Okay, so my birthday was coming up, and I kept thinking I wanted to do something a little special, you know? Treat myself. And Tom Ford kept popping into my head. Their stuff just looks so… expensive, fancy. Like proper adult stuff.
I wasn’t about to splash out loads of cash, not really. But I got this idea. Lots of these fancy brands have loyalty things, right? Birthday freebies and whatnot. So, I thought, let’s give it a go. What’s the harm?
Getting Started
First thing, I went looking around online. Just general browsing, trying to figure out if they even did a birthday thing. Found their main site, looked for some kind of ‘rewards’ or ‘sign up’ section. Took a bit of clicking around, gotta say.
Found it eventually. Had to sign up for their emails, make an account. The usual drill. Name, email, birthday – gotta give them the date, obviously. Felt a bit nosy, them wanting all that info just for emails, but whatever. Signed up.
The Waiting Game
And then… I kinda just waited. My birthday wasn’t for another couple of months. Got the usual marketing emails from them, showing off new lipsticks and perfumes. Ignored most of them, just kept an eye out for anything mentioning birthdays.
My birthday month finally rolled around. Started checking my email a bit more often. Like, every day. For the first week, nothing. Then, maybe a week or so before the actual day, an email landed. “A Birthday Treat From Tom Ford” or something like that. Finally!
What I Got
So, I opened it up. It was an offer for a free deluxe sample. Didn’t say exactly what, just that I could claim it with my next online order, or maybe pop into a store, I forget the exact details now. Think it was tied to making a purchase online actually. A bit cheeky, maybe? Not just a pure freebie.
Anyway, I wasn’t planning on buying anything right then. So the email just sort of sat there. The ‘gift’ was probably one of those tiny lipstick samples or a mini perfume vial. The kind they sometimes give away at counters anyway if you ask nicely or buy something.
- Signed up for the program.
- Waited for my birthday month.
- Got an email offer.
- Offer required a purchase (I think).
- Didn’t end up claiming it.
Final Thoughts
Look, it’s Tom Ford. It was never going to be some massive gift basket. Getting anything felt kinda fancy. But honestly? It felt like a bit of an anticlimax after signing up and waiting. Having to buy something to get the ‘gift’ always feels a bit meh to me.
Some other places just give you a little something, no strings attached, you just show up. This felt more like a discount disguised as a gift. Glad I checked it out, just to know how it works. But yeah, wasn’t exactly a mind-blowing birthday experience from them. Just another email, really.
