You'll wait forever it they've not arrived already. I've had this problem before but it has met with disbelief from AS support as it always works for them!
Create a support case (via Help Tab) and tell them your IDs and hopefully they'll credit you with the freebies.
Makes me wonder how many I've missed over the years...
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