An Easy $5
April 14, 2010
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A recent CashCrate offer I filled out was a free trial for Stamps.com. This offer, like others, offered me something for participating in a free trial. Once the trial ends you’re automatically enrolled in the progrgam, and that’s how they make money. The trick is to get your reward and get out before you get charged.
Whenever I signup for a free trial offer, I make a meeting notice a few days later to cancel my account. I get my reward for joining the free trial and eliminate the risk of getting charged for a service I don’t want.
What I’ve known for a long time, but just experienced yesterday is it’s easy to get more for free. In the past I’ve been embarrassed to ask for more, but slowly I’m coming out of my shell. It’s kind of fun. It gives me a little adrenaline rush.
I was given $5 of free postage from Stamps.com and when I called to cancel, they asked me to stay. I politely declined. Then the offer came: “How about I give you $5 more, and if you’re still not satisfied, there’s still time to cancel without being charged”.
An easy $5? Why not?
I took the money, setup another calendar notice and walked away feeling like I was king of the world. All of this, for $5.
Here’s how to get your extra freebie:
- Call to cancel
- When they ask you to reconsider, say “no”
- When they insist you stay, say “no” again
- When the offer’s right, take it run
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