I ain't got no money either, but I can't see going around "asking" somebody to give me something. I sure don't have any trouble taking something offered to me if I want it, but it just would be weird to come out and ask for it.
I guess I would feel like I was asking for charity.
You touched on something here that I see pretty often that bothers me quite a bit. I have been fortunate that I have had things and dogs given to me but I have never asked for something from somebody for nothing. I don't even like the way feels to have something for free after you fought over trying to pay somebody for it haha.
Chance that sucks that somebody would try to pull something like that. Reminds of the guy selling the free dogs off of here on CL haha