Freebies and free stuff

EDIT: Sorry about that, looks like we Hiffed it!

This free Cascadian Farm chocolate chip granola bar offer looks quite promising as I enjoy both granola and chocolate. The only way I might enjoy this any more is if it came wrapped in $100 bills.

I’ll be working on the site late tonight (I know, I’m weird), so please forgive any wonkiness you may encounter if you happen to be ringing in the new year by signing up for freebies. Be safe, folks, and I’ll see ya next year!

Are you pregnant? Do you want to get pregnant? Do you just like reading books about babies? Are you sick of all these questions? Fine, then how about you go register for a free copy of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and be thankful that I’m no longer interrogating you.

I’m not sure what I expect from this expecting book for people who are expecting. Chapter 1 should get the basics out of the way for the truly clueless. There’s a hopefully pleasurable experience and then approximately nine months later the baby’s gonna want to show up. That’s pretty much the number 1 thing you need to expect in my book, because otherwise…well let’s just say I can’t even imagine the amount of shock somebody who didn’t grasp that would be in while in the delivery room.

What is up with Arby’s? I don’t know who they’ve got in charge of promotions, but that person deserves a raise. First they gave away free milkshakes, then free roast beef sandwiches, and now they’ve got a printable coupon for a free medium Dr. Pepper with any purchase. It’s good through the end of January, so print a few out and stash them in your glove box. Buy something cheap, like some small curly fries, and then enjoy a free beverage to go along with them!

[via The Centsible Sawyer]

One of the very few downsides of running this site is that I get confused all the time. As in at least every hour, if not more. I’m constantly looking at different freebies, checking their information to see if they’re legit, seeing if the offer is still available let alone worth our time, etc.

I bring this up only because I could have sworn that I checked this free dog bone keychain a few weeks back and determined that it was Spam City. But of course I couldn’t be sure, so I had a look at it again today and everything checks out. Seriously, who put me in charge of this place? That was mistake #1.

If you live on the mid-Atlantic east coast (like yours truly), chances are you’ve got a Sheetz gas station nearby. If that’s the case, then stop by for some free coffee that they’ll start giving away for 24 hours straight starting at 4:00 today. I’d love to go grab some of this once the promotion starts up, but it’s so windy outside that I’m afraid to go out there. If there’s anything Hollywood’s taught me, it’s that I should expect to see a cow fly by my window any moment now.

[via Lesley - thanks!]

Somedays I don’t know what I’d do without my USB flash drive. I can keep snippets of lyrics on it, Mobile Firefox, world domination plans, and a pictures of my wife and cats.

So when I saw this offer for a free USB flash drive, well, I couldn’t resist. While it seems that USB flash drive offers never come, I can only hope that I can get a new one for my lunar domination plans.

First? I’ll need a fish bowl and some rocket shoes…

EDIT: This one is legit, folks. The company called me to confirm that I was who I said I was when I submitted my request. I wanted to look into it for my albums as an album release format, and I probably should call them up to confirm that. So make sure you’re putting in a valid phone number (or GrandCentral or whatever you use), and like all freebies, only request what you need.

[via the forums]

I can’t foresee any point in my life where I might need a free menopause survival kit, but I’m a fan of survival kits in general, so I’m getting this. When I got my first car in high school, I made my own survival kit and stashed it in the truck. Years later, I rediscovered it and let’s just say that going through it was like Christmas in July. I’d stuffed everything into a bank deposit bag and some of the items I’d included were a (now grotesquely melted) candle, matches that no longer struck, a single band aid, a compass, water purification tablets that looked like they themselves needed to be purified, and a pair of socks with two exploded AA batteries in them. I’m not sure where I thought I might need all of that, but thank God I never had to call upon it!

[via Marian - thanks!]

The one thing I don’t like about the “small” midwestern town that I live in is that there’s no Chick-Fil-A’s around at all. Seriously. I haven’t eaten at a Chick-Fil-A in 4 months. That’s a travesty if there ever was one.

