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by:
Sami
Fab
You've often heard the
phrase "there is no such thing as a free lunch",
right? Right. But I can tell you there is such a thing
as "free, top brand, cosmetic products".
You see, many of the brand leaders provide some free
cosmetics for certain reasons that I explain below.
And this is your opportunity to get your favorite
luxury brands free of charge.
OK, first "why" and then "how". Well, there are three
main reasons for the "why":
1- Market Testing
They may be "market testing" a new range. Who better
to tell them what they think of the product than
*you*. Think about it.
If you don't take a free bag of cosmetics or a high
quality bag for say $1, then you are unlikely to go
and buy the same products. But if you do take the
products they provide for free or for $1, then you are
more likely to later buy the product.
After testing, if you intend to buy the products
later, then you obviously like the products. They will
want to know what exactly you like about the products.
If you decide you won't be buying the cosmetics in the
future, again they'll want to know how they can
improve their cosmetics range. In short your opinion
matters.
2- Market Stimulation
The cosmetics firm may be stimulating the market for a
new product. So you will get a whole bunch of small
samples or may be even full sized products. And if
you're happy with the products, you will of course
rave about it to all your friends. Hey look, we all
like to talk about the latest, biggest, best, most
unusual, luxurious, etc, experiences we've had.
This is an age old technique used in marketing and you
can benefit by knowing where to look and getting a
regular supply of top brand cosmetics. Sometimes all
it will takes is giving your opinion.
There are even times when the cosmetics firms will
invite you to take part in their focus groups. In
return for your detailed opinions the benefits can be
huge.
When I say detailed, I mean you may have to fill in a
5 page form for example. They'll want to know what you
thought of everything. The packaging, the product and
even the way the cosmetics range was presented to you.
Your rewards can be significant.
3- Marketing Boost
There are times when a cosmetics range has been around
for a while and is well established. Even thought this
cosmetics range is well liked, the newer competition
and competitive marketing may be taking some customers
away.
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You've
often heard the phrase "there is no such thing as a free
lunch", right? Right. But I can tell you there is such a
thing as "free, top brand, cosmetic products".
Many cosmetics
firms run campaigns to give a bit of a boost to their
existing ranges. This is why you often see TV and
billboard advertisements for products that have been
around for ages. But in those ads, they can offer free
cosmetics to everyone nor can they let you touch, feel and
sample the cosmetics.
Therefore the free offers are made through other means and
the Internet has made this much easier and cheaper than
ever. The result is that you too can benefit significantly
as I will show you next.
How? Well, the free cosmetics products aren't advertised
on the TV but they are widely publicized on the web. This
makes it really easy for you to find them. There are
specialist web sites that will list these offers for you.
Some offers last a long time and others come and go
quickly. But by looking at these specialist sites you can
pick and choose what you want when you want it.
All you need
do is to conduct a search for the following terms: "free
cosmetics", "cosmetics offers", "free cosmetics offers".
But also try two variations:
A) Try repeating the above searches, each time replacing
the term "cosmetics" with your preferred brand name(s).
B) Do as In A) but instead of replacing, try inserting
your preferred rand name(s) in between "free" and
"cosmetics" or before "cosmetics offers".
I have two more quick tips for you:
A) Firstly, read the details of the terms carefully. If
they are asking you to jump through too many hoops and
mailing it difficult for you to get the cosmetics then
just move on.
"How much is too much" depends on you. You may find 15
minutes of form filling is great for what's being offered
or you may hate giving your opinion for even 5 minutes,
for $100 worth of products. In the end the choice is yours
but read the details first.
B) Secondly, some cosmetics offers require your email
address. This is not a bad thing as you may get those
invites to participate in their focus groups etc.
Don't worry all the reputable brands will immediately
remove you from their list any time you wish. All you do
is click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of their
emails.
However, I suggest you set up a separate email account for
this purpose. This means your offers are always clearly
visible to you all in one place. Also the offers won't
clutter your inbox for your private mail.
This also enables you to quickly participate in some
offers. After they send you an offer, if the cosmetics
offer is good, then you can read the details. This saves
you a lot of time wastage before you opt in.
Which ever email address you use, make sure you add the
sender's address to your address book or white list so
that your ISP doesn't filter the offers into your junk
mail folder.
Well, that's about it. By tapping into one of these sites
you get a regular supply of your favorite cosmetics free
of charge. And at times, all it can take is your valued
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