Print cosmetic sample vouchers

freebie_junkie

Noble_Scarlet wrote:

So far on my shopping trips I've found the Body Shop and Lush to be really nice when it comes to samples. The Clarins SA in Debenhams today was lovely. I was looking for a particular men's product which they didn't have any samples for so I asked if they had anything for men. She had a hunt around and came up with an eye serum and shampoo.

However the male SA for Lab Series in HoF was just too pushy. He handed me a DKNY sample as they'd run out of their ones but as soon as he knew I wasn't going to purchase their men's facial wash straight away, he asked for the sample back and said it's only supposed to be for paying customers! I said no problem and that as there's so much competition out there us customers want to test brands first before committing ourselves to them. He then gave the usual sales spiel about why they're so special and confident about their product and I just replied that other companies are happy to hand samples out and maybe he should ask their headquarters to be more generous in supplying them!

good on you! when they say all that and then say if its not right you can bring it back, i tell the truth that im a recycling nut and i wouldnt wanna waste it, then they usually find me something! what did the guy say to you when you told him that?

Juliepink26

Loads of samples today in brent cross, mean SA,s in john lewis, chanel counter lady said had no mascars left then her assistent was opening the draw and i saw at least 7 of them, pointed that out to sa who then begrudgingly handed it over. I kicked up a real fuss in john lewis because the infon on the websight said it was beauty month and they were giving lots of samples i went to every counter. they kept saying the new nothing about the promotion but gave me samples anyway, it wasnt till i got home and checked that it was the shefield branch that was having the beauty month:o

freebie_junkie

Juliepink26 wrote:

Loads of samples today in brent cross, mean SA,s in john lewis, chanel counter lady said had no mascars left then her assistent was opening the draw and i saw at least 7 of them, pointed that out to sa who then begrudgingly handed it over. I kicked up a real fuss in john lewis because the infon on the websight said it was beauty month and they were giving lots of samples i went to every counter. they kept saying the new nothing about the promotion but gave me samples anyway, it wasnt till i got home and checked that it was the shefield branch that was having the beauty month:o

haha! that was my fault- i didnt realsie it was sheffield only until i couldnt find a telephone number for the trafford centre one! well done though, what did you get?

Juliepink26

freebie_junkie wrote:

had a great time at the whittakers christmas evening and around bolton, i got:

*12 perfume samples
*16 sachets
*full size paul mitchell shine spray
*5 lancome samples
*4 clarins samples
*body shop mini lip gloss
*2 no7 samples
*2 clinique samples
*deluxe dead sea spa samples
*full size dead sea spa salt brushing
*deluxe sample clinique make-up remover
*deluxe sample clinique face spray
*deluxe sample clinique double lip gloss

i only spent £10 on a perfume for my grandmas birthday (her fave!)

and i won the free raffle- i won a full size clinique soap, clarifying lotion & moisturiser!!!!



look out for the boots magazine that out at the moment, the one in a sealed bag. it has a voucher for a free lancome hypnose samples inside the front cover and 3 dnage sachets inside.

Well done even won the raffel you were really on a roll:T

freebie_junkie

Juliepink26 wrote:

Well done even won the raffel you were really on a roll:T

thanks, i was so happy, ive never won a raffle before though i always buy a ticket!!

Juliepink26

About 15 perfume samples (the usual)
3 chanel mascaras
esta lauder repair serum (just printed top half of voucher)
2 chanel foundtions
2 molton brown shower gels
loctovine saches
14 lancome samples
issie mieaki 3 samples
Gurlian saches
bodyshop samples
mega mushroom organics
:j

freebie_junkie

Juliepink26 wrote:

About 15 perfume samples (the usual)
3 chanel mascaras
esta lauder repair serum (just printed top half of voucher)
2 chanel foundtions
2 molton brown shower gels
loctovine saches
14 lancome samples
issie mieaki 3 samples
Gurlian saches
bodyshop samples
mega mushroom organics
:j

ooh well done, especially the 14 lancome! lancome go really well on ebay, i sold 5 of those last week for £9.50.

ive just been on the clinique website and the clinique stuff i won is worth £63 hehe! i had to get another lady to shout out for me (if you didnt shout out the guy moved on to another ticket) coz by that time id lost my voice! hehe!

Noble_Scarlet

freebie_junkie wrote:

good on you! when they say all that and then say if its not right you can bring it back, i tell the truth that im a recycling nut and i wouldnt wanna waste it, then they usually find me something! what did the guy say to you when you told him that?

I think the SA sort of half-heartedly agreed with me! Of course, I was saying all this in a jokey manner but I think he knew that I wasn't going to be swayed He did also say something about being able to return them if not happy but I just said why would I want all that hassle when a sample would be so much easier? Then he said if you liked the sample and wanted to buy you'd have to return anyway. So I just mentioned his competitors again who were happy to give their customers samples and therefore must be confident of their brand

The funny thing is though, I really was looking to buy men's facial wash and he would've been the perfect customer for them as he buys expensive toiletry items - more than I spend on mine!

To be honest I hardly ever buy my make-up and skin care stuff from department stores as my budget at the moment doesn't justify the spending but when I do plan to treat myself to something more expensive, I'm going to go back to the SAs who were nice and helpful and if I liked their products. I'm always receiving comments from the SAs about how good my skin looks so the cheap stuff from Superdrug must be doing their job!

indebtdoll

Juliepink26 wrote:

Loads of samples today in brent cross, mean SA,s in john lewis, chanel counter lady said had no mascars left then her assistent was opening the draw and i saw at least 7 of them, pointed that out to sa who then begrudgingly handed it over. I kicked up a real fuss in john lewis because the infon on the websight said it was beauty month and they were giving lots of samples i went to every counter. they kept saying the new nothing about the promotion but gave me samples anyway, it wasnt till i got home and checked that it was the shefield branch that was having the beauty month:o

Well done - you are good at getting stuff!

I have been to Brent Cross over the past 2 weeks with various vouchers:

26/10
Chanel in Fenwicks / boots - no mascara, no staff in boots
Origins in John Lewis - 1 mega mushroom serum

Tues 31/10
Benefit, John Lewis - Got a green palette of NW offer (begruginly)

this monday 6/11

Lancome x 3 (boots gave me 2, john lewis 1)
I didnt have the confidence to ask chanel again for the samples and no-one was at their counter in boots again. Doh!

Bough Clinique 'Happy' for mate's birthday pressie. Just as I left I saw this 'lip treats' postcard and it said get a lip gloss sample and make up remover 'free with any purchase'. I queried this and the sa gave me a lip balm (looked squashed) and make up remover 30ml. I did see there were some better sample (sample lip gloss) sets hidden away at the till. So rude!

I am embarking on Boots today in Harrow for Hypnose sample, Debenhams for chanel age defying cream (got it in mailing, but they never have the staff in though in the evenings) and Clinique night cream (as seen on store card bill booklet for this month) sample plus lancome sample.

Will also be going to central london on sat or sun for biotherm glamour mag offer, origins ginger cream offer (instyle mag - december), lancome, chanel, debenhams again for chanel (i found a extra booklet that comes with the card bill in one of their shops recently when i went to get the chanel cream - no staff there that time as they were on lunch so didnt get it) and general shopping. Just in case the first debenhams I go to takes away my booklet - i'll have another 1. Oooh, I bet i end up with nothing though!! I'm too nervous for this stuff.
:rotfl:

Timeandmoneylord

Hey guys,

How do you get these samples? Do you just go and be really really nice to the SA? I know sometimes you have to have vouchers...

Thanks guys!