free lush

[freebie_junkie]

if you go in lush and tell them your skin concerns and what kind of soaps and stuff youd be after and also ask if you can have some soap samples, they will cut little bits off the big blocks for you (i noticed they weighed them to be about £1 worth each) and wrap them and i went today and got about 7 which i gave to my mum with some EA bath salts and really made her night!

:)

[Kangol Rat]

wow never thought to try this!

[angelcake]

no lush around my area :(

[freebie_junkie]

oh sorry angel.

[Kangol Rat]

neither for me, but body shop may be worth a go...........

[calleyw]

Next time we are near lush I will send husband in to get me some free samples. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Yours


Calley

[chachiluz]

freebie-junkie you are a real pro.

[freebie_junkie]

why thank you!

[Kangol Rat]

hail Freebie junkie!

[freebie_junkie]

well now youre all making me blush......just because of my freebie compulsion...... :)

[SkintStAndrewsUniStudent]

Hey freebie_junkie, what exactly did you say to the SA to bag some samples? Well done b t w. :D

[CarolnMalky]

Fab Idea...there are people selling wee bits of luch soap on eBay...always wondered how they got them!
C

[freebie_junkie]

theyre putting em on ebay?! haha! thats well funny i got mine for my mum coz in my freebie scout around Leeds id already got my dad a springy and my sis a hard candy lip gloss for free so i wanted to get my mum summin to go with her EA bath salts! :)

i go round to their house and my mum feeds me and then i give them pressies ive gotten for free! :)

anyway, i just went in anad asked if i could sample some stuff before i bought it. i told teh SA about my ezema and asked what was suitable, but you could say whatever skin you have, dry, normal, combination, oily etc. and it was so nice coz she selected me all these little soaps and weighed them and wrapped them up and popped them in a bag and she said "youve got a proper little goodie bag there" and i had to agree with her!

basically i come up with ideas coz i cant afford everything i want so i work out (olegal) ways to get them! :)

[studentindebt]

The people selling samples on ebay are usually lush fans with huge stashes that wanna spread the love or cut down their stash a bit. I doubt they sell things gave to them by kind SAs.

The management and lush SAs have posted on the lush forum many a time putting people straight on this issue so a word of warning - do not all of you flock to lush and EXPECT samples. They are given out at the discretion of the assistants and managers to people that are buying other stuff and genuinely want to try something before they fork out for a whole bit. It depends on what is available they do not just give out £1 samples to everyone!!

[Mogkat]

As studentindebt says, don't always expect free samples when you ask for them. I've been shopping at Lush for a long time now and only yesterday did was I offered a sample of a product that I mentioned. They have a generous nature as a company but they do have to pay the bills the same as the rest of us!

[mananan]

i wouldn't go marching in expecting free stuff for the sake of it.

the great thing about when they give you stuff is that it is a generous suprise.

items like cleansers that you need to try before buying are the sort of things you can ask for a sample of, asking for samples of soaps is going to make you look cheeky.

[elisebutt65]

I have occasionally asked for a sample of soap, cos sometimes the smell can be a bit too strong but you don't know until after you've used it properly.

I think it's great that they do that but if people abuse it then Lush will stop doing it.

[Yorkielass]

I've had a couple of samples from lush - there was a little basket of samples behind the counter which were leftovers from the big blocks of soap and she popped one in my bag, they were all in bags with labels so must of made them up whilst they were quiet.

I agree, never expect samples like this - they're always a bonus when you do get them then :) - but if never hurts to ask ;)

[scoper]

You will not make yourself popular if you keep going in and asking for samples, as many people have already pointed out.

Lush are very good at letting you try before you buy but please do not take the !!!!.

They know people sell the samples on Ebay, and have every right to refuse samples to EVERYONE.

Its not a God given right, its a bonus. Don't abuse it or us real Lush fans/addicts will lose out because of your greed.

[carrie483]

I can't go in places like this - it gives me a really bad headache :(

[freebie_junkie]

ok no need to shout at me! my mum loves lush and the stuff taht i gave her contained a hiney soap shed never tried before and now shes gonna buy it. i never EXPECT, and im always very grapeful. NO NEED TO SHOUT AT ME OR GET ANGRY FOR PETES SAKE!

