A savvy man was sent over £200 of freebies from his favourite brands - after he wrote them POEMS.

Andrew Cunningham, 29, spotted a tip online which suggested supermarkets send free gifts if customers send them a poem.

He decided to test it out and wrote brand-specific short poems for 50 of his favourite household brands, restaurants and shops including Duracell, Boots, Waitrose, Odeon, Costco and Yorkshire Tea.

Incredibly, Andrew was sent over £230 worth of freebies from 16 of the companies he contacted.

His top results including bagging himself £40 of Scrub Daddy supplies, £30 of Odeon Luxe cinema tickets and £40 worth of Molton Brown goods.

He also got free food and drinks from KFC, Pringles, Richmond, Tunnock's and Yorkshire Tea.

Andrew's experiment was such a triumph that he's compiling more poems to a further 50 companies to see how much more he can get.

Andrew, who runs money blog Capital Matters, from Glasgow, Scotland, said: "I had seen people posting online that they got free stuff from supermarkets after sending a poem."

"I thought 'why don't I try it with other places as well as supermarkets?'"

"I wandered around my house and took notes of the most common brands I use, so if I did get any freebies I knew I'd use them."

"Then I started writing the poems - I tried to personalise them focusing on all the things I liked about that brand."

"I sent out 50 and got 16 freebies back which is a 32 per cent success rate. "

"If I've learnt anything from this, it's if you're looking to buy something expensive soon, email them a poem and they might give you a discount or a freebie."

Andrew's first approach was to Yorkshire Tea, with the following poem:

"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."

He was sent £10 of free decaf teabags as a thank you for the poem.

While lots of brands didn't get back to him - from Persil to Disney Store and Tresemme to Moet - several did.

After sending personalised poems, he got a 16-pack of AA batteries from Duracell and free cinema tickets from both Odeon Luxe and Scotsman Picturehouse, Edinburgh.

He also got a 50 per cent off voucher for his local Thai restaurant, Thaikun, in Glasgow, and teacakes with a matching branded hat from Tunnock's.

Andrew said: "The branded woolly hat was probably the funniest thing I got. They sent me a box of teacakes too." "

Some of his most successful outcomes included getting a gift box from Scrub Daddy worth £40, after he sent them the following poem:

"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."

He also got a selection of handwash and a branded soap holder from Molton Brown, which he estimated came to around £40 too.

His poem to Molton Brown had read:

"Molton Brown, we first met in '16,"
Since then, you've become my self-care routine.
Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel's a seaside dream,
And your Indian Cress makes my hair gleam."

He also got a £3 Pringles voucher, a free KFC chicken burger and popcorn chicken, a £5 voucher for Caesars dog food and a £6 voucher for Richmond sausages.

Andrew said: "The poems were never aimed to be anything serious, they're just for fun."

"I think the Scrub Daddy one was my favourite - we got a selection of sponges, a Dish Daddy and lots of refills."

"They sent it in a really fun box with nice packaging - they're a really fun company."

"I think that would be my tip - if you know a company that does fun and light-hearted marketing, they'll probably be a good shout."

WHAT HE GOT:
Yorkshire Tea - Free Regular Decaf and Bedtime Decaf teabags worth £10
Duracell - 16 AA Batteries worth £10
Treasure Trails - 3-For-2 Coupon
ODEON - 2 ODEON Luxe Cinema Tickets worth £30
Richmond Sausages - vouchers with £6
KFC - vouchers worth £10
Pringles - vouchers worth £3
Scrub Daddy - Gift Box worth £40
Ocean Saver Spray - 15% Off Coupon
Tunnocks - Box of 6 Teacakes and Branded Hat
Caesars Dog Food - £5 in Vouchers
LSA - 20% Off Coupon
Woodwick - 20% Off Coupon
Thaikun Thai - 50% Off Voucher
Molton Brown - Metal Infinite Bottle with Body Wash and samples - worth £40
Scotsman Picturehouse, Edinburgh - 2 Free Cinema Tickets worth £30

ESTIMATED TOTAL WORTH: £237