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is said that sample users repeat. They do to some extent. But
repeaters form a small percentage. Figure it in your cost. Say to the woman, "Only one sample to a home" and few women will try to get more of them. And the few who cheat you are not generally the
people who would buy. So you are not losing purchasers, but the
samples only.
On numerous lines we have for long offered full-sized packages
free. The packages were priced at from 10 cents to 50 cents each. In certain territories for a time we have checked up on repeaters. And we found the loss much less than the cost of checking. In some lines samples would be wasted on children, and they are most apt to get them. Then say in your coupon "adults only." Children will not present such coupons, and they will rarely mail them in.
But one must be careful about publishing coupons good for a
full-size package at any store. Some people, and even dealers, may buy up many papers. We do not announce the date of such offers.
And we insert them in Sunday papers, not so easily bought up.
But we do not advocate samples given out promiscuously.
Samples distributed to homes, like waifs on the doorsteps, probably never pay.
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