💰 TikTok's Refundable Samples
The Good, Bad & Ugly
Every Amazon seller knows the term "REBATE"......
Rebates are against the rules on Amazon..... but they never used to be.
Rebates were a 'grey-hat' strategy that got abused harder than a Prime Day lightning deal. Amazon finally noticed and made it blacker than my coffee ☠️
But guess what? TikTok just said "hold my beer" and brought rebates back... legally! 🍺
🎯 The Deal (And Why It’s HUGE)
Think Amazon rebates, but with TikTok’s blessing
Here's the magic formula:
Creator buys your product
Makes some sales or content
Gets a full refund automatically (you literally do nothing) 💸
You set the criteria: affiliates can be refunded by posting content or their content generates orders.
🚀 Why This Is Actually Insane
Zero risk - get content or sales
Creators have skin in the game - Affiliates have to spend their own money and believe in their skills
No more ghosting after sending free samples - If creators make sales, they will want to build a relationship
Automated refunds - no sketchy PayPal transfers
Think Amazon rebates, but with TikTok's blessing.
🤦♂️ The Brutal Truth Nobody's Talking About
We have tested this on over a dozen brands……
Only one brand had some success:
Which leads us to believe:
Creators don’t like spending their own money….. they are used to getting free products.
Most won’t purchase a sample……because they don’t believe they can drive sales (spoiler: they're usually right)
🎯 So Who This Is ACTUALLY For?
Products with viral potential…..be honest with yourself…. does your product have it?
Stay Away if you have boring products …… you know who you are.
💣 The Bottom Line
TikTok's Refundable Samples program is like Amazon rebates 2.0 - but this time it's actually allowed.
Most affiliates won't touch it because they're used to getting everything for free.
But for the right product with the right creator?
You might just build an empire... legally this time.
Your move, seller. Your move. 👊
- Paul
P.S. If you want to apply this to your brand…. let’s talk