PATIENCE GAME
You must bare it in mind all along that you have to, no matter how long it will take: stay calmand patient. Mark my words, you will have to send emails back and forth a couple of times
after your initial request, this is good because the companies do reply and tell you exactly
where you stand. Patience is the key here if you are to succeed.
In Britain and United States, we do everything punctually. Our attitude is “Let’s get it done
quickly - no time wasting!” and we stick to a strict schedule. On the other hand, in some parts
of the world, including Asia, it’s not like this. You might not receive a reply to your email for
a week, two weeks or even up till three weeks later. This doesn’t mean they’re ignoring you.
That is how they conduct business there and they reply just as slowly to large corporations
too.
Below are two pictures of actual invoices (notice they have no charges listed?)…
OK, when you do receive your free samples, they will usually be delivered as a “commercial
sample – no value” so you do not pay any duty/customs tariffs on them. This is a very good
thing as tariffs can sometimes be almost 40% of the product’s value!
Remember, RESPECT and CONFIDENCE plays a great role in helping you to successfully
get what you want. Make the companies think they are going to make money off you and you
will see the rewards in return.
WARNING: anybody pretending to be a company and is asking you to send money to them
by Western Union because they have to pay for “expedition” taxes or for blah, blah, blah at
their end before they can send you the sample(s): avoid them! They are most likely to be
scammers who will walk away with your money after promising to send you a free sample
and handing you a fake UPS tracking number. These scammers are most likely to be East
Europeans, e.g. Romanians, or even from Spain. A few of them pretend to be based in US but
when it comes to sending them the money, it turns out they want you to send the money to
another country, e.g. Romania! So be cautious when making contact with anyone.
So there you have it, you now know how to get free sample products!
Here’s a brief rundown of tips and tricks to bare it in mind:
1) Be patient, calm and approach in a professional manner.
2) Start out by requesting for low value items, i.e. $20 or below. This will give you the
experience you need for future. It is vital that you follow this step.
3) Get in touch with companies that do not have any of their products pictured. Click on
the “View More Suppliers” when you have come to the last page of the pictured
products in a category. Contact them by email and have them forward you their
product brochures first.
4) Paying for delivery costs will definitely give you a greater success rate.
5) Bare in mind there is no limit to how many different companies you can request
samples from. The more you contact the more free samples you will receive.
6) Having gained your experience, you could start contacting companies by locating
them with search engines such as Google.com or Yahoo.com.
7) In some cases, you may want a free sample of a product that you must have. In this
case you could always purchase one or more at true wholesale price.
8) Start getting lots of free bits and pieces to begin with. This will help you gain
experience. Some of my favourites are:
a. Premium pens and stylish desktop clocks
b. Health and exercise supplies (electronic ab belts, etc)
c. Golf/Football or any sporting accessories
d. Novelties
e. Things for your house, e.g. extension cords, smoke alarms or even door
knobs
9) If you receive a product and you don’t like it or have too many of, sell it!
10) I must stress it again: stay calm, don’t rush things and act professional.
Some extra personal advice:
Please make sure that you use this information within the law. It can be used entirely legally
or quite illegally. Be honest! Make sure you follow this document exactly. In addition, do not
be naïve and think that people are not scammers; I have encountered a couple myself and if
they have poor grammar or just talk about getting payment then do not bother. Even if it
sounds like a great offer, you will lose more than you gain when you send off payment and
get nothing in return!
A good tip is to scan your handwritten signature and put it at the end of your emails to
produce emails that are more professional.
Also start doing this with a little bit of money behind you – say £150 – £200, this is not
necessary at all but it will help you pay any shipping costs nice and quickly.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND HAVE FUN!

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