Comments on: Complaining and Complimenting Yields Freebies http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:07:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html/comment-page-1#comment-305821 Jon Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:50:23 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=277#comment-305821 I got bad beef jerky in a vending machine for $1.25 and Jimmy Dean sent me a coupon that I used for a $4 item at the supermarket. I got bad beef jerky in a vending machine for $1.25 and Jimmy Dean sent me a coupon that I used for a $4 item at the supermarket.

]]> By: lc http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html/comment-page-1#comment-305817 lc Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:43:05 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=277#comment-305817 i once ordered the wrong cheesecake because the wrong listing was in front of it so i called the company and complained and i recieved a ten dollar gift card. i once ordered the wrong cheesecake because the wrong listing was in front of it so i called the company and complained and i recieved a ten dollar gift card.

]]> By: Nathania Johnson http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html/comment-page-1#comment-77299 Nathania Johnson Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:48:48 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=277#comment-77299 When I was a kid, I filled out a little survey card at Wendy's saying the restaurant was too cold. They sent me a coupon for free fries. Pretty smart to send a coupon for something warm. A couple years ago, I was ordering a Gingerbread Latte at Starbucks in Arlington, VA. They were out of gingerbread syrup, so they offered me any other drink for free. This completely made my day b/c I was on my way home from the hospital where I was undergoing my annual thyroid cancer tests and was finally allowed to break my (expensive) low iodine diet. When I was a kid, I filled out a little survey card at Wendy’s saying the restaurant was too cold. They sent me a coupon for free fries. Pretty smart to send a coupon for something warm.

A couple years ago, I was ordering a Gingerbread Latte at Starbucks in Arlington, VA. They were out of gingerbread syrup, so they offered me any other drink for free. This completely made my day b/c I was on my way home from the hospital where I was undergoing my annual thyroid cancer tests and was finally allowed to break my (expensive) low iodine diet.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html/comment-page-1#comment-77165 Ellen Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:51:12 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=277#comment-77165 I definitely do this a lot. Ben & Jerry's is super-responsive to both compliments and complaints--they have a detailed online form you can fill out either way. I love trying out their newest sample flavors (usually only in scoop shops at first) and shooting them an e-mail. They get feedback, we get coupons for free pints. Win-win! They respond the same to positive and negative comments, although they will give you additional coupons if you had a problem that was their fault--like not getting enough Heath Bar--as opposed to just not liking a flavor or something. I definitely do this a lot. Ben & Jerry’s is super-responsive to both compliments and complaints–they have a detailed online form you can fill out either way. I love trying out their newest sample flavors (usually only in scoop shops at first) and shooting them an e-mail. They get feedback, we get coupons for free pints. Win-win! They respond the same to positive and negative comments, although they will give you additional coupons if you had a problem that was their fault–like not getting enough Heath Bar–as opposed to just not liking a flavor or something.

]]> By: Caitlin http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html/comment-page-1#comment-901 Caitlin Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:15:05 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=277#comment-901 A friend of mine wrote to Van de Kamps about a missing fishstick and got some coupons. And I've had multiple cans of coke that were empty or nearly so within the past year. Darn...should have followed up. (I don't drink it anymore). A friend of mine wrote to Van de Kamps about a missing fishstick and got some coupons. And I’ve had multiple cans of coke that were empty or nearly so within the past year. Darn…should have followed up. (I don’t drink it anymore).

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html/comment-page-1#comment-867 jim Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:32:33 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=277#comment-867 Complain! They want to know if the product they put out there is sub-par... though chances are they will want to know some information from the container for their own quality purposes. When I had the non-syrup'd Diet Cokes they wanted me to read some numbers off the can so they could identify where it was made, the date, etc. Complain! They want to know if the product they put out there is sub-par… though chances are they will want to know some information from the container for their own quality purposes. When I had the non-syrup’d Diet Cokes they wanted me to read some numbers off the can so they could identify where it was made, the date, etc.

]]> By: MyMoneyBlog http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/complaining-and-complimenting-yields-freebies.html/comment-page-1#comment-866 MyMoneyBlog Fri, 26 Aug 2005 06:08:56 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=277#comment-866 Very interesting, I was very close to complaining to Ben & Jerry's just last month when I got two pints in a row with virtually no heath bars in my Heath Bar Crunch. Maybe it's not too late... Very interesting, I was very close to complaining to Ben & Jerry’s just last month when I got two pints in a row with virtually no heath bars in my Heath Bar Crunch. Maybe it’s not too late…

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