[across]

freebie junkie i love lush but ive found the nearest one to us is chester is there any nearer which one do you go too cos youre not far from me? hope you dont mind me asking but perhaps theres another one opened i dont know about! what i used to do is get a big order (i didnt make money they were friends i did cos i was going there!) from everyone at work on my section if i was going to chester and then because i'm buying lots of the stuff they gave me loads of freebie bits to try!!!!!!!!!! so thats another idea to get free lush!!!!!!! :j :j :j :j :rotfl: :T

[freebie_junkie]

i only know manchester im afraid across, but i think now i wont dare go near it incase some people off this thred will be outside with placards trying to stop me going in! :)

[sashacat]

I wouldn't shout at you. I agree with you! If you don't ask you don't usually get. Whenever I buy any cosmetic type stuff, usually for pressies, I always ask for free samples...and I've had lots from Body shop, clarins, Space NK, John Lewis and lots of others. If they were going to cause companies to make a loss they wouldn't do it...it's good marketing.

[across]

where is it in manchester (which road,shop centre etc!) i am so behind i didnt know there was one!!!!!!!!! since i had two kids and trafford centre was built i dont go there much yet i used to live in fallowfield and go in most days!!!
cant wait for youre reply i'll be going to lush nearer home!!!!!! :j many thanks!

[freebie_junkie]

its across from the new big marks and spencers, on the way to st. annes square.

thanx sashacat i have teh same idea. for valentines and our anniversary me and my fella have a limit of £10 per pressie and so i save a bit and went to kendals and got him 2 clarins men products for £10.50 each and there was a gift on and i got four big samples and a bag and i also asked for some extra samples for him.

:)

[across]

thanks that is great you keep posting cos i find your posts very useful! well done!!!!!!!! see you there i'll help you fight the antifreebie brigade!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:

[freebie_junkie]

oh yeah! :)

[SkintStAndrewsUniStudent]

Hey freebie_junkie.

Ive gotta say, your posts have always been a great help to me and I dont think you're taking the mickey but are genuinely trying to help people save money. By requesting free samples, this enables us to decide which product we prefer so that we dont fork out a fortune for something we dont like. By giving out the free samples, Lush is ensuring that the customer will shop there again and again, hopefully introducing a few more customers through word of mouth. Its a win win situation. :j

[angel]

It's weird, I'm not allergic to anything really but everything that I've tried so far from Lush makes my skin very sore and red. I've asked for samples in Brighton and was told quite snootily that I couldn't have any. I was quite surprised as it seems like the kind of place that would do it.

[freebie_junkie]

It's weird, I'm not allergic to anything really but everything that I've tried so far from Lush makes my skin very sore and red. I've asked for samples in Brighton and was told quite snootily that I couldn't have any. I was quite surprised as it seems like the kind of place that would do it.

yeah thats really strange that they wouldnt let you, maybe that particluar SA was just having a rough day and didnt really mean it? :)

[Flossiesdoll]

I think the Lush policy is fairly clear. If you go in, talk to the staff about your skin, explain what your problems are, and make it clear you'd like to buy their products, then they'll always let you have samples to try before you buy, if they have time to get them for you - not a chance on the Saturday before Christmas. But if you just walk in and ask for free stuff, you won't get it, and why should you?

How many of you would walk into a supermarket and ask for free stuff?

[freebie_junkie]

depends on the supermarket.............hehe! :)

[across]

you can always get a taste of free cheese in supermarkets before you buy!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl:
maybe that should be a freebie itself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl:

[WELSH-DRAGON]

Or you could walk into Tescos - find a misprice - get it on refund and replace and YES it would effectively be free !!

[freebie_junkie]

very true welsh and across! maybe our new member hasnt read those posts yet? or maybe they were being snuffy for no good reason?! :)

[WELSH-DRAGON]

freebie_junkie you go girl !! found lots of your threads excellent so don't let a minority put you off - keep finding those freebies and keep posting.

welsh-dragon xxx
ps I'm off to Lush on Monday to pick up some things and also ask for some samples, why not, if Avon can send them out and MFI can give me 5% off if I haggle with them then I am sure Lush won't mind either. It's always good to ask the question, the worst is a NO the best some nice little freebies.

