Freebies and free stuff

Its about time that I post. I’ve been so tired when I get out of work most days that when I actually make time to come around here? Well, I fall asleep watching TV. Just like today, when I was watching cartoons!

Needless to say, signing up with Case for their free coffee tumbler (and using the promo-code CASETLC) might be the solution! Of course, that would mean that I’d have to actually make coffee. Oh wait, I have all of that free Via from my friend who works at Starbucks… SCORE!

Some people may think these free GoodNites Boxers are only useful if you have a child, but that couldn’t be any further from the truth. I plan on fashioning my sample into some sort of shield for the next water gun battle I become engaged in. In fact, I find you can never be too prepared for such a battle, especially during the summer months. I refuse to leave my house without my main gun, a few single shot guns hidden strategically around my body, and a cooler full of water balloons.

And to think, my tenth grade math teacher said I’d never make much of myself. How does that crow taste, Mr. Jones?!

I’ll admit, I had a tough time finding coupons that don’t expire today, since it’s the end of the month. On the plus side, there should be a slew of new summer coupons coming in June, so I’ll keep everyone posted!

Groceries:
Ensure: They have one free Ensure 8-fl-oz shake coupon and one for savings on Ensure six-packs.
Healthy Choice: $1 off 2 Healthy Choice entrees.
Organic Valley: Various Organic Valley coupons.

Around the House:
Centrum: $1 off Centrum vitamins (must sign up).
Cottonelle: Various Cottonelle coupons.
Scrubbing Bubbles: $3 off 2 Automatic Shower Cleaner refills.

Health & Beauty:
Luvs: Sign up for their monthly newsletter and get samples, freebies, and coupons.
got2b: Take $2 off any full-size product.
Nivea: Save $1 on Nivea My Silhouette! slimming lotion.
Vaseline: Save $1 on Vaseline Aloe Fresh products.

Dining:
On The Border: Join Club Catana and get an instant coupon for a free bowl of Queso or free Empanadas.
Ruby Tuesday’s: Free entree with the purchase of select entrees. Hurry, offer expires 6/2! (a Tuesday, of course).
Ryan’s: Join their eClub and get a coupon for a free buffet.
Quizno’s: Play a video game and get a coupon for a free Toasty Torpedo with purchase of a Toasty Torpedo combo.

Misc:
Jiffy Lube (CA): Take $7 off their signature oil change.
JCPenny: Here’s a coupon for $10 off a single purchase of $25+. You can use it in-store or online! Expires June 2.

If you’re anything like me (God help you), then you’ll probably think this free Botanical Boost has something to do with gardening. Turns out the Universe enjoys playing practical word panks on people like us, because this is actually some sort of hair product. To heck with it though! As soon as I get this freebie, I’m spraying it all over my tomato plants. I’ll let you know how the ensuing bout of food poisoning turns out for me.

To the 14 Pittsburgh Pirates fans out there, I’ve got great news! You can get free tickets! All you have to do is sign up, pick which game you want to attend, and there will then be one free Infield Grandstand ticket waiting for you at Will Call on the day of the game. They even give you the option of purchasing discounted tickets next to your free seat, if you so choose. Then again, there’s not much stopping your friends from all picking the same game and getting in for free as well. Of course, it’s all a moot argument since nobody wants to go watch the Pirates play in the first place.

Ok, sorry Pirates fans. I love the Mariners, so I follow an equally crappy team. We’re all losers in this equation.

Starting this weekend and running through July 5, you can attend free summer Bass Pro craft camps from noon-6pm. I’m kinda looking forward to making the fishing bobbers and lures because my current gear just isn’t cutting it anymore. Take it from me, dressing up as a giant fish and swimming around in a nearby lake doesn’t result in many caught fish. It does result in plenty of strange looks from nearby fishermen though. Too bad you can’t eat those.

As always, give your local store a call to make sure they’re participating before showing up.

EDIT: This is no longer available.

If you’re worried about stinking up the joint this summer, you might want to consider signing up for this free Degree Men Absolute Protection deodorant from Costco. I wasn’t initially going to sign up for this, but then I saw the three “facts” on their site and was sold by #2: “Proven at the hottest temperature on earth.” Wow. Talk about great market research. I can’t fathom the next scenario where I’ll be stranded in a volcano, but it’s nice to know that I won’t have smelly B.O. while I’m there.

