It all started with a..
genuine complaint.

Dad notices that Warburtons bread tastes shit, rings up the free customer helpline to complain.

Is surprised when a spokesman from warburtons comes down and gives us tons of free bread, potato cakes (mmm) and other goodies as a way of apology.

Dad now thinks, hmm I could be onto something.

For the last few years hes been conning free food out of big companies by buying their, perfectly edible food and then ringing up their FREE customer hotline to say 'the food was not satisfactory (although he's a loyal customer- always add that bit makes them feel special) but hes disappointed this time. No he's thrown the food in the bin now but he has the barcode on the packet.'

Within a few days, voila food vouchers through the post.
(purplefairy, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 22:34, 3 replies)

All good things must come to an end
Mate of mine did similar, until the boys in blue came knocking one day and suggested they stop.

Don't forget all these food companies tend to be different brands of one really whopping company you've never heard of - replete with a centralised complaints department. Once the same name has cropped up a few times, they will get suspicious.
(incrediblemonkeydoctor www.rantatsomeone.com - go on, have a rant, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 7:30, closed)

I complained once
when I found a long scraggly blond hair in the caramel part of my twix. I wrapped the hair around a cotton bud and posted it to Twix.

The company sent me 6 pounds in vouchers. Which no shop anywhere would ever redeem. Bastards.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 9:43, closed)

incrediblemonkeydoctor
Good point but due to my Dad complicated love live it was always different addresses. So although the same name WOULD have popped up, they wouldn't have believe that one bloke can move from Skelmersdale to Manchester within the space of a couple of month. Also he doesn't do it that often.
(purplefairy, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 20:30, closed)