One thing I have done is sign up for a lot of sites that offer really nice things at a deeply discounted price. One of the sites I signed up for was the Gilt Groupe (and through the referral link I used I got an automatic $20 credit - I don't know it it is still available). Well, I almost immediately ordered 2 "Where the Wild Things Are" 15 inch plush characters from Crocodile Creek for two of my nephews. After using my credit, with shipping I paid $1 OOP.
The reason I am blogging about this is because I am so impressed with the customer service at Gilt Groupe. I received an email yesterday saying that they had made an inventory error and one of the plush toys I had ordered (the "Max") had run out of stock. It went on to say "Your credit card will not be charged for this item, nor will you be charged shipping. As a token of our sincere apologies, we will be sending you a complimentary set of four, 7" Wild Things (Bernard, Moishe, Max and Sipi) as a gift." Well, I checked the retail price of this gift and it is almost $50!!!
So I was already getting over $50 worth of merchandise for less than $20 (even if I didn't have the credit), but as it happened, I will be getting half of my credit back (I am still getting the other 15" plush), being credited back my shipping, refunded my $1 OOP, and getting 4 toys free. Amazing! Now I just have to figure out which toys to give which nephew! Needless to say, I will be using Gilt in the future and highly recommend that you join.
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