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

smorie

yasminec wrote: »

i contacted john frieda and they said they do not have any samples to send

I asked john frieda for some advice on haircare, a lady rang me and then she posted me some full size samples. and gave me loads of advice

evrardflat

Hi Smorie,

What did the John Frieda tell you on the phone? I am really tempted to call a few companies but I am a bit scared they might be anooyed...

Abbi87

FAB idea!! I get most of my freebies through complaints.

My most recent ones being:

2 x VIP cinema tickets @ Cineworld
£20 ASDA vouchers
Meal and Desert for 2.

Will certainly try the emailing for samples idea as I find the freebie sites often get me knowhere!! Thanks

shjo558 wrote: »

I sent emails to quite a lot of companies - I received samples from the following:-

Molton Brown (3 sample bottles)
Thierry Mugler (2 perfume, 1 hand cream, 1 body lotion)
Barefoot Botanicals (20 sample sachets)
Elemis (4 samples sachets)
We love skin (5 sample sachets)
This Works (several sample sachets)

These are all fairly recent, certainly within the last month.

Sorry, haven't got time to set up links.


Edit - All I said in my email was - I would like to try your product, would you be able to send me a sample to try before I buy!

EndlessStruggle

I got 7 more samples today. I have removed a post at the request of the company involved...

Abbi87

Ring up keep your reciept - they will give you a free meal and usually some desert vouchers. I have complained a couple of times - using drive through mainly and they have got my order wrong or its been cold - everytime been satisfied with their response.

yummymummy222 wrote: »

Has anyone ever complained to Mcdonalds ? I got a fillet o meal yesterday takeout and had to throw it away has was hard and looked like it had been recooked.

Abbi87

I have asked Max factor for a sample as I am genuienly interested in using their product. My response was - NO oh well I will give my buisness to a more willing company!!

Forgot to mention I sent galaxy a thank you last week and got a £2 voucher for my thanks

Abbi87

EndlessStruggle wrote: »

I got 7 more samples today. I have removed a post at the request of the company involved...

Sounds Good!! Hope the product is good : )

EndlessStruggle

They won't all say yes to sending you stuff, especially the big companies that get 1000s of requests a day. You win some you lose some.

smorie

evrardflat wrote: »

Hi Smorie,

What did the John Frieda tell you on the phone? I am really tempted to call a few companies but I am a bit scared they might be anooyed...

i emailed asking what products they would suggest for my hair, gave a brief description of what my hair was like, she emailed back to ask for my number as shed like to chat, she rang 5mins later, i told her id tried a few dif brands as id started on hrt and it had dried my hair out etc (drug induced menopause due to illness) she said she had similar problems, gave me advice on a book to read, gave me contact details for a doc in usa that she had just been to seminar of, and various website to check out about diet etc, she told me products she thought would work well, i asked her to write them in a email as i didnt have a pen handy. She did and asked for my address so she could send samples, i honestly thought id get a few sachets (what most hair companies give out) but she sent me a full size shampoo, conditioner and frizz ease tub of hair mask (smells fab)

so i suggest you just send a message asking for some advice as you havent used them before and would like to know what they recommend.
hth

dmwaslg

So a couple of weeks ago I come across this thread and I try it out, I never expected to get this much. To date my freebies are:

Yankee Candle-£10 voucher
Elemis-6 free samples
Nestle cereals-4 £1 vouchers
Kellogs cereals-1 £5 voucher
Options-1 £1 voucher
L'Occitane-10 free sample sachets
Catherdral cheese-1 voucher for a free pack
Tresemme (Unilever)-1 £2 voucher
Yves Rocher-promise of vouchers that will be sent in the post
John Freida-2 full size bottles

I have received a number of thank you letters and emails:
Creme de le MarEstee LauderAquafreshColgate
CadburysBenefitLindtClarinsClinique
Leapfrog

I also received a thank you email from Vtech with a link to apply to be a product tester!

For all of the above I sent nice emails complimenting the products I have used/currently use that I have been very happy with.