picks are for kids-if you play bass.
I learned to play guitar without a pick and now that I'm older and wiser and use one I still can't use it without holding it funny and making loud clacking sounds on the strings. I didn't think that learning the wrong way would hook me up with a bad habit for years to come, but it did. The moral of this story is quit whining and go cough up the 50 cents for a good pick. You'll be glad you did.