[freebie_junkie]

yeah im not put off by a no, i just smile and thank them anyway and leave. my pride is totally intact, doesnt bother me. like i said before, i dont have all teh money for teh stuff i like or want to sometimes need so i figure out perfectly legal ways to obtain them!

[miacat]

It's weird, I'm not allergic to anything really but everything that I've tried so far from Lush makes my skin very sore and red. I've asked for samples in Brighton and was told quite snootily that I couldn't have any. I was quite surprised as it seems like the kind of place that would do it.

Angel, i have tried a few things from Lush and have had itchy sore skin. it states they use natural ingredients in their products and after looking in detail some are but the main ingredients are not for instance they use artifical perfume. you can tell stright away when you walk past the shop( i start to sneeze )it is'nt natural. have tried their block deodorant too, had really sore chapped skin. sorry if this is off topic. :D

[Flossiesdoll]

You're not getting it. Some supermarkets will be happy to give you samples to taste if you're going to buy things. But if you walk in and say "I'd like a sample of that and that and that and that and that and that please" you won't get anywhere. If you're genuinely interested in trying things before you buy, fair enough, but if you just want free stuff to avoid paying for it, it's not going to happen.

[freebie_junkie]

You're not getting it. Some supermarkets will be happy to give you samples to taste if you're going to buy things. But if you walk in and say "I'd like a sample of that and that and that and that and that and that please" you won't get anywhere. If you're genuinely interested in trying things before you buy, fair enough, but if you just want free stuff to avoid paying for it, it's not going to happen.

im starting to get it...youre a bit bitter perhaps coz you dont have our pizzazz at getting stuff for free? :j

[mum26]

Best thing to do, if you are a Lush fan, and you want to try a lot of new things is to wait for the special offer they do after xmas, it's usually spend £15 get a free gift and these can be the xmas gift boxes (even the big ones if you are there at the right time!) or any normal product with a "christmas" made by sticker except for normal gifts.

I've got extremely senstive skin, excema etc etc and Lush is great for mine, I do avoid products with glitter in if I can help it though, but I would recommend Honey b ballistics if you have sore skin, they work wonders on mine xx

edited due to my rogue spellings again!

[Flossiesdoll]

im starting to get it...youre a bit bitter perhaps coz you dont have our pizzazz at getting stuff for free? :j
Oh yeah, that's definitely it.

:rolleyes:

I am trying to point out that there is a difference between asking for samples to try because you want to know what's best for you before you buy, and just asking for free stuff.

[SkintStAndrewsUniStudent]

Best thing to do, if you are a Lush fan, and you want to try a lot of new things is to wait for the special offer they do after xmas, it's usually spend £15 get a free gift and these can be the xmas gift boxes (even the big ones if you are there at the right time!) or any normal product with a "christmas" made by sticker except for normal gifts.

I've got extremely senstive skin, excema etc etc and Lush is great for mine, I do avoid products with glitter in if I can help it though, but I would recommend Honey b ballistics if you have sore skin, they work wonders on mine xx

edited due to my rogue spellings again!

I used the honey bee ballistics and i must admit, it did smell lovely. I spend ages after my bath though, scrubbing it to remove the yellow ring, grrr!

[Don'tskipit]

i wouldn't go marching in expecting free stuff for the sake of it.

the great thing about when they give you stuff is that it is a generous suprise.

items like cleansers that you need to try before buying are the sort of things you can ask for a sample of, asking for samples of soaps is going to make you look cheeky.

CHEEKY is my middle name! (and I'm proud of it).

If you don't ask (politely) you don't get.

(Member of freebie_junkie fan club!!!!!!)

OK I know it's off thread but related

[freebie_junkie]

Oh yeah, that's definitely it.

:rolleyes:

I am trying to point out that there is a difference between asking for samples to try because you want to know what's best for you before you buy, and just asking for free stuff.

but once again what exactly is wrong with asking for free stuff? compasnies budget for it. oh and by the way, you do get it, (i i do anyway)! :j

[freebie_junkie]

CHEEKY is my middle name! (and I'm proud of it).

If you don't ask (politely) you don't get.

