What method do you use for contacting companies?

[tmotley]

I'm just curious what other people do. I mostly send emails as I'm not really a phone person. How do you do it?
I was writing down who I contacted and if they sent anything, but haven't really kept track recently. Do you keep track of every one you contact?

[vanessamarie]

I email and keep track in a google document.

[puakinikini]

Yeah, Vanessamarie rocks! She has a great recent post on this. I have not kept track until recently, but I am starting to now. I do not have a lot of time to do this - but am going to try to make the time at least once per week. I have had a very good response to my emails.

[tmotley]

Yes, thanks Vanessa for your list! I was doing some emailing this week and your post was made me start this poll.

[a_tyson8]

That list is great!

[purplefdu]

I e-mail as we get awful phone reception at home. I do keep track in a spreadsheet as well, but have been very lax in sending e-mails so its not very useful to track the few I get out.

[ADRealty]

I'm a big e-mail person. The e-mail Queen over here. I've e-mailed CVS, Sears, my kids school/teachers. That's how I communicate. I think I'm better at it, but it can get you into trouble too.

[sawlac]

I mostly email - I don't like calling unless its automated. I've tried to keep track of every Company I've emailed & what I received if anything. For me I check what other people are posting that they are getting & write to those Companies hoping that if others received a good coupon or frees that I might too & this usually holds true. I 1st wrote to approx. 125 companies & then wrote again after about 4 months to the companies that sent me coupons the 1st time that were good.

[smiles]

I email them. I'm not a phone person at all. If I can't email them I will not contact them.

I try to keep track of the companies I contact, but that's not easy to do. I'm so busy so I mostly keep track of ones that have sent my coupons not the ones that don't other than that they don't.

[gms]

Most of the time I simply email the company, unless there is a major complaint like my son's walker and pajamas that posed safety hazards. I usually keep track of all of the companies I contact in an Excel spreadsheet so that I can recontact the companies that are generous with Qs and not waste my time with the others.