Hey, It’s Free!

Winter’s fast approaching (dang it…) and that means that in the not too distant future, I’m going to have cold ears. I hate it when my ears are cold! Tell me I’m not the only one out there who can’t stand it when his ears are frozen solid. So if you’re like me, you can easily pretend to be a construction worker and get this free beanie hat after answering a few questions. Actually, I worked on my screen door yesterday and the day before that, I fixed a leaky faucet. That’s close enough to being a construction worker for me

[via the forums]

I’ve always had plenty of keychains but never enough keys. When I was younger, I used to just link them all together, and imagine what carrying that softball sized wad in my pocket would be like, all important and such. Those plastic fobs were big, you know? And of course you needed to have one for each radio station that you listened to, it was only fair.

But see, this free carabiner keychain would have been useful to have. I could have just clipped that wad to my belt and had my one ever so important filing cabinet key on the end there. Yup. Twenty keychains for that one key. That’s how you know it’s important!

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Today, I feel like I wish I was a kid all over again. I had a craving for some flannel, I turned on some Foo Fighters, and if I didn’t have a test today, I’d make myself chocolate chip pancakes and watch cartoons all day. That, or the cheesy $1 DVD that I found at Wal*Mart with four “classic” sci-fi films on it. Alas, I can’t even watch the episodes of Torchwood that I have saved up on my DVR because of that test.

But, I can still pretend to be a kid and call up the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 and request a free Spiderman vs. SmokeScreen comic book. Heck, we all can now that I’ve posted this number, and we can all spend a day sitting in, reading our comic books with Cheerios in our chocolate milk and cuddling up on the couch with comfy pillows.

Hmmmm… Cheerios. I think I’m going to have to get another bowl of cereal…

[via the forums]

Well my freebie loving friends, Goob’s not the only one who can take a camera and do a movie for you folks. I figured that I’d do a little something for you this afternoon.

I did this in the afternoon and I’m only posting it now? Oh yeah, that’s right. Because I hadn’t done it before, I had to make sure that the boss man over there told me how to post it appropriately. Or not. Not my fault it took him so long to get back to me. Blame him reading.

And if the above video doesn’t work for you, go ahead and click on over here to check it out.

Double D’oh! This one’s dead already

After staying up until late last night to make sure the September Contest was going well and wouldn’t break down or anything, I’m pretty sure I need some of this free Folgers Gourmet coffee right about now. I’ve signed up for this freebie in the past and the coffee is pretty good, so enjoy!

[via the forums]

I love to read, and I love to read non-fiction. Yup, you heard me, non-fiction. I find there’s a strange sense of power I get from actually reading these books on current events and being able to apply them outward on things really going on. For example, last year I read The World Is Flat, Freakanomics, The Undercover Economist, and The End of Poverty. Yeah. We’re talking some stuff that you wouldn’t normally read for fun. But I did it. And next up? Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It. No, I’m not joking. Its sitting in my bookbag today.

So it comes as no surprise that when I saw this survey sponsored by The Economist in which I could get a free book for participating, I signed right up. You get a choice of one of three books that are business self-help or history style books. Really interesting selections. I sadly only could choose one.

And for those looking at those books and wondering which one to get? If you don’t like the choices, I’m getting The Tiger That Isn’t. So you could always get one of the other ones and give me an early birthday gift. Sure, my birthday isn’t till January, but that’s why it’s early!

EDIT: Well folks, looks like you’ll have to get a free book from your library if you want one, because this offer is dead. Carry on…

[via the forums]

The September Contest is now ready to go!

Be sure to read the rules/tips I posted in the Stage 1 section. And remember, you need at least 5 posts on the forums in order to get into the contest. But making 5 posts on the forums is easy and fun, so what are you waiting for?!

Good luck everybody!

Whenever I see a freebee like this one, I have to think “For all of my time on this planet, have I been breathing wrong?” I mean, I must be doing something right if I’m still standing here, but I guess there’s someone who knows better if there’s a free Expert’s Guide to Better Breathing booklet out there.