All of that said, for you lucky folks that do have one around, well, once you wake up hung over on Thursday from your New Year’s party, head in to your local restaurant and with any purchase, they’ve got a free offer for a chicken biscuit coupon for your next breakfast visit. So heck, go in and buy a coke and you’re good for the free coupon!

And if you happen to get a few extra coupons and don’t mind shipping a sandwich in a Ziplock baggie? I guarantee it’d be appreciated.

[via the forums]

EDIT: The site says they’re out of samples now, but to check back later for more, so we should just do that…

Whomever invented cereal is my hero. Think about it: so many flavors in one bowl, and with marshmallows, chocolate, fruit, nuts, you name it! All it is is processed grains, sugar, and add whatever else and boom, cereal. Simple, and easy.

And speaking of cereal, this Total Cranberry Crunch cereal sample sounds pretty good, even if it is supposed to be healthy.

Not that healthy cereal is bad… That’s nothing that a pound of sugar can’t fix…

[via the forums]

Inspiration and creativity is something that I don’t really think we’re lacking here around the HIF crew. Between Goob’s evil geniusness, Shaynon’s craft and baking skills, and the musical ground that I cover, we’re fairly well endowed… artistically speaking.

But the National Endowment for the Arts want to help future kids grow up to be artistically inclined and are offering this free Introducing Children to the Arts booklet. And there’s a nice bonus to this freebie: if you’re too impatient to wait on your arts endowment? You can just download the PDF right from their site today and get started!

[via the forums]

How is it that every time I put my glasses on at night I find that they’re smudged with finger prints? This is of course a rhetorical question as I’m already at peace with the fact that I’ll never know the answer. I once launched an investigation to see which of my roommates were secretly running into the bathroom and smearing their hands all over my glasses, but all I discovered was 48 hours of boring video footage and the fact that I have too much time on my hands. Oh well, I’ll just take these free Bausch lens cleaning tissues and file this mystery in my box of cold cases.

If you have a Valero near you, then put on your favorite college sports team attire and drop in today only for a free 32oz fountain drink courtesy of Dr. Pepper. I’m not sure if you can only get Dr. Pepper or if you can go for any other drink, but since I don’t have a Valero near me, I don’t get to find out.

Who wants to live on the edge, try to get a free fountain coke, and then report your experience in the comments?! Come on, spice up your life a little and be daring. Before you know it, you’ll be taking an extra minute long lunch break at work and staying up past your bedtime while eating cookies in bed. I can already feel my heart racing just at the thought of all this! Phew, I need to go find a paper bag to breath into.

This is actually a pretty cool freebie where Billboard will donate two free songs to any soldier for each person who wishes to do so. You unfortunately can’t designate which soldier gets the tunes, but it’s still a small and easy gesture that might help out in some minuscule way. We’re pretty good at Hiffing big freebies, now let’s see how many free songs we can donate to those who truly deserve them!

[via Meri and Matador Pulse]

I hope everyone had a great Christmas last week, because I certainly did. I had a house full of friends and family, so I did the unthinkable and closed my laptop for a few days. My hands literally tried to resist as I ordered them to perform the task, but they finally relented when I promised to soon fill them with freshly baked cookies. It was a risky plan, especially since I ended up eating about 9 million cookies, but I think it was totally worth it. Plus there’s a free pedometer offer out there that I can put to good use burning off the recently added pounds! Oh, who am I kidding, I’ll probably only wear it as I walk back and forth from the kitchen getting more leftover goodies.

And yes, we’re back to a regular posting schedule now! More freebies will be coming today.

Boy oh boy, where has all of the time gone. I know that Goob’s got a house full of family and me? Well, I’ve just been playing video games with my wife all weekend. But even with all of the running around to get this or that frozen pizza, my feet hurt from being elevated up on pillows all night till 4am while my wife and I slaughter the demons in Norrath…

So maybe this free sample of Kerasal foot creme will be welcome. When I get it, kicking my feet up will be just a little more relaxing…

And when the holidays end and we get a little more back to normal, you’ll see us a little more often. Shaynon’s freebie year in review is coming tomorrow… Happy holidays, folks.

[via the forums]