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Guidelines...

The purpose of this project is to call at least 100 toll free numbers to see if they will send me free stuff. Hubs was fantastic enough to get me started by sending me a list of 100 toll free numbers. I have also started adding my own numbers to the list of products I have around the house.

I'm not sure if I have any rules for this yet. I've already made a few calls and had to tell some pretty decent lies to get free stuff. I'm not sure where I stand on the lying issue. Today I made a few more calls and was straight up honest about what I was trying to do. I certainly do not consider myself to be the first person to call these numbers and ask for free stuff. I will take anything - catalogs, coupons, samples... whatever. I also try to say as many times during the call as I can that "I like free stuff". I just like using the word "stuff". It's way better than asking for "samples" or "things".

Once stuff starts hitting my mailbox I will be taking photographs and posting them up.

Here are a few things I will not do:

• I will not look on a company's website to order anything. It defeats the purpose of calling and talking to a real live human being.
• If a company refers me to another number to call I will not call it unless it is toll free. I would love it if they could connect me to a person that could help me. I will call a non-toll free number if I think the free stuff is worth it (that's left up to my discretion).
• I will be polite on all of these calls. The last thing a phone monkey needs is to talk to a crazy lady on acid asking for free stuff. Customer service reps generally have low paying terrible jobs with shitty managers. Yes, I am speaking from experience.
  

These guidelines are subject to change at any time that I see fit.

It's stuff. I want stuff. I want it for free.

posted by Krn at 11:50 AM