• JPSound@lemmy.world
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    Granted this isnt a “Purchase,” but I married my wife. After that first sample, I was hooked and knew I wanted the whole woman forever. 6 years later, I got my best friend and gal of my dreams everyday.

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    Really weird that this question would come up right now because up until yesterday, I would say no. I was at the store with my daughter and there was a person giving away free samples of these frozen dumplings (they were cooked, not cold). My daughter chowed one down and asked for another. Now my daughter is a super picky eater, so I was like “hell yeah, I’m gonna buy a box of these”.

    Well we went home to have dumplings for dinner and she didn’t want to eat them.

    So now I have dumplings.

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    We have this oriental restaurant here that gives out 8 samples at the beginning and you can then chose what to order, all-you-can-eat. The menu changes every couple of weeks. It’s not the greatest restaurant but a nice concept and I like going there with friends.

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    Yes, for a set of skincare products. One of the products was a sebum control serum that just did magic, I’ve never seen anything else like it. No more pimples no more blackheads no excess oil and just in three days. Unfortunately it’s discontinued now 😭 but yeah that’s my bought after the sample story

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      I was just about to ask the name of the product and then got to the end of your comment and became immensely depressed. I’m tired of feeling excessively oily and what you described sounded like a dream product.

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        It was the jojoba company brand. They still make the face cleanser with grapefruit, which was pretty good for oil control but the serum was the key product.

        I’m just as sad 😭

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    From travels to lots of hotels I’ve taken their mini bottles of shampoo and shaving cream, now from one hotel in Germany and another in France I exclusively buy those shampoos/shaving cream.

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      There’s a hotel brand hand lotion that I love that cannot be purchased. Ca va mal 😔

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    I was addicted to Sam’s Hatch Chile Cheese Flavored Peanuts from the first time I tried them while walking by one of their many sample carts. They were a limited run, so I was very sad when Sam’s stopped carrying them. But, they did start stocking the seasoning itself, so I got that going for me.

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      I get that. That’s how I feel about kettle popcorn. I found a seasoning but it’s not the same as buying it pre-seasoned.

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    Happens a lot at farmers markets to the point where it’s dangerous. But I don’t feel bad supporting small, local businesses.

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    I did it with Fulton and Roark’s wax based cologne. It’s great for traveling and they smell nice. I still have the sample pack since I don’t wear cologne often.

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      Neat, I’ve never heard of wax-based cologne. How does it compare to non-wax-based cologne?

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        It’s nice. There are different scents. You use your finger to rub just a tiny bit off and apply it. The smells are good. I’d say it’s a bit harder to over-apply. And it’s in a much smaller package, so easier to transport.

  • bruhSoulz@lemmy.ml
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    Not once. He- actually at one point i remember getting free oreos, i was an oreo fan before that so i guess the answer is yes cus i kept buying them after

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      Reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke: “I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.”

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    Shareware, AKA “try before you buy”, now known as free game demos.

    My first one was DOOM on 3.5” floppy disks. I remember my dad asking “What’s this I.D. software you ordered?”