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Is it me .... ??
Freebie_Hunter_2
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.... or are there not the quality freebies about that there used to be?
I'm just browsing through the board and doing the usual net searches to see if there's anything to add to the board, I've noticed that companies have simply stopped giveaways.
Is this because too many have abused the system?
I found a small box a while back and it was full of freebies I had sent off for ages ago and they're all good quality freebies such as half size items, coupons for free items and some were full size and worth lots if you bought them in the shops.
Nowadays the best things going are small sachets.
I'm just browsing through the board and doing the usual net searches to see if there's anything to add to the board, I've noticed that companies have simply stopped giveaways.
Is this because too many have abused the system?
I found a small box a while back and it was full of freebies I had sent off for ages ago and they're all good quality freebies such as half size items, coupons for free items and some were full size and worth lots if you bought them in the shops.
Nowadays the best things going are small sachets.
Watch out people. You don't know what lurks around the corner for you![/SIZE]
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if we all asked for just one or for one for each of the family if they qualifed for it then i dont think companys mind sending out quality freebies but then you get the people who ask for 25 etc and this makes the companys giving out the freebies stand up and take notice that its being abused and probably pull that freebie or the next promotion do it by giving away in supermarkets etc.. after all they want as many people as possible using there products and 25 to one person is defeating the object to themThose we love don't go away,They walk beside us every day,Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear
Our thoughts are ever with you,Though you have passed away.And those who loved you dearly,
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I think this is the answer. :-/Is this because too many have abused the system?:cool: :cool: misters :cool: :cool:0 -
Is Foxy to blame. ?
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i agree i think the quality of freebies is going downhill, but dont think anyone is to blame, companies are just not offering the stuff thats all ;D ;DNobody can make you feel inferior, without your permission
Love doesn't make the world go round, it's what makes the ride worthwhile
ya still freezing
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True, hardly any freebies anymore :'(, I only joined last week so what where freebies like for people who have been here for a much longer time?.0
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I was one of about 5 FreeStuff sites for UK residents that was started in 1999,
Mine was Stacey's UK FreeStuff
it used to be at http://www.ukfreestuff.freeserve.co.uk ??? ( I think ), then http://www.hues.co.uk ( now my wife's art site )
& then at http://www.ukstuff4free.co.uk
I started it because I am a scrooge & I was sick of filling in forms for FreeStuff only to read at the bottom of the page that it was only for US residents.
I used X-Stream for free internet access & freeserve for the free webspace, which made it a TRUE FreeStuff site
Way back then ;D HotMat actually sent the free mousemat they said they would
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I was able to tell people where to get things like a Free fleece ( anyone remember 9feet.com ), I still have mine after 5 years ::)
The fleece was retailing at about £80
I gave up the site because the quality FreeStuff disappeared :'( :'(
As mentioned, the most you can get nowadays is a sample sachet of shampoo or a coupon :'(0 -
oy dont u blame me elvisIs Foxy to blame. ? It is not what you give your friend, but what you are willing to give him that determines the quality of friendship. -- Mary Dixon Thayer0 -
oy dont u blame me elvis
LOL, well he has to find someone to blame, cos it surely cant be down to him :-X :-X :-X ::) ::) Nobody can make you feel inferior, without your permission
Love doesn't make the world go round, it's what makes the ride worthwhile
ya still freezing
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Wow, someone else that has the free fleece. I'd forgotten about that. It must be one of the best freebies I've had. 0
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I was one of about 5 FreeStuff sites for UK residents that was started in 1999,
Mine was Stacey's UK FreeStuff
it used to be at http://www.ukfreestuff.freeserve.co.uk ??? ( I think ), then http://www.hues.co.uk ( now my wife's art site )
& then at http://www.ukstuff4free.co.uk
I started it because I am a scrooge & I was sick of filling in forms for FreeStuff only to read at the bottom of the page that it was only for US residents.
I used X-Stream for free internet access & freeserve for the free webspace, which made it a TRUE FreeStuff site :)
Way back then ;D HotMat actually sent the free mousemat they said they would,
I was able to tell people where to get things like a Free fleece ( anyone remember 9feet.com ), I still have mine after 5 years ::)
The fleece was retailing at about £80 :o
I gave up the site because the quality FreeStuff disappeared :'( :'(
As mentioned, the most you can get nowadays is a sample sachet of shampoo or a coupon :'(
Thanks for shareing, interesting, omg free fleece!. 0
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