What is BOGO?
BOGO is an acronym used in advertising to mean “Buy one, get one …”.
As is, the concept of “Buy one, get one” is almost tautological. We take it for granted that if you buy something, you get it. What advertisers want us to think when we see BOGO is “Buy one, get another one at some reduced price,” though of course BOGAOASRP is difficult to pronounce.
We therefore suggest some alternatives:
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As is, the concept of “Buy one, get one” is almost tautological. We take it for granted that if you buy something, you get it. What advertisers want us to think when we see BOGO is “Buy one, get another one at some reduced price,” though of course BOGAOASRP is difficult to pronounce.
We therefore suggest some alternatives:
| BOGOF | Buy one, get one free |
| BOGOHO | Buy one, get one half off |
| BORISE | Buy one, return it, shop elsewhere |
| BOJANGLE | Buy one just as “new” gets less expensive |
| BOPDOOWOP | Buy one, please donate one or worthy organizations perish |
| SOGIF | Steal one, get it free. (Pronounced like “so-gif”.) |
| AWOPBOMALOOMOPALOMPBOMBOM | Ask where one … aw, hell! You figure it out. |
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