CHEAP

I just got back from another SLAMDUNK at the grocery store! Today's store of choice was Publix.

I got everything pictured above for $8.97 (including tax)
Here's the breakdown:
1 Publix Milk - $2.99 (seriously, my most expensive item!)
1 box Cheerios - $1.99 - .50 coupon (doubled) = .99
1 Dannon Activia - $2 on sale - $1 coupon = $1
1 Fiber One Toaster Pastries - B1G1 Free $2.29 - Bought one @ $1.15 -.50 coupon (doubled)= FIFTEEN CENTS
1 Disposable Bic Razor 4pk - B1G1 Free $5.39 - Bought one @ $2.75 -$3 coupon = FREE plus overage
2 Olay Daily Cleansing Cloths - $5.99 on sale for $4.49 each - 2 $1 off peelies I found in store - B1G1 free coupon ($4.49 value) = $2.49 for TWO or $1.25 each...not to mention I am going to put these toward a $10 rebate I will qualify for!

Greg is bringing me the same coupons home today from work, hopefully four or five sets from the mail room and I am going to go back to Publix and repeat a bunch of these deals! YAY!

BAD

So over the last few months I have finally grown tired of receiving horrible, rude, and just plain BAD service everywhere I go! Soooo...I finally started complaining. And not to managers who don't care or supervisors who are simply "warm bodies," but to CORPORATE! Check out what I have received for FREE in just the past few months:

*$30 gift card to Olive Garden
*$20 gift card to Chili's
*3,500 Delta Skymiles (This put me over the 25k limit to get my FREE award ticket!)

Now, I haven't gotten all corporate-complaining happy and just complained about every last little thing just to get freebies, BUT, I have gone out of my way to notify Olive Garden, Chili's and Delta when they have had remarkably horrible service. I have realized the best way to contact a company and simply go to their website and find the "Contact Us" button and then send them a short e-mail. I usually get a response within 2-3 business days and voila!

What do you think? Have you ever complained and gotten anything for free? What methods work best for you?