Purchase a box of Barilla Whole Grain pasta before 4/30/2012. If not completely satisfied with the Barilla Whole Grain product, complete the redemption form and mail it, along with the receipt and the original UPC symbol to the address provided on the redemption form. Properly submitted and eligible entries will receive a coupon good for one (1) complimentary 1 lb. box of regular Barilla pasta.
UPDATE: A lot of people are complaining that this offer should not have been posted here on ICF .. let me make this clear … the purpose of this post is NOT to encourage anyone to cheat or to misuse the promotion, rather this post is ONLY to make people aware of the promotion that Barilla is currently running. I encourage people to make use of this promotion ONLY in the case they genuinely do not like the taste of Barilla Whole Grain product.
FREE Box of Barilla Pasta -EXPIRED
Although I appreciate the work you put in to finding us freebies and coupons, I just am apprehensive at the thought of how many people will purchase the product and even if they like it and have no issues, submit for a refund. I just hope most people are honest. Although I will contact any company if their product does not meet my expectations or is defective in some way, I would not purposefully purchase a product and complain just to get a refund or a coupon.
Debbie … I understand your concern… please check out the discussion on I Crave Freebies Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ICraveFreebies and my response there. Thanks so much!
I was thinking the same thing as Debbie. When I clicked on the link to this page, I thought that Barilla was having some sort of event/special/etc, which is what your site usually promotes. I’m honestly a little offended at the suggestion of complaining about a most likely satisfying product in order to receive free product. It’s dishonest and cheats the company out of profits because people are being selfish.
Please be warned: If I see another post like this one, I can email the link to let them know what you’re doing.
Besides, you’re not the only freebie site around.
Com’on now… where exactly in the post did I suggest that one should be dishonest and use this promotion to cheat the company out of their profit … it is a promotion that Barilla is running and i merely posted it here .. end of story
First of all I want to say thank you for all the hard work you put into this site. I hope your not too stressed or discouraged over this one little thing. Secondly, I’m very appreciative of this type of posting, although even I’ll admit at first glance the title of the posting made me believe there was some type of free Barilla promotion separate from their satisfaction guarantee. I think had the title been satisfaction guarantee over say Free, it wouldn’t have even been an issue. With that said I’d like to reiterate that I’m very thankful for this type of post. I like to be aware of Satisfaction Guarantees, it makes me feel more comfortable purchasing the product in the first place. This is also a great way for people in general to feel more comfortable trying whole grain pasta for the first time. Anyway a big ol’ Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to this site.
Thanks Samantha!! Your comment made my day! This was just a promotion that Brilla is currently promoting. I came across it and thought that some of my readers might like to know about it … the only thing is I have to keep the headlines short so I ended up posting “FREE Box of Brilla Pasta” and I guess this is what I did wrong… in any case, I will be a bit more careful… the last person who left comment here warned me 🙂 and sure enough I Crave Freebies is not the only freebies sites around 🙂
Once again, thanks for leaving the comment. I am glad to have you as a reader of ICF… if you are on Facebook, pls do join us on ICF FB page!
:io: Okay one last “quick” follow-up. I just want to clearly state I don’t think you did anything wrong in any way shape or form. It’s your site so, you can really do whatever you want and on top of that I completely understand the constraints of creating a title. I have seen a few of the other freebie sites and I use a lot of the deal blogs which sometimes highlight freebies, but as far as freebie sites go in my humble opinion this is is by far the best. I know when you post something to the best of your knowledge it isn’t spam or illegal or something i’d rather not give my information to. This is a site I know I can trust. So once again a big huge thank you for all the hard work and dedication. Also, I am already a fan on Facebook, although I honestly only frequent facebook for the promotions whereas I check this blog about 10x a day. :bigthumb:
I love this website, and I hate that you are getting so much negativity over this post. You did not in any way mention to scam the company. It’s nice to know that if I happen to buy this product and don’t like it that I can get another kind of Brilla pasta free. People are saying this takes away from the company, but the company must have to funds to be able to offer this promotion. Personally, I think it would be pointless to buy a box just to get a box free. The pasta is probably fairly cheap anyways. That just seems like a waste of time to send in all the paperwork for a cheap box of pasta. The only way i would participate in this promotion is if I actually bought this product and truly disliked it. Keep up the good work. I have received so many great freebies from checking your site daily!
I totally agree with you Ashley. If I had to do all that paperwork just to get a coupon for a free box of pasta … I personally would not do it. This is really a good promotion from Barilla … like Samantha pointed out … it is basically a “Satisfaction Guarantee” type of promotion. Pasta is fairly cheap and Barilla pasta tastes good anyway.
Well, I did learn a few things after posting this …. 1) that I gotta be careful when posting things 2) people have certain level of trust and faith in ICF and expect the best from it 3) ICF has lovely and loyale readers like yourself and Samantha and Debbie and others ….
So, it’s all good 🙂 Thanks for being a loyal reader and your support!!
BEST,
DM
Thanks Samantha! I really appreciate your kind words! I hope that you continue to visit ICF for long long time to come . 🙂 Best, DM
Thank you for the post. I read many blogs and no one have mentioned this offer. I do NOT in any way think that you’re suggesting that someone cheat the system. I plan on using this offer because a few weeks ago I purchased the whole grain pasta and didn’t like it. In fact, I gave the other box to my mom to have. So an offer like this is perfect for me. Thank you for posting. It is a blog like this that keeps me informed.
I honestly tried this pasta before this offer, the supermarket had a good sale on it. In all honesty, I personally didn’t care for this pasta, why would I want a free box of a product I didn’t care for when I paid for it. I don’t see how a free box is going to change the taste of the pasta.So, No, I wouldn’t take this offer.