I guess the bright side to this is that it’s a free guide and it’s not going to cost me anything to learn how to breathe better, but at the same time, what am I supposed to learn? How to breathe underwater like David Blaine? How to breathe icy breath like Superman? Or maybe I’ll learn fire breathing like dragons. That would really be cool…

I swear, this wasn’t the best freebee we had this morning. There were better ones. But you should sign up for the forums for those, and for the September contest…

[via the forums]

Hey everybody, I hope y’all are in the mood for another contest, because tomorrow morning at 10AM EST, I’ll be opening up a section on the forums called the September Contest! This one is going to be another scavenger hunt, since that went over well last time. Plus I’m horrible at thinking of different types of contests, so every future one I hold has the chance to be yet another scavenger hunt

But how about the prizes? Well, I’ve decided to go with a grand prize, a second place prize, and then an at large third place prize. The first person to complete the quest and post in the victory lounge will win a $30 gift certificate to any on-line store or Paypal money, whichever they prefer. PLUS, they will win the $10 Amazon gift card I recently won from Blingo.com! All in all, a $40 prize value! (I sound like an infomercial.)

But wait! If you call within the next 10 minutes, you’ll get…oh. Sorry. Um, the second person to make it into the lounge will win a $15 GC/Paypal prize. And to make things interesting and give everybody a reason to keep playing, I’ll award the third prize randomly to anybody else who manages to complete the contest before the deadline. The third place prize will also be a $15 GC/PayPal option.

One small rule change from the previous contests to this one. All I ask is that you make at least 5 posts on the forums before you participate. If you’ve already signed up for a free account and made at least 5 posts, then you’ve already qualified. But in order to get into the contest area, you’ll have to have five measly posts. So go ahead and register now for free! It’s takes just seconds to make a post and then you’ll be all set for the contest tomorrow morning! Oh, and just in case you’re reading this after the contest has started, you can register at any time, make your five posts, and then participate. The only cutoff date is when the contest actually ends.

And speaking of that, I’ve decided this contest will end at 11:59PM on October 4th, so you’ll have 10 days to participate and compete! The previous two contests ran a little long, so I want this one to be short and sweet.

Good luck everybody!

EDIT: No longer available folks!

I know these free GoodNites Sleep Pants are for kids who have just finished their potty training, but I think there are other people out there who could benefit from them. For instance, how about people who are just lazy? Or crazy astronauts who need to drive across the country in a blind rage? Or 24-year old freebie hunters who don’t like taking bathroom breaks because he’s too busy trying to find cool freebies?!

Wait a minute, scratch that last one. I don’t want any of you thinking I’m so chained to my computer, that I’m wearing a diaper right now. Because I so am. No, not! I’m not. Crap, my secret is now out…

[via the forums]

I’m not sure how many different samples of this free Sunsilk shampoo you’ll end up getting, but chances are it’ll be a few since this is coming from Wal Mart. I think most of us would agree that the big W has positioned itself as the top freebie-provider out there. I’ve yet to not get anything I signed up for on Wal Mart’s website, which is amazing when you think about all the samples I’ve gotten from them over the years! Now if Wal Mart could just somehow find a way to offer free samples of a one million dollar bill, that would really help me out.

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Two things in this world will always perplex and amuse me–stickers and irony–and thankfully I get to talk about them both today. Well, Thursdays perplex me now too, seeing there’s no such thing as “Must See TV” on NBC anymore, but that’s besides the point.

Growing up, I never saw the big deal about stickers. But, there is always some sort of fascination with them that we all have. Such a fascination that we find ourselves getting so many of them for our cars, possessions, kids, family, friends, and anyone else and any other unsightly surface we decide to stick them on. I used to always save stickers till I found that one perfect place to stick it. And seeing I really don’t know that one perfect place to display one of these free ‘One World, One Flag’ stickers, I really don’t know if I need to request these to have another envelope come in the mail.

