I read an article about people winning such items and the expectations vs realities. Some had free pizza for life which gave them one pizza a week. Other had 10 case of toilet paper delivered to the house.

Has anyone won or personally known anyone with a lifetime of something?

Buddy won a "lifetime" of breakfast at IHOP. Think it translated to several thousand in prepaid cards.

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Originally posted by Powers77:
Buddy won a "lifetime" of breakfast at IHOP. Think it translated to several thousand in prepaid cards.

Ugh. I ate at IHOP once and that was enough for a lifetime.

Valtrex.

Along similar lines - I paid for a Lifetime Membership to National Karate. Found out later it was good for 10 years.

I won the Florida Married Too Long Lifetime Alimony Lotto...

If I recall correctly, didn’t we have a member here who gave out a karma that was lifetime training at Gunsite or one of the similar training academies? Wonder how that turned out. I want to say this was around 2020 or 2021.

When I got married I thought I had won a lifetime supply of sex anytime I wanted it. Boy was I fooled.

^Nobody said you couldn't handle it yourself.^

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Originally posted by Edmond:
If I recall correctly, didn’t we have a member here who gave out a karma that was lifetime training at Gunsite or one of the similar training academies? Wonder how that turned out. I want to say this was around 2020 or 2021.

It was a couple memberships to Front Sight, which declared bankruptcy. Not sure how those memberships turned out, if they were converted to Prairie Fire, or if they were dropped during the bankruptcy.

Here is the thread: https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...390088474#9390088474

ETA:

The changes included but were not limited to:

Closing the Front Sight Alaska facility
Lifetime memberships now require a new and ongoing $50/month “membership maintenance fee” to remain active. Members who do not pay this fee will forfeit their existing lifetime memberships that were purchased before the membership fee was instituted.
New facility and staff support fees of $50/day for attendees, including those with pre-existing lifetime memberships for attending courses free of charge.
Increasing the price of transfer or gifting of a membership from $100 to $1000.
Limiting training to firearms only, discontinuing courses including unarmed self defense and edged weapons.
Conversion of all certificates including those for advanced courses to be valid only for introductory courses by first-time attendees.
New course fees for private training for members, previously included at no additional cost.
Removing previous membership benefits including “guns at cost,” ammunition and pro shop discounts, free hotel stays, “first-in first-out” privileges.
Requiring all ammunition to be purchased from Front Sight.
Requiring all attendees to provide proof of personal liability insurance covering at least $100,000 or purchase coverage at $25/day.

A friend of mine bought the lifetime membership for XM radio way back in 2003.

Turns out it meant the lifetime of the radio he registered at the time. It was several hundred dollars. What a rip off.

I had a lifetime unlimited data plan from ATT. Turns out it was restricted to 2g or something. I gave it up and left when ATT started their woke tv commercials.

The wife was on Wheel of Fortune and won a years supply of a food product as a give away. The food company determined that eating their product once a week was all they thought appropriate. Therefore, we were lump sum delivered 52 boxes of the product.

A former girl friend (living proof of the validity of the hot / crazy matrix) offered a lifetime supply of tsuris. I declined the offer.

Back in college my BIL camped outside of a newly opening fast food restaurant (IIRC it was Chick-Fil-A) to win a years worth of food. He got a coupon book with 52 coupons for a free value meal.

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Originally posted by Angus the Kid:
A friend of mine bought the lifetime membership for XM radio way back in 2003.

Turns out it meant the lifetime of the radio he registered at the time. It was several hundred dollars. What a rip off.

Yes and no. I bought the same lifetime subscription around 2010.....stopped using the device around 2013 it was attached to, in 2021 I called them and swapped it to my vehicle for a one time $75 transfer fee and have been enjoying it ever since.