The Great ‘Blagging hints and tips’ Hunt 9 October 2007 at 2:43PM edited 30 November -1 at 12:00AM in Freebies (no spend required) 165 replies 100.4K views

alison666666

anyone had anything latley ?

sinw

when i worked for a well known car insurance company we had an induction and one the tasks was 2 send groups out to see how many freebies they can get - we went around Cardiff collecting stuff from shops n u wud b suprised amount goodies we did actually collect and the value - places like lush and Thorntons

Guy_laister_2

just blagged myself a free travel plug perfect for me as holiday soon!:j

denice37

followed advice on here and have received a £2 off coupon for mccains after complementing them on their products via email. Nestles just sent a well worded reply!

Guy_laister_2

denice37 wrote: »

followed advice on here and have received a £2 off coupon for mccains after complementing them on their products via email. Nestles just sent a well worded reply!

Not bad. I complained to nestle and they sent me £6 voucher!

sairz252

hi
i was just wondering if anyone had done this recently and how did you word your request emails/letters im gettin married and saw that some ppl got freebies/samples and wondered what they wrote

cooldude255220

Just compliment them, and ask them if it might be possible for them to send you something to help with your wedding.

misskaty

Any recent tips anyone ?

merronbetray

Hii guys this only kinda works if you live somewhere not so close to a big shopping town etc etc but I always save the magazine pages of things I like (most recent one was a bag) then when then when they don't put the item you want on their website and obviously, your local store doesn't have it in stock (or you don't have a local store so can't get it) then write them a letter WITH the magazine page saying you would like an some kind of explanation as to why it was never put on their website when it was advertised and that you're upset cos you really wanted the item, stress that you have checked your local store if you have one and checked the website regularly usually they'll send you the thing you want for free (don't leave it too long though because they might stop selling what you want, but remember magazines get things sometimes months before they are in shops, so leave it a while) I've done this a few times, generally cos it really annoys me when things are advertised in magazines and they never actually sell them anywhere acsessable to me. Sorry if this is a bit confusing but it works lol Sorry kinda obvious but I forgot to add - you write directly to the company not the magazine, like if it was a bag from new look, write to new look. And always remember letter not e-mail, companies hardly ever send things in response to e-mails.

WeeBabyDoll

I e-mailed Tigi telling them I was apprehensive about spending so much money on products I have never used and they have posted some free samples for me
Nestle said no, as did Thorntons.