Oh, wait, I said there were two things that amuse me? Oh yeah, that’s right: irony. Take this ‘One World, One Flag’ campaign, championing global unity under one flag. Notice something about this form? Yup, U.S. only freebee. Hmmm, I guess the U.S. will be united under one flag… Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all?

One could only assume…

[via the forums]

EDIT: Yes, I now realize that Adam and I both posted this on the main site. But that just means you get double the freebie posting for free!

Ok, enough of the pirate talk. I’ve already caused my immediate family to stop talking to me since I annoyed them so much by saying “arrrrrrg!” whenever they asked me a question. And I’m pretty sure my dogs think I’m some kind of evil robot sent to destroy them, as they scurry under the bed whenever I burst out in a round of pirate speak. So I won’t subject you fine folks to any more of that as I tell you about this free NutraSweet sample. Which makes me wonder if I’m the only person who thinks their packaging is the worst idea ever. It’s basically a giant peppermint candy logo, which is like shouting out to their potential customers, “Hey, see this delicious sweet candy on our box? Well you can’t have any! You’re stuck using this fake sugar crap we’re selling! Sucker!” Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to eat a giant slice of cake and wash it down with some grog. Arrrrg!

Sorry…

[via Adam]

Yarg! If ye scallywags did nay know yet, tis Talk Like Er Pirate Day! So all ye wee lads and wenches out thar need ter have er little fun terday! Fer instane, ye can wear this free Smile button while ye swab tha decks! Now whar’s me grog, fer I need er drink before I go shiver me timbers!

[via the forums]

When I was younger, there was no greater joy to me than when we went to a restaurant and there was that little sugar cubby. You know the one I’m talking about: sugar, Sweet-n-Low, Equal, Splenda, and whatever no-name other ones they have in there. It seems that there are so many alternatives to dump into your unsweetened iced tea to make it into sweet tea.

And seeing I grew up in the South, I know my sweet tea. You have to hot brew that sucker, then add to it the sugar as its still warm. When you’re done, you let it sit there nicely till its so sweet its viscous. So sweet that you taste the sugar after every bit of tea-type-goodness. That the tea is smoothened out by the sugar. And then, you feel that you have to spit when you’re done, just to get that little bit of sugar off of the tip of your tongue. But that spitting is also a sense of pride.

That’s why this whole free sample of NutraSweet Swirl doesn’t sit well with me. It’s a new kid on the block, and personally? Its not welcome. I’m already getting so old that I’m no longer drinking regular sweet tea, but having Splenda in my unsweetened tea to make it as close as I can, without the extra sugar I don’t need.

But uh, don’t tell that to any other Southerner… I might be forced to move above the Mason-Dixon line by a Confederate re-enactor by the barrel of his musket…

[via the forums]

I go to school at UCF in Orlando, Florida. And there are a few simple rules about our campus. For most of y’all, these won’t make sense, but trust me, if you ever meet me down here, I’ll explain the list:

1) No matter what anyone calls that place in the union, it’ll never be Wack-a-Doos but always Locos.
2) To be in the Reflection Pond any day of the year other than Spirit Splash and not be caught and fined is a badge of honor.
3) They are not Nike and Hercules, they are AV and Phase II.
4) Whatever you do, do not feed the squirrels, they know where you live and will hunt you down and kill you, or at least steal all of your ramen and Easy Mac.

And its with that 4th rule that I have to post my latest solution to making sure the little buggers don’t get all of my cheap starchy goodness of doom–this free 1.5oz sample package of Squirrel Away.

Yes, my freebee loving friends, when this little package comes, I’ll be holding onto it like a 5′2″ skinny blonde tri-Delt holds onto her mace while walking through a parking garage at 10pm on a Thursday night. Possibly tighter, though. Our squirrels are vicious.