(Member of freebie_junkie fan club!!!!!!)

OK I know it's off thread but related

wow thats member number one then!

btw, my middle name is CHEEKY-GALL-NOSHAME! hehe! :rotfl:

[mum26]

I used the honey bee ballistics and i must admit, it did smell lovely. I spend ages after my bath though, scrubbing it to remove the yellow ring, grrr!


ahh, you see I am lazy and just spray it with bathroom spray and rinse it with the shower lol!

adding a tiny bit of liquid bubble bath or shower gel helps stop the oils sticking too :)

[freebie_junkie]

yeah thats true, me and my fella use the EA body scrub and if you put lots of bubbly bath in teh water too, the oils just drain away and no ring around the bath!

[freebie_junkie]

Oh yeah, that's definitely it.

:rolleyes:

I am trying to point out that there is a difference between asking for samples to try because you want to know what's best for you before you buy, and just asking for free stuff.

we have a saying here up north: 'if you dont ask you dont get' and i can tell you its 100% true. meek, shy, reserved, etc. people get nowt! :rotfl:

[Flossiesdoll]

You're not up north. You're down south.

[beebeeuk]

Angel, i have tried a few things from Lush and have had itchy sore skin. it states they use natural ingredients in their products and after looking in detail some are but the main ingredients are not for instance they use artifical perfume. you can tell stright away when you walk past the shop( i start to sneeze )it is'nt natural. have tried their block deodorant too, had really sore chapped skin. sorry if this is off topic. :D

Hi, I'm new here but saw this thread and had to comment as I know LUSH pretty well.

Firstly, all the ingredients are natural. IF you look at the label it tells you the essential oils which are in there. THEN it says Perfume, but it's not a perfume, it's another essential oil, but for obvious reasons (or maybe not for some) they don't put the oil's name because people will then take the ingreds and copy the product and make it themselves. EVERYTHING is natural aside from the safe preservatives. It would be a lie if they called it natural and it wasn't and they were actually putting unatural perfumes in there. Lush could get in huge trouble for saying they were something they weren't. If you don't believe me then read up on some stuff yourself. If you go to their site they will tell you all about it.


ALso, it's fine to ask for samples IF there is something you need to try. You have sensitive skin, then I recommend letting the SA know and say you would like to try any of the products specifically for sensitive skin. But going to the counter, having not bought anything or let any of the assistants help you with the products and then demanding a sample is a bit cheeky I think.

There are things in there for most people.

Thanks for listening, sorry I barged in, but I don't like people assuming something and saying things about a company which aren't exactly true.

p.s. the deo, if you use it on wet skin it may fizz as they have bicarb in them. Or if you used the cream one, that has loads of bicarb and don't rec. using after shaving. Other than that the deos are really good, especially the Aromaco and Aromarant which are quite gentle.

[freebie_junkie]

You're not up north. You're down south.

haha! very droll im sure. im 'up north' for england arent i? :j

[freebie_junkie]

ALso, it's fine to ask for samples IF there is something you need to try. You have sensitive skin, then I recommend letting the SA know and say you would like to try any of the products specifically for sensitive skin. But going to the counter, having not bought anything or let any of the assistants help you with the products and then demanding a sample is a bit cheeky I think.


.

i never said i 'demanded'. i said i explained teh condition of my skin smiled and asked nicely, theres a big difference. i dont think its cheeky to ask nicely, i think its savvy, but each to their own i suppose....

[beebeeuk]

i never said i 'demanded'. i said i explained teh condition of my skin smiled and asked nicely, theres a big difference. i dont think its cheeky to ask nicely, i think its savvy, but each to their own i suppose....


Hi,

no no no it's fine to ask if you have a condition or something you want to try. Sorry I wasn't directing that bit at you, it was for the rest who were just going to go in and ask for samples just to get them. but going in and asking if there is something SPECIFIC you want then totally go for it.

Also they dont do samples just to have them. They want people to ask to use certain things. Could you imagine the loads of samples and rummaging they would have to do if they had every sample in the store sitting behind the til. I just think people should think about it.

Didn't mean it the way it came out.

[freebie_junkie]

what they did for me is cut little bits off a few different soaps and the SA weighed them until they wer eunder £1 worth.

[miacat]

Hi, I'm new here but saw this thread and had to comment as I know LUSH pretty well.

Firstly, all the ingredients are natural. IF you look at the label it tells you the essential oils which are in there. THEN it says Perfume, but it's not a perfume, it's another essential oil, but for obvious reasons (or maybe not for some) they don't put the oil's name because people will then take the ingreds and copy the product and make it themselves. EVERYTHING is natural aside from the safe preservatives. It would be a lie if they called it natural and it wasn't and they were actually putting unatural perfumes in there. Lush could get in huge trouble for saying they were something they weren't. If you don't believe me then read up on some stuff yourself. If you go to their site they will tell you all about it.

Thanks for listening, sorry I barged in, but I don't like people assuming something and saying things about a company which aren't exactly true.



Actually i DID look at the ingredients and lush say themselves that only some are natural. you said ALL the ingredients are natural ,then.. everything is ..aside from the preservatives. i have been buying natural creams etc for years and know that essential oil is natural and perfume is artificial. i did'nt assume either. if you use essential oils you don't add perfume. :rolleyes:

[freebie_junkie]

my mum reckons theyre full of unatural stuff too and she buys them all the time. :)

[beebeeuk]

Actually i DID look at the ingredients and lush say themselves that only some are natural. you said ALL the ingredients are natural ,then.. everything is ..aside from the preservatives. i have been buying natural creams etc for years and know that essential oil is natural and perfume is artificial. i did'nt assume either. if you use essential oils you don't add perfume. :rolleyes:


THe perfume is not a perfume, LIKE I SAID. I worked there for two years. I think I know what goes into them and what doesn't. I've seen the stuff made I know the behind the scenes.

Thanks but you ARE wrong on this one. The smells you smell are natural essential oils, fruits, veg, plants everything.

They do not add synthetic perfumes to it. It would be pointless. What you smell is the natural thing. Of course though if something is liquid it will have a preservative and if it is a shampoo then it will contain Sodium L. Sulphate. BUT the smells are natural.

:rolleyes:

[freebie_junkie]

isnt a perservative unatural?

[miacat]

freebie_junkie, you can get natural and unnatural preservative's.

beebee... I THOUGHT YOU HAD WORKED THERE SOMEHOW!!
I'm not knocking Lush. so..CHILL :rolleyes:

[freebie_junkie]

blah! i dunno owt about science-type stuff my fellas teh scientist im a writer :)

[beebeeuk]

isnt a perservative unatural?


Well yes it is. But the "smells" are not unatural. The only preservatives that are natural are honey and lavender. But those won't last long enough. You need a shampoo to last longer than three weeks and I am sure it wouldn't be nice to keep your shampoo in the fridge to retain freshness. But the smells, which is what we are talking about are the natural factors. But if you look at our preservatives you will see that the mostthey have are just two preservatives. Look at the back of your normal shampoo bottle from boots and try and figure out how many there are and how much is natural.

[freebie_junkie]

personally im not bothered about preservatives etc. as long as it stops my hair being minging i really dont mind :)

[angel]

Firstly, all the ingredients are natural. IF you look at the label it tells you the essential oils which are in there. THEN it says Perfume, but it's not a perfume, it's another essential oil, but for obvious reasons (or maybe not for some) they don't put the oil's name because people will then take the ingreds and copy the product and make it themselves. EVERYTHING is natural aside from the safe preservatives. It would be a lie if they called it natural and it wasn't and they were actually putting unatural perfumes in there. Lush could get in huge trouble for saying they were something they weren't. If you don't believe me then read up on some stuff yourself. If you go to their site they will tell you all about it.

I suppose that we often assume that because it's natural that there won't be a reaction to it. As I said in my earlier post, I'm just amazed that I have no other allergies ever to any other product but everything that I've tried from Lush has made my skin red and hot.

[freebie_junkie]

you can be allergic to natural stuff, like my fella has hayfever from pollen and i cant eat wheat and my mum cant have dairy, theyre all natural arent they?

[sashacat]

beebeeuk, do you work there or own it or something, you do seem very defensive about them. If people want to go in and ask for samples anywhere then Ii don't see a problem..the staff can always refuse

[carrie483]

You will not make yourself popular if you keep going in and asking for samples, as many people have already pointed out.

Lush are very good at letting you try before you buy but please do not take the !!!!.

They know people sell the samples on Ebay, and have every right to refuse samples to EVERYONE.

Its not a God given right, its a bonus. Don't abuse it or us real Lush fans/addicts will lose out because of your greed.

As a newbie to this site it might be good for someone (me :)) to refer you to the little sentance written at the top of the site 'Pls be nice to ALL money savers'

This means - no swearing or being rude, both of which i noticed you did in this post.

Please refrain from doing this again and the boards will be a much nicer place :)

Thankyou.

[WG2005]

I went in yesterday and bought los of stuf and was offered a pot of Avacado face mask as it was going out of date soon. Worth asking if they have any stuff going "off" at a discount!!









www.darksidefree.co.uk/tds - The Darkside

[Don'tskipit]

[QUOTE=Flossiesdoll........... But if you just walk in and ask for free stuff, you won't get it, and why should you?

How many of you would walk into a supermarket and ask for free stuff?[/QUOTE]

Answer to first ? - Cos if a store has samples that is what they are - samples.
Not for retail. FREE!! I used to do demo's and promos in stores and wholesalers giving tons of samples away. Companies will spend a fortune on giveaway stuff ( yeh, giveaway,FREE) - to PROMOTE THEIR GOODS cos it's tax deductible.

Answer to 2nd ? - ME. Absolutely. I do it all the time. As I expect others do who visit this site. This is the Freebie NO SPEND site. Good luck to you anyway Flossiesdoll

ta freebie_junkie for this Lush post. Going into Chester tmrw so see what I can 'just walk in and ask for'.

[freebie_junkie]

good on you dontskipit hope you get a good haul! :)

[beebeeuk]

beebeeuk, do you work there or own it or something, you do seem very defensive about them. If people want to go in and ask for samples anywhere then Ii don't see a problem..the staff can always refuse


I'm not defensive just clarifying that's all. I just don't want people to assume they can walk into a shop and get samples, any old samples. It's always best to have something in mind. AND if you do have any alergies you don't want to just ask for any old sample and find you have been given something that is totally wrong for you.

So yeah, that's all. :)

[Don'tskipit]

[ [QUOTE=beebeeuk]I'm not defensive just clarifying that's all. I just don't want people to assume they can walk into a shop and get samples, any old samples. ............[QUOTE]

Why on earth not!!!! I do!!!!
They are free. Gratis.

[freebie_junkie]

i walk into shops and get samples all the time, the ones that arent any good for me go to my mum or grandma or fella. you can actually walk into ANY beauty/fragrance/body products shop and ask to sample the products they carry, its really easy! :)

[mummysaver]

My friend used to work for Boots, and was always bringing the samples home because hardly anyone used to ask for them, and when they tried to give them out people mostly wouldn't accept them!

[freebie_junkie]

hehe! i prevent that from happening in my local boots! :)

[identitymismatch]

As a newbie to this site it might be good for someone (me :)) to refer you to the little sentance written at the top of the site 'Pls be nice to ALL money savers'

This means - no swearing or being rude, both of which i noticed you did in this post.

Please refrain from doing this again and the boards will be a much nicer place :)

Thankyou.
I must say I thought scoper made a very fair point. Maybe the use of "!!!!" and "God" are objectionable to you, that's fair enough. Ultimately I too am rather annoyed by people who do insist on taking the mickey and freeloading as far as they can without thinking of the impact it will have on other people, to whit:
* Moneysavingexpert.com could get a bad name for itself
* Genuine shoppers might miss out on the chance to get samples

Also please think about it - why exact "consumer revenge" on a company that's being nice to the consumer?

All I think scoper's saying is "Don't try to screw a nice company or we'll all lose out"

[freebie_junkie]

how can having approx £6 worth of soap from a company that makes loads and then giving it to someone who buys lush anyway and who loves one of teh sampel so much she buys two oversized block of it costing £4 each, how has teh company possibly LOST out?

comapnies set aside a tax-deducitble amount of their budget secifically for giving free samples, so why shouldnt we take them?

its not rude,it doesnt take teh mickey and its not freeloading to take a few samplers here and there, i encourage more peopkle to do it. if the comapnies couldnt afford to do it they wouldnt do it would they?

