Please help me tomorrow - freebie hunting trip

burnham1

i have just been to a clarins counter today (i read about it on another post on here) and they do "try before you buy" i told the lady a friend (we all are!! ) had told me about it and she asked me a few questions about my skin , 2 or 3 minutes, and then gave me a toner,cleanser moisturiser and face mask in a red fabric clarins bag to take away.
give it a go because the products are quite expensive and very nice

sarahlouise210

Sephora are really generous with samples if you ask them. They are kept in the drawers under the product shelves. When my mum was ill in hospital I told them that the heat in the hospital was really drying her skin and they gave me a whole bag of product samples - she is still wading through them 3 years later! Also if they do not have product samples of a product you want to try they will fill a little pot with it. When the little pot is empty you can take it in and refill it from the testers on display!

bagpuss

Whenever I used to buy expensive cosmetics I never ever bought anything without having a freebie makeover first of all - I would use the truth and say that you are out to treat yourself for the first time in a couple of years and then when you have the makeover done say that you would like to get a friends opinion before you buy anything, or say you want to check the colours in daylight (a sensible option anyway!).

Molton Brown are really helpful and last year even offered me a follow up free facial if I wanted to come back another time!!!

Just don't be intimadated by the assistants and remember - the freebies are there for YOU the customer!!!

Just remember to HAVE SOME FUN TOO!

unimaginative_one

I do this quite regularly and one good way to get samples is to ask for a particular product that you know is newly released (these are the ones you're most likely to get samples for) eg Dior have just launched Dior Addict 2 perfume

Also, I recognise the packaging for quite a few samples so if you spot it behind the counter on your way over - ask for it by name!

For perfume samples - say it's your / hubby's / mum's birthday coming up and you'd like a few samples to try before you buy. If they offer to spray on cards try the sensitive skin spiel or say you'd like to see how it 'settles' on the skin.

Good luck!

sparky61

How did you get on Destiny, any goodies?

Destiny33

sparky61 wrote:

How did you get on Destiny, any goodies?

Sadly i didnt do very well went to braehead shopping centre in glasgow and they dont have lush or the bodyshop. I know i shouldnt but felt very intimidated in boots.

Next time i will go into Glasgow and dress to kill for confidence and promise i will get better. Thank you all for your kindness and advice, just sorry to have been such a loser and failed

Guess i just need confidence but due to personal circumstances it left me about 2 years ago and it hard to get back. Anyone know a confidence shop that does freebies?ha ha

MonkeyGirl

Destiny33 wrote:

Sadly i didnt do very well went to braehead shopping centre in glasgow and they dont have lush or the bodyshop. I know i shouldnt but felt very intimidated in boots.

Next time i will go into Glasgow and dress to kill for confidence and promise i will get better. Thank you all for your kindness and advice, just sorry to have been such a loser and failed

Guess i just need confidence but due to personal circumstances it left me about 2 years ago and it hard to get back. Anyone know a confidence shop that does freebies?ha ha

Sorry you didnt do too well this time. Better luck next time and I know its hard but this seems to be one of those things that the more you do it the more confidence you gain. So just dont give up yet and maybe just aviod boots next time . Good luck on your next spree.

sparky61

Destiny you have PM.

Caterina

Destiny next time you go to Glasgow, for a FREE treat you could book (in advance) a personal shopper in Debenhams, I did it while I was there and had a great time, it is like window shopping but the difference is that the personal shopper BRINGS you the clothes in a special lounge, to try in peace and quite.

They also offer you tea, coffee and mineral water and there is ABSOLUTELY no obligation to buy, there is no hard sell!

Then, go to all the beauty counters in Debenhams and get all the samples you can!

Good luck

Caterina

Destiny33

I cant thank you all enough for your kindness. Monkeygirl, Caterina and especially sparky you have all been so lovely and i am so grateful.

Thank you so much again and i'll disappear now before i get told off by a mod for not holding this conversation in the arms. Now i think of it i'll buy you a drink in there sometime to say thanks :D