Authors note: This ws not meant to insult or harm anyone in any Greek organization or any North American Grey Squirrel. If you find said humor offensive, don’t worry, I didn’t think it was very funny either.

[via the forums]

Woo hoo, more contest! This time, there are a ton of electronic goodies, which I’ve listed below, that you can win from a blog contest. For a more detailed description of them all, check out the contest’s main page.

Ultra X3 800Watt PSU
OCZ Equalizer gaming Mouse
15 Death Note Cellphone Charms from Strapya World
Xbox 360 Cooling Fan from Evercool
Fii Turbo Cooling Fan for Wii from Evercool
Fairy Laptop Cooling fan from Evercool
Snoopstick
Sexy Underwear Cell Phone Strap Erokawa Lingerie from Strapya World (10 pieces to giveaway)
CoolIT USB Beverage Cooler
CoolIt Ram Fan
CoolIT PCI Cooling Booster

All you need to do to enter the contest is to send an email to dsmcontest@gmail.com with the subject being the item you wish to win. I entered for the Snoopstick, but not because I actually want to spy on anybody. No, I want it because my memory is so horrible, I need help remembering half of the stuff I’ve recently done on the Internet!

[via the forums and DragonSteelMods]

I’ve been in a kinda contest mood since I got home, partly because one of the first e-mails I read upon returning was a message from Blingo saying one of my friends had won $50, so I had as well! Then when you throw in the fact that a ton of blogs out there have been running free contests on their sites just for the heck of it, you can see why I’ve been entering tons of contests lately, such as this free shot glass checkers set I just found. There’s three ways you can win and you have until September 30th to send in your entries:

1. Send me a pic of yourself downing a shot or other libation. I’ll post it, along with a link to your site. (10 entries)

2. Mention this contest on your site, linking back to Bloggrrl.com’s main page. You can do this numerous times, as long as the link is in different posts. (5 entries x how many times you linked)

3. Tell a story about the dumbest thing you’ve ever done while drinking and link back to Bloggrrl.com. (10 entries)

You also have the option of winning $25 via Paypal instead. I’ve already sent her a picture from my recent trip to South America and you better believe I’ll end up writing an accompanying story to go with it. Remember, all of your submissions need to go to the girl running this contest, not to us here at HIF. If you send me a picture of you enjoying a shot, I’ll simply smile at it and possibly forward it to all my friends as well

[via the forums and BlogGrrl]

Would you believe I’m back already?! And to think, I was only kidnapped by rebel drug lords twice! I thought for certain I’d reach double digits in that category, but alas, even they could not manage to contain the elusive Goob. It looks like Adam did an awesome job of keeping things running here while I was gone, and for that, I think we all owe him a round of applause. Either that or just buy him a beer if you ever meet him in real life

I’ll be honest, I worried that I might have forgotten how this whole freebie world worked while I was gone. But luckily, I quickly remembered as soon as I got home a few nights ago, as there was a giant pile of freebies sitting on my desk! And this morning, I decided to enjoy them. I drank my free Dunkin Donuts coffee, ate my free Crunch Crisp bar, and then went to read something. Turns out though, I hadn’t signed up for this free TV Guide Subscription yet, so I was a little out of luck. I’m pretty sure this is for a full years subscription, so if you enjoy knowing what the heck is on TV, you might want to sign up for this.

Oh, and it’s great to be back! I missed this little corner of the Internet of ours

[via the forums]

It’s hard for me to sometimes believe that we’re in September already. I mean, it seems like just yesterday was April. And that the yesterday before yesterday was January. Time just has been flying by so fast, its like Father Time took a few extra laxatives into work this year.

Though, I guess with an offer like this free 2008 calendar and coupons from Senokot, well, we could all pass the new year as quickly as we could pass breakfast through lunch. Or so the makers of any and every laxative would want you to believe.

Now, after that lovely thought, I think I should actually consider finishing my breakfast before making a post like this. Suddenly, I’m not hungry anymore…

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