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Freebie Successes by Letter / Email - What have you recieved? (merged)

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  • swimsink
    swimsink Posts: 187 Forumite
    Elemis samples today, the weirdest thing, sample sachets in a huuuuuuuuuge cardboard box! very bizarre.
  • got some options samples today and they look YUMMY!
  • £5 Nestle vouchers
    Yorkshire tea box samples
    £3 Palmolive voucher
  • I got some samples today.

    Sanctuary - Facial oil
    Elemis - 6 samples :)
  • warlycarly
    warlycarly Posts: 207 Forumite
    venus69 wrote: »
    Just recieved cute berry stirrer which doubles up as a magnet from Ribena

    Me too!! not sure where this is from tho. :) I also got a bag of samples from Cafe Direct. :) And I got my HSBC button thingy.
    :beer: I'm loving freebies!! :beer:
  • cpoir
    cpoir Posts: 1,040 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Had a great week for freebies:

    £2 from Johnsons (compliment)
    £3 from Nestle (compliment)
    £1 from Plum (promotion/voucher enquiry)
    £1 from Sacla (voucher enquiry)
    3 x 30p from HiPP (voucher request)

    Cow & Gate vouchers on their way (voucher request)
    Huggies vouchers on their way (enquiry/complaint)

    :D
    Addicted to MSE ;)
  • Martha-Lou
    Martha-Lou Posts: 638 Forumite
    you people are so lucky

    i have sent off a few letters (mailnly of compliments)

    i'll probably get squat but its worth a try (dont really care eitheer way)
    *I Love My Stash*
    Pedro's is getting so big he has his own pen
  • I find you will always get some kind of response, even if it is a polite no or just a thank you.
    I do it via forms on websites or by email so isn't costing anything and stopping my boredom, I started emailing a few days ago and had 2 sets of samples today!
    I am sure you will start receiving some goodies soon, I am writing to ones that people seem to have had success with in the past using this thread :)
  • Martha-Lou
    Martha-Lou Posts: 638 Forumite
    i just having a shot at writing to people about certin products and products i actully use
    *I Love My Stash*
    Pedro's is getting so big he has his own pen
  • EndlessStruggle
    EndlessStruggle Posts: 1,342 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 26 August 2011 at 2:09PM
    I am going for the approach of complimenting products I use and asking for vouchers to keep me buying and for other branded products I don't use I am asking for vouchers to try the product. If they say no then they say no.

    I just ask for samples as I have sensitive skin I don't want to commit to buy a full sized product of anything, I have in the past wasted money on foundations, baby wipes, makeup wipes and more makeup and beauty products. I probably won't ever buy a £30 moisturizer but it's still nice to know what products don't make me want to itch my face off for when I have more money coming in lol.
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