"Free complimentary gift" can only be called a double redundancy. If something is complimentary, it is by definition free. Likewise, a gift is free.
Redundancy for emphasis is one thing, and used in moderation this usage is fine, but when repetition distracts the reader, it drags down the prose.
"Each has their own unique style." Unique, by definition, is one of a kind. Unless the person is using someone else's style, in which case it's not unique.
"In my own personal opinion, I really and truly believe..."
This, no doubt, is a way of differentiating the speaker's opinion from someone else's opinion, or perhaps to distinguish a personal opinion from an impersonal one, or to contrast "truly believe" with "falsely believe," adding "really" to compare with "not really."
In any case, that ten-word redundancy can be reduced to just two words: "I believe."
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