Another free samples idea.

[Prestige Polish]

Evening all,

This is already done on DW and I like the idea of it.

Some of you will be aware of the recent sample run we have done for a Car Wash Shampoo.

What I was wondering was would this get the same response if this service involved cash.

Don't hit the back button yet...

We are just trying to get an idea. If it wouldn't get the correct amount of interest then it would be scrapped and back to the way the recent one was run.

When we say cash it would not be a profit nor would it be to recover the costs. It would be for a charity.

We are suggesting splitting the cost of the product per amount of samples we would get out of the chosen product bottle. This would be based on the cost we pay for the product and not RRP's. We would then take the exact shipping cost into consideration also and then you would pay that amount for the sample but ALL your money would go to a charity.

i.e. the recent run cost say £4.00 per bottle and was getting 10 samples per bottle making each sample worth 40p. If the postage cost 52p then that would make each sample 92p and all of which would go to a charity.

Our donation would be the products themselves which in turn make the cash.

We could set an aim like £500 and have a vote on the chosen charity if this was to go ahead.

So,

Another poll then. I'm going to leave this open for a week to get an idea. Please vote honestly. Don't say yes today and no tomorrow. The last thing we want is enough people saying yes that we decide to run with this then only make 92p for a charity.

Get voting.

Lee.

 

[bubbles1986]

great idea Lee for the sake of a pound at least the money is going to people that could do with it

 

[Jace]

I would have no problem paying you £1 for a sample, even £2.00 would be acceptable to me.

 

[truCido]

To be honest selling samples of a product full stop is great, I've always wanted to try different shampoos, polishes etc things but to fork out between £10 and £30 for something you might not like puts me off trying other things!

I'd gladly pay £1

 

[Davem]

Great idea.. as said above i look to use new products but you always get mixed reviews half the time. And not about paying £30 or something for it to be rubbish. So for a quid you cant go wrong.

 

[Mat]

yeah, that sounds good!

Get some bilberry

 

[daz_cymru]

sounds like an awesome idea

 

[lanceneoman]

yes id pay £1. good idea

 

[rye#1]

sounds really graet idea lee.any money to a charity is a help.if you dont mind me asking what kind of samples you thinking?

 

[ski_tzo]

Yes id pay a pound no problem

 

[Prestige Polish]

sounds really graet idea lee.any money to a charity is a help.if you dont mind me asking what kind of samples you thinking?

It will be various samples.

Bit of everything that can be split up really.

Lee.

 

[mr_merc]

Excellent idea and would hopefully encourage the people who are actually likely to buy something from you and want to try before you buy, rather than a lot of people in the recent poll whom I suspect have no intention of buying and are just wanting something free

Good marketing and charity idea, I'm game for that.

 

[richybigman]

I'd pay £1 for a sample.
You could get a small sample package together of shampoo, polish, wax etc and charge £5 for the lot.

 

[lanceneoman]

yeah thats a good idea.

 

[Empi5]

a no brainer, excellent idea

 

[olaf]

£1 or 2 is fine with me

 

[Jonny]

B&Q charge a few quid for their tipp-ex size bottles of paint testers / samples... while cheaper and less wasteful than buying 2 litres of something that looks nice in the tin but crap once dried on the walls...

So yeah, excellent idea! I'd rather pay a couple of £££ for a sample and find I don't get on with it, than waste full price on a big bottle / pot of something I don't like / not going to use.

The idea of this money going to a good cause is excellent

Also, as already mentioned, how about making up some different "trial size" mini valet packs like the Autoglym ones you see in Halfords at Christmas time. Obviously smaller though, just enough of each product to do one car... I'd buy some - obviously once I found one I like, I'd come back to buy the 'proper' size versions

 

[Justa]

brilliant idea to me - well worth a few quid as it enables you to see if something is good - or more likely suits for car....

 

[ross p]

sound good wouldnt grudge parting with a couple of quid!

 

[markoos]

Sounds cool to me-couple of quid or so sounds a good plan,would be willing to pay up to a fiver.