Pellet Samples!

A while back, I messaged 9 pellet brands asking for free samples as an experiment to see which food brands would send some. Here are the results!

Companies who said yes:
Caitec "Oven Fresh Bites" - was very nice, sent an invoice via email, got back to me quickly, sent me 1 small bag of medium sized pellets, 1 small bag of Cran-Blueberry Baked Birdie Munchies, and 1 small bag of Veggie Delight Baked Birdie Munchies
Roudybush - took a long time to reply but sent me two retail-sized bags of food, 1 8oz bag of Daily Maintenance Crumbles, and 1 8oz bag of Daily Maintenance Mini (worth about $15 total)
Harrison’s - very nice, sent me 2 small baggies of high potency fine pellets
Lafeber's - was nice but took a long time to reply, apologized and thanked me for my patience and was EXTREMELY generous, sent 1 100z bag of cockatiel nutriberries, 1 10oz bag of sunny orchard cockatiel nutriberries, 1 10oz bag of cockatiel pellet-berries, 1 10oz bag of tropical fruit cockatiel nutriberries, 1 8oz bag of classic avicakes for small birds, and 16 small sample bags of various kinds of foods (worth about $50 total)

Companies who said no:
Goldenfeast - said no to samples in a very rude manner
Prettybird - explained that they can't do samples because they're such a small company

Companies who said other:
Hagen - never responded
Zupreem - responded quickly, and said that all of their pellets are basically samples since you can return them for a full refund (didn't send me anything)
Kaytee - sent me 2 coupons but no food

Overall, my favorite companies from this experiment and companies I for-sure will buy from again (based on the results of this experiment) include:

1. Lafeber's
2. Roudybush
3. Caitec
4. Harrison's

Do with this information what you will :09:

Thanks for sharing research, Rylan! Birds have notoriously choosy palates and might dis several pellets before finding one acceptable. Obtaining samples or small packages worth the effort.

That’s awesome! What did you write? If you do not mind sharing.

Heyy! I decided to try this as well...
Harrison couldn't send any more samples to Canada, so that didn't work out.
Lafeber's send me a small sample of their fun packs and some information on transitioning my bird to pellets.
I got a reply from Roudybush though... they sent me an invoice for $30... $10 for 2 samples + $20 shipping when I live in the same province (Quebec) as them. Had to politefully decline that one...