[claz]

i love buying my cosmetic products from Lush from shampoo to bath bombs, if you do decide to buy something also ask for some samples as they usually have a load behind the till to bob in your bag

this way you will get double the freebies!!!

[freebie_junkie]

thats what i told my mum to do but shes too embarrassed, she waits for me to take stuff to her ive gotten free, (such as all her time dealy!)!

[kathy W]

Has anyone tried to get any free samples in York

[identitymismatch]

how can having approx £6 worth of soap from a company that makes loads and then giving it to someone who buys lush anyway and who loves one of teh sampel so much she buys two oversized block of it costing £4 each, how has teh company possibly LOST out?

comapnies set aside a tax-deducitble amount of their budget secifically for giving free samples, so why shouldnt we take them?

its not rude,it doesnt take teh mickey and its not freeloading to take a few samplers here and there, i encourage more peopkle to do it. if the comapnies couldnt afford to do it they wouldnt do it would they?

I'm not sure that the samples are really tax-deductable as that would involve every sample being put into the accounts.

Yes, you should take samples if you want to, but just don't be greedy ;-)
That's what I object to - the people who say "Great freebie, I signed up for 15000 of these, they'd better deliver soon or I'll slag them off"... or something like that, you know the sort I mean!

As it happens, knowing that Lush *do* give out samples will means I'll go there soon as there are a few things that tempt me... so thanks for the post in the first place!

[Don'tskipit]

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Company samples ARE, DEFINITELY,ABSOLUTELY tax deductible, so you won't have to feel guilty when you ask for YOUR Lush FREE samples.
Have a nice day.
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[carrie483]

I must say I thought scoper made a very fair point. Maybe the use of "!!!!" and "God" are objectionable to you, that's fair enough. Ultimately I too am rather annoyed by people who do insist on taking the mickey and freeloading as far as they can without thinking of the impact it will have on other people, to whit:
* Moneysavingexpert.com could get a bad name for itself
* Genuine shoppers might miss out on the chance to get samples

Also please think about it - why exact "consumer revenge" on a company that's being nice to the consumer?

All I think scoper's saying is "Don't try to screw a nice company or we'll all lose out"

She is a genuine shopper tho. She said that she and her mum love lush which means she buys from there.

Please tell me where the 'consumer revenge' is?

Carrie

[freebie_junkie]

wow i really split the board eh?

[gingercordial]

I've done this before in Lush, very successfully (Covent Garden was particularly good). I did genuinely want to try some of the solid shampoo and conditioner before buying a huge lump - just as well as it made my hair feel horrible so I'm back to Pantene! So I went in and asked for samples. I ended up with two lovely shop assistants helping me choose which kind to try as it was quiet, then one of them asked me if there was anything else I'd like to try - well she offered! So I had samples of various face creams, soap and deodorants, think I had ten things in total. No pressure to buy, although they weren't allowed to give samples of the face pack so in the end I did buy a pot of that.

Yes I am a regular Lush customer, in fact have been since it first opened as I'm from very near its hometown. The smell of the shops always reminds me of home! So they've done well out of me over the years.

Anyway, if anyone's looking for an excuse for asking for freebies then the solid shampoo seems to be a good one as it's so "weird", therefore it's normal that you'd be a bit hesitant and want to try it first!

Oh yes, the samples most definitely are tax deductible, and no, of course they don't count them individually. A store will know how much soap etc it's been through in a day/month/year - whether that's been sold or given as a sample the total cost of it should be deductible.

[bushcaro]

I got quite a few samples by emailing their website contact. A box arrived arrived today although they did say they don't normally post it out.

[identitymismatch]

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Company samples ARE, DEFINITELY,ABSOLUTELY tax deductible, so you won't have to feel guilty when you ask for YOUR Lush FREE samples.
Have a nice day.
Oh dear,my lip is bleeding now, and my tongue is fixed firmly in my cheek.

PS If you should reply to this I won't be able to see it cos you're on my 'ignore
list' (To stop my BP rising)

Thanks for the info!