Is it really possible to get free stuff – descent things you\’d actually want and be willing to pay money for — on the web? Is it worth the effort to try and land some of these free stuff online goodies for yourself?
The answer is “yes, absolutely” to the first question, and “it depends on you” to second.
The simple truth is, companies have good reasons for giving away free samples and full production items. In fact, most like to do it. And if you properly position yourself “in the loop,” you can receive all kinds of cool, free stuff.
What kind of reasons? Well, companies give out items for free in the hope that you will:
· Ultimately become a customer,
· Say something nice about them and their products, influencing others to purchase
· Provide the company with information that helps them identify/relate to their target market, or
· Give them feedback improve their product or their service.
You can generally find free offers that include everything from products that you use every day to high-ticket name brand items, gift cards to national stores and restaurants to trial services of one sort or another.
What’s the catch?
As a condition for giving or sending you stuff for free, companies will generally ask you to fulfill certain requirements – anything from providing something as simple as your zip code to completing a complex series of steps that mat tell them something useful about their potential customer’s shopping habits. Most requirements will include your e-mail and mailing address and some of the higher value offers may require a credit card and/or charge a few dollars for shipping and handling.
If think you’d like to get in the free stuff loop and you\’re serious about completing multiple offers to receive a recurring supply of gift items, it may help for you to follow the following suggestions:
· Read each offer carefully to be sure you fully understand and are willing to comply the requirements.
· Delete the cookies in your browser before you begin the process of requesting and completing each offer.
· Provide realistic information. Some people provide false or fake information, but I don’t advise that. You may want to consider using a drop box or P.O. instead your real home address. If you’re claiming a prize that requires shipping and will be delivered, make sure to use an address where you can pick up the mail.
· Along the same lines, consider subscribing to a cheap message service instead of using your actual home or cell phone number.
· Don\’t use your primary e-mail account. Use a separate e-mail account for free offers aws it is likely that the account you use will begin to receive a lot of spam. Set up a free Google Gmail or Yahoo mail account. These will generally will work just fine.
Lastly, many larger suppliers or manufacturers often use third-party companies to distribute their items. Often, you can request specific custom prizes from these companies if they are promoting something you\’re interested in. Just send him a request — usually through a support ticket on their website. There’s nothing to lose by asking and they will generally let you know if they can accommodate you.
The range of products, services and items that you can get for little cost or free is very wide. It includes everything from samples of beauty items you can pick up in your grocery store to popular electronic items like gaming consoles, video games, iPods and more.
For most people, a little time and effort is all that’s required to get free stuff by mail. If this kind of thing works for you, or you want to feed you free stuff addiction, then get out there, fill out a few forms and wait for the mailman!
Xavier LeMond
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