Freebies and free stuff

If you don’t mind watching a one-minute video, you can get 20 free pieces of Nicorette gum. Just make sure you don’t accidentally get this confused with your normal gum. My dad once had these and I’m not a smoker, so it was a bit of a shock when I ate some garlic bread one afternoon and borrowed a piece of gum to get the flavor out of my mouth. Next time, I think I’ll just stick with the garlic breath.

[via the forums]

If folks didn’t know by now, when it comes to music, I seem to be the person to turn to. Seriously. Whenever Goob finds anything about music, I seem to find another message in my inbox on the forums. Maybe its because of the fact that I’m a rockstar in training (in my dreams), or maybe its because I have over 13,000 songs in my iTunes.

All of that aside, about a year and a half ago I posted a free download of a band called Kill the Alarm. The band themselves were giving away their CD. And then a few months later, they were giving away a free download of a complete live show. And now? They’re giving away a copy of their debut album all over again, all remastered and new sounding. You just sign up on their mailing list and they send you a link to download their album, Fire Away. Now any band that gives away their music for free? You’d better believe that they’ve got my vote for being awesome.

[via the forums]

EDIT: No longer available.

You don’t need to have a baby to get some baby shampoo anymore. Its sorta like when you get those special mailings in the brown paper envelopes? Maybe I’m the only one who gets those?

Or, if not, I wonder if this free sample of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo comes in an envelope like that or if my mail person will stare at me and want to see baby pictures. I should just show them a picture of one of my cats then.

[via the forums]

From store open till 10:30am on today, September 18th, Smoothie King is giving away free 20oz coffee smoothies today. Now how cool is that? Forget shelling out a buck plus inflation costs for a coffee at a 7/11 or McD’s, no sirree. Just find a Smoothie King near you and have a mini breakfast and rock it. I mean, hey, it’s Thursday, so we could all use a boost.

And me? There’s a Smoothie King just down the road from my work. Seeing I stayed up late so I could have this posted when everyone woke up? Well, lets just say that its going to contribute to me having a good morning, that’s all I can say…

[via the forums]

EDIT: This is now a $1.50 off coupon.

Ever since the move, something’s gotten into my cats. Maybe its the fact that they’re getting a high protein cat food and my wife and I are both gone all day, maybe its the cooler weather, or maybe they’re just being cats. But when something gets out of my cats, well, the cheaper the better to clean it up, right? Why buy the rolls royce of kitty litter when its only going to be walked on and…

I’m not going there.

So why not grab this coupon for a free bag of Yesterday’s News Cat Litter? Just, don’t try to read yesterday’s news… I don’t think that would work out too well…

[via the forums]

EDIT: Unfortunately, if you didn’t sign up for this by now, your laptop will be sleeveless.

I’m not sure what a free laptop sleeve is, but it’s almost taunting me to make a “can I get a free laptop pants and hat” joke. Don’t worry, I’ll bite my tongue and just keep moving. It’s the better option for everybody, I promise.

Instead, I’ll rant against the stupid CAPTCH on this freebie. Did it take anybody else five tries to get it right? I sat here for a good 10 minutes trying to figure out if I was staring at an “i” or a “1″ or maybe an “l”. Pretty soon we’re going to need a PhD just to figure these darn things out.

I assume this free fruit & granola is going to come in snack bar form, but what do I know? Maybe it’ll come in a giant cone. You know what would be cool? If it come in the shape of a DNA model, all spirally and twirly. I’d dare anybody to not have an enjoyable time eating that.

EDIT: Cause Of Death – Overrun by cavities.

What a perfect freebie to post right after the free jelly beans. It’s almost as if Wal Mart knew that freebie fans from coast to coast would need to stave off the onrush of cavities with some free Crest Whitening Expressions toothpaste.

EDIT: As pointed out in the comments, it looks like this is over now

I’ve always been a Jelly Belly fan, but these free Gimbal jelly beans might convince me to switch allegiance. I absolutely love jelly beans. Just last week I bought a 2-pound bag of them and long story short I’ve got a ton of those little white sugar bumps all over my tongue now. I don’t know how President Reagan ever conducted Cabinet meetings with a giant jar of jelly beans on the table. I would have been too busy stuffing them in my mouth to care about petty things like the Cold War or the space program!

EDIT: This offer is no longer available.

I’ve been watching No Reservations all day and have seen commercials for a free Kashi cookie at least a dozen times. Nothing pleases me more than a company not only tossing a few freebies our way, but having them advertise it as well. Companies, please take note – this makes my job significantly easier and my appreciation is not soon forgotten!