Tip Tuesday: Companies Show Their Gratitude

You know all of those emails that go directly to the Spam folder? Well, sometimes it's someone posing as a familiar company to lure you to click their link. Companies want to know when this is happening so they can put a stop to it, and you might just get REWARDED for doing so.

Perfect example happened to me yesterday. I was checking my Yahoo email and saw a company that I've been in contact with in the past sitting in my Spam folder. I thought this was odd so I contacted them through their Facebook page. (Extra Tip: Facebook is usually the fastest way to get your questions answered from a company. Just leave a comment on their page and tag their company name in it so they get notified. :) I included the link that was in the email as well.

They responded saying that this was definitely not them and asked for all of the information associated with the email. THE BEST PART: They thanked me for letting them know and told me to message them with my address information because they wanted to send me a gift for their appreciation. I didn't do this expecting to get anything out of it. I just wanted to make sure the link was safe to click. lol It was a pleasant surprise! So I messaged them with my address information and they responded saying they were sending me a gift bag full of goodies!  A GIFT BAG!!!

So to wrap this up, if you see something that doesn't look right, contact the company to be sure. It could save your computer from a virus (which I was making sure to avoid), and if that company is truly grateful to their loyal customer who gave them a heads up, then you could be rewarded with a freebie item or maybe even coupons. :)

I hope this Tip Tuesday was helpful. Please note, I am asking to please only do this if it is actually happening. The company is going to want all the details of the email and more importantly, it wouldn't be right to mislead them. The reason for this post is to show the incentives of being honest and helpful. Honesty IS the best policy! Have a great day, everyone!

Please Note: