This 0.04 fl oz (1.2ml for our Continental amigos) container of Davidoff’s ‘The Game’ may not look much, but it represents another freeloading triumph.
For many a year I have popped into Debenhams, Boots or another shop stocking scent to ‘freshen up’ before a night out, gratis of course.
But it seemed that while this was freeloading per se, there was nothing tangible.
A couple of weeks ago I rectified all that.
Here is how to get free eau de toilette/perfume/aftershave:
1. Loiter around the scent aisles, spraying, sniffing, generally reading the labels.
2. Innocuously invite a member of staff over (most likely they will come to your aid anyway, asking if you need any help with the terribly taxing task of spraying smelly stuff on your wrists/neck/armpits/nether-regions).
3. Enquire about the product you want to freeload; ask the price, availability, sizes on offer.
4. State clearly that you’re not in the market for buying today, but that you’re considering a purchase in the near future.
5. Now you have hopefully gained the perfumier’s trust, close the deal – ‘the deal’ is obtaining free samples. Ask whether they have any for you to take away to help you make your mind up.
I did this and left with an ample handful of Davidoff ‘The Game’, which is great by the way.
The samples I got have lasted me well since, and I look forward to my next visit.
Happy freeloading.
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