Ever found a burnt chip in your packet of salt and vinegar crisps? Did you chuck it out in disgust? Well don’t! Complain to the company, and you will either get your money back, or get some free stuff out of it.

I have 3 examples from the past month.

The first complaint I made to a company was about a cup of instant noodles. Inside the cup there was, of course, the noodles and the flavour sachet, but unfortunately the sachet had not been sealed properly, so I sent them an angry email. I’m not going to post the email here, but it mentioned that I threw the noodles away in disgust, and I would seriously reconsider purchase products from that company ever again (although I cooked & ate the noodles anyway). They replied and apologized, and offered to send me some complimentary products, which came 2 weeks later. In the box there were 5 cups of instant noodles. Awesome!

The next story is about some burnt chips I had found in a packet of Salt & Vinegar chips. I did the same thing; emailed the company and they sent me a reimbursement check in the mail. (It was only $5)

The last complaint I have sent so far is to a lolly company, because one of their lollies had melted and made it extremely difficult to unwrap. They also sent me a reimbursement check in the mail (it came the same day the chips check came, on my birthday) to the value of $6.

So next time you aren’t completely satisfied with a food product, email the company and they might send you a present! You should keep the packet, though, since sometimes they ask you for the barcode and such. (They asked for the expiry date on the noodles, but I had thrown the packet away. I still got the free stuff!)