And as always, you do not have to be a Costco member in order to get this freebie.

I almost forgot to post this free Mars chocolate candy coupon offer that’s available again today. They haven’t hit their daily limit of 250,000 people yet, so you still have time to take their short survey and have a coupon sent to you.

The freebies have been a little (Goob’s mind: define little!) slow lately and thus I thought I’d kick things off by giving away two $25 giftcards to two random Hiffers. All you have to do is take an 11 question survey about HIF to be entered! And heck, two of the 11 questions are your name and e-mail.

As for what the gift cards will be for, each winner will have his/her choice between a $25 GC to Amazon, eBay, or direct Paypal deposit. I’m flexible (and amazingly awesome?) like that. In fact, depending on how many people participate in this (hint, hint), I might make this a monthly thing.

So go take the survey and be entered to win a $25 gift card! The survey ends at midnight PST on June 2 and the winners will be chosen by Random.org.

(FYI: If you’re having trouble getting the survey to work, let me know here in the comments. I’m using the best “free” program I could find, but if I get a million and a half complaints, I’ll shell out a few hundred bucks for a professional service.)

EDIT: For some reason, #6 is not allowing people to input any answers other than the ones I selected and I can’t seem to fix it. Other than that, the survey is going strong. Reading through the answers so far has been a bit enlightening!

EDIT: This is now just a signup form for their newsletter. No word if any coupons come with the letter or not.

I’m struggling to find some decent freebies right now, but I did just come across this free $5 Eukanuba dog food coupon. I always do a double take when I see this brand name since it’s so close to my own last name, Eubanks. You’d think I’d learn to stop going, “wait, there’s a dog food named after me?” You’d be wrong.

Also, I’m gonna be posting a chance to win a few gift cards later on tonight. I’ve had enough of this darn freebie drought.

If you’re heading to Borders bookstore any time between now and the end of the month, they have some printable coupons including one for a free coffee on their site. When I first saw the coupons, I initially read the Hardcover coupon as $10 off 1 Hangover. I wasn’t sure how $10 would help a hangover, but I was almost ready to go cash it in and find out.

I really enjoyed the previous free Yogi tea sample that I received. However, I’m not sure if it was because the tea tasted great or because it gave me the perfect excuse to walk around talking like Yogi Bear and repeatedly saying “pic-a-nic basket.”

It’s all fun and games until you start to think you’re smarter than the average bear. Long story short, we may be smarter, but geez can they run fast. They can even snarl at you while running! And the claws! You don’t have to be too smart to know how to use those things.

Today has been beyond slow in terms of freebies. I found this 10 free iTunes summer songs offer yesterday and initially wasn’t going to post it, but geez there’s just nothing out there today. Basically, you have to become a fan of iTunes on Facebook and then they’ll give you a code to download the 10 songs, which happen to be:

• Bat For Lashes – Daniel
• Ben Kweller – Wantin’ Her Again
• Blind Pilot – Go On, Say It
• Dave Matthews Band – Cornbread
• Dave Matthews Band – Dancing Nancies
• The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song
• Elizabeth & The Catapult – Taller Children
• Gomez – Airstream Driver
• Other Lives – Black Tables
• White Rabbits – Percussion Gun

Sweet, music I’ve never heard of!

Baskin-Robbins must have hired a fellow Hiffer as their new marketing director, because over the past 24 hours I’ve stumbled across a few deals and freebies from them just in time for summer!

Here’s a printable BOGO coupon for a free 31° Below (which is pretty much a milk shake) that expires 6/21/09.

If you register with DoSomething.org, you’ll receive a coupon via email on July 13th for a free Soft Serve ice cream between July 13th – July 17th.

There’s also the $3 off any $15+ cake coupon that Jenna posted a few weeks back.

And as out ginormously huge free birthday food list shows, you can get a free scoop of ice cream on your birthday.

Walmart is holding Free Ice Cream Day this Saturday (May 30) from 11am-4pm. I can’t wait that long though, so I’m currently hosting a Free Ice Cream for Lunch event. I have a feeling I’ll determine with hindsight that this wasn’t one of my brightest ideas ever. But darn if it isn’t delicious.