GUY GETS FREEBIES BY SENDING POEMS TO COMPANIES

A Scotsman named Andrew Cunningham, 29, has been getting freebies from companies just by sending them poems. Cunningham, who lives in Glasgow, says he saw a tip online which suggested supermarkets send free gifts if customers send them a poem. He decided to test it out and wrote short poems for 50 of his favorite household brands, restaurants and shops:
— Andrew’s first poem was to Yorkshire Tea:
“O Yorkshire Tea, your decaf blend / Is a perfect calm, a true godsend.
For in each cup, you bring a grace / A gentle comfort, a warm embrace.
With Yorkshire Tea, my heart finds ease / In every sip, a moment of peace.”
They sent him $13 of free decaf teabags.
— He wrote a poem to Scrub Daddy, maker of scouring pads (* aim high, Andrew!):
“Scrub Daddy, a sponge that’s a gem / Lasting through scrubs, again and again.
Its smiley face grinning through mess / With durability that’s simply the best.
From tough to gentle, it never will fail / A kitchen hero that’s built to prevail.”
Cunningham has also received free movie tickets from Odeon Luxe cinemas, and free food and drinks from KFC, Pringles, Richmond sausages and more valuing in total around $300 worth of free stuff.
* (pause) What rhymes with Disney World? What rhymes with Helzberg?
* “I’ve been real nice, I’ve not been naughty / Whaddya say there, Maserati?”
* “Free stuff for poems / No matter the season / I just can’t figure out / The rhyme or reason.”
* I wonder how much free stuff you could get with a short story?
* That English Lit masters degree finally paid off, eh Andrew?