all reciepts

if ya call out for large pizza and are offered an extra med. pizza free, calculate the market value of it and pay for it (then get a recipt of course)


the events (modified to protect the innocent)
anyway, some athletes hanging out together in offseason go out for their weekly "bowling night" (not a stripclub, casino, or racetrack) - - after they bowl awhile, the manager approaches them
"hey, you guys come here often, we appreciate your business, the place is dead tonight, the lanes are yours for awhile if you want 'em"

it just so happened that one of the group regulars, a post grad law student/computer geek who was writing his thesis on compliance and had a laptop database with every business within 500 miles, their investor bios, and college ties, was absent that night so they said "thank you"

well this manager was a college grad (theirs) and they were busted, thank God they had already paid their shoe rental or it could have been uglier yet

amazing
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South Carolina just got bit by a harmless incident that is very similar, but it involved golf instead of bowling.

Pay for everything ... if offered for free, refuse it. Don't take discounts, pay for your meals. If they refuse to let you pay, politely thank them and leave. Don't hide anything from the schools compliance officer.

But for dad's wallet's sake, if your girl friends parents are willing to feed you, by all means take them up on it. The meal allowance plan isn't designed around active college athletes.
HHH, guess I didn't modify the event enough, ya saw right thu me

but what if her dad is an alum/booster, he'd have to provide the same benefit (date with daughter & dinner) to the general student population, by rule, right??

hey, how come a basketball player wearing $800 suits, driving a $50,000 car with $10,000 worth of wheels, tires, & audio-video, living in a $3000/month apartment doesn't get a second look??
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but what if her dad is an alum/booster, he'd have to provide the same benefit (date with daughter & dinner) to the general student population, by rule, right??


after the 300th date or so, the number of taker's for dad's generosity might start to dimminish. party Remember to old song .... "What's love got to do with it?" !!!!

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