This morning I received an email from a reader regarding many of the coupon blogs she follows. She was frustrated with many of the blogs because one of the deals she tried to take advantage of included more steps AND fine print than the bloggers disclosed in their post. I spent a bit of time sending her an email response and I realized that I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you as well 🙂 If you are new to Addicted to Saving OR if you are a long-time follower, I want you to make sure you know how I run Addicted to Saving. Below is the email I sent as well as some additional thoughts I’ve added in purple:

Dear XXXXXXX.

Thanks for the heads up and for the email! I’m not aware of the XXXXXXXXX offer you are mentioning but yes, I definitely see that that the XXXXXXXXX verbiage you pasted shows that you have to do a lot more work to actually receive the coffee sample.

Every freebie/deal/etc that I post on Addicted to Saving, I personally test out. Every freebie that you all get, I get too. I don’t personally purchase every item that is on sale (I have a budget I have to stick to. BUT I do go to checkout on each item to make sure the math works, there is not hidden shipping charges etc.) 

Side note one – there are many freebies that I do not post because they don’t look legit or because the company is unknown or because I personally would not sign up for it.  I HIGHLY recommend that you sign up for an alternate email address to use specifically for freebies.  That way any and all junk emails that you get after signing up will go to your alternate email.  ALSO – know that if you are giving out your phone number online, you will be called.  I never give my phone # out unless I am placing an order.  

Side note two – you may remember yesterday’s Amazon Huggies Wipes deal that I posted.  I posted a disclaimer that the deal may or may not be too good to be true.  You all probably don’t realize this, but I acquired at least 2 or 3 new gray hairs after I posted this deal.  Even though I disclosed that this may be too good to be true, I will still feel responsible if the deal falls through.  On the other hand, I will feel triumphant if the deal works out.  I hesitated to post the deal but I knew that some of you would rather take the risk of your order being cancelled versus potentially miss out on a deal as good as it was.

Some of the deals I post may involve extra work. For example, there is a Free Better Homes & Gardens subscription you can score. It is legitimately free. However, you will get asked to sign up for other offers. In my post, I let everyone know that you do not have to accept any other offers. Some readers will put in the extra work to get a freebie like that. Others will not. I totally understand and get it.

Side note – I did put in the work for this offer and can’t wait to get a year’s worth of Better Homes & Gardens for FREE! 😉

I do my best. I am only human. I have made mistakes and I will continue to. However, my goal is to be as upfront and honest as I can. And I totally appreciate your taking the time to email me. It is a great reminder to continue to test out each deal before I post it!

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