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Freebie Successes by Letter / Email - What have you recieved? (merged)
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! You win some, you lose some! I use the same template for everyone I email, which is about 20 words in total lol 0 -
thanks again
went and emailed 7 companies and already have 3 promising samples
yves rocher has promised some samples( used an edited version of your template so thanks ), what are their products like? not that it matters looking forward to trying them anyway
Emails ,Iv never yet sent a letter .... my handwriting is terrible due to muscle damage ,so I type everything . Emails also (to me) mean they can reply quicker ,most within 2 days . But you have now made me wonder if they would be just as generous with a written letter ?!
Anyway ,I hope the template helps
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myrtleturtle wrote: »thanks again
went and emailed 7 companies and already have 3 promising samples
yves rocher has promised some samples( used an edited version of your template so thanks ), what are their products like? not that it matters looking forward to trying them anyway
They told me none are available, so I sent them a message calling them a liar.
And they called me 'Mr Kyle', I wrote 'And Mr Kyle isn't my name'
:eek: Think I lost it for a second0 -
seems very hit and miss doesn't itkyleleonard wrote: »They told me none are available, so I sent them a message calling them a liar.
And they called me 'Mr Kyle', I wrote 'And Mr Kyle isn't my name'
:eek: Think I lost it for a second0 -
Certainly does! I think they must have more than one person who emails back, and some of them are just douchebags!0
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Just sent emails to Yves Rocher and Sisley so hoping to hear from them. So far I've received:
Elemis- promise of samples
L'Occitane- promise of samples
Nivea- 3x£1 vouchers in the post
Pataks- 2x£1 vouchers in the post
Dermalogica- say they don't send samples
Krispy Kreme- nice email
Chapstick- nice email
Yorkshire tea- nice email
Cathedral City- promise of vouchers
Tigi- promise of samples
Nads- promise of samples
John Frieda- asked me to phone an 0800 number to 'assist me as much as possible'
Cravendale- nice emailStarted comping 19/8/2011
Hoping for some nice wins :j
Won: Music Download, bag of sweetsx2, Maybelline goody bag
Freebies: Garnier BB0 -
spent the morning sending off emails, just need to wait and see now. mmmm wonder if I sned a compliment to vauxhall do you think they may give me a new car.............:) lolcracker challenge silver: £610/£1010.00 :jOne debt vs 100 days: 1000.00/0.000
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I got a voucher from McVities this week for complimenting their fruit shortcake biscuits
I Miss You Dad 1948 - 2016
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I got 4 samples from Steam Cream. My samples box is starting to get full!0
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im so glad i found this thread

i havent done this for years ..
i remember ages ago i wrote to walkers (i think it was walkers) telling them how much i like their "squares" , the square crisps
anyways, weeks later i had a knock on the door, the postman was holding this huge box... opened it up and it was full of dozens and dozens of crisps!!!!
doubt ill ever get a freebie that good again though!! but i think its time to start trying 
edit:
also forgot that a few weeks ago, i applied for a picnic pack from persil!
inside was napkins,papercups, a bottle of persil non bio with comfort , several vouchers to buy the persil non bio, a fleece blanket!! and 2 soft bunny toys!!!
now that was amazing!
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