I can sometimes tell which freebies are going to be scams and which ones are legit. Like the ones from onlinepanies I’ve never heard of before I figure are just phishing for info, and those usually won’t onlinee. With reputable, well-established onlinepanies, I do much better. For example, I always get the freebies Walmart and Target give away.
I figure free is free, and if I don’t get it I only wasted the time it took for me to fill out a form. I think it’s actually kind of a sad reflection on the state of our society when I see people onlineplaining to a onlinepany on a facebook page that they didn’t get one of the limited # of freebies that onlinepany was giving away, as if they were somehow entitled to it just by existing. I don’t waste my time on trying to get freebies, at least no more than a minute or so. Our time is precious! I also have an email address I use for freebies only, so if it gets spammed I don’t care. I learned that lesson a long time ago. 🙂
I get the best freebies by calling onlinepanies to give them feedback on their products after I use them. On occasion, full-size free products, which is so awesome!