I went to a local ice cream shop in Orlando (I was home for a night) for a one attempts. I did one with my neighbor who I barely ever talked to when I lived at home. For the rest I was at the Daytona Speedway for the Daytona500 and I did it there.
What kind of people will you approach?
First come first serve for the most part. I approached people who looked friendly and nice.
What will you say to get the conversation started?
I simply said "Excuse me, would you like a dollar for free?"
What is your plan for the conversation?
My plan for the conversation is to mention the free dollar, ask how their day is going, how they are doing and stuff like that. Then proceed to say I'm just trying to spread good vibes to people for the day!
I gave away all five dollar bills without issue. Overall people seemed very pleased to be able to talk someone in a genuiney happy way. A dollar is a dollar. It's not much, but the idea behind me giving the away the dollar made people happy, which made me happy. Mental notes that I'll keep from this exercise is that I always need to make the customers happy. Giving away the dollars was as easy as it got, predictions were correct, and I didn't really have predictions about people.
Hey Anan, you had a much better approach to this assignment than I did. People seemed far more trusting of you than they were of me. Most of the people I talked to were confused and thought they were walking into a trap. I think it is because you were friendlier and you told people you were just trying to spread good vibes. Nice work on this assignment. If you want to check out my post, you can find it at http://alexbeyrent.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-money.html.
ReplyDeleteHey Anan, I liked how you did this assignment a lot not only because it was truly random people but you got a chance to go to a different city with a large crowd and test the experiment. Much like you I gave away all the bills as well. I am not sure why people wouldn't take free money in which people at the Daytona 500 could probably use that $1 for a nice cold beer. Check mine out! http://gerb95.blogspot.com/2016/02/free-money.html
ReplyDeleteHey Anan!
ReplyDeleteI think it was cool how you were able to do this project with totally random people, especially at the Daytona Speedway and in Orlando! I would have found it odd if no one had taken the money, because it's free right? I think your question was straightforward and it allowed people to not be too confused or startled by you (being a stranger). I wasn't able to complete this assignment myself but your approach seemed cool!
Good job!