Freebies and free stuff

Use the code MOTHER when checking out and get a free Walgreen’s 8×10 photo that will make for a nice Mother’s Day present, especially when paired with the free Hallmark card I’m sure all of you signed up for last week. Now if only I could find some flowers and chocolates.

If you’d rather print the coupon and take it into your local store, have at it.

EDIT: As Lulu helpfully pointed out in the comments, taking this coupon into your local Walgreens will save you the $0.99 in shipping costs.

[thanks to everybody who sent this in!]

Starting today, if you bring a June 2009 cover of Seventeen magazine or a printout of the seventeen.com homepage to any participating Charlotte Russe store, you’ll get a pair of free Charlotte Russe sunglasses. The last time Seventeen did something like this was back in March with the Aeropostale t-shirts. A bunch of people commented on that post, both with negative and positive experiences, so at the very least I’d call ahead and make sure your store has some of the sunglasses in supply before you trek to the mall.

Of course, this is all a moot point if you’re a guy, as the fine print excludes us from the freebie. Which is good, because I didn’t want these stupid, girly sunglasses. They’re smelly and stinky and my source tells me they’ve got cooties! *sticks out his tongue and runs away.*

EDIT: As many people have commented, KFC is no longer accepting these coupons. They are instead issuing rain-checks.

Not to be outdone by Chick-fil-A, Oprah is giving away a coupon good for two free pieces of KFC chicken, two individual sides, and a biscuit! Plus, the terms say you’re limited to four prints of the coupon. Talk about an amazing offer – toss in a water and you’ve got yourself four free meals.

You have until 9:59pm CDT 5/6/09 to print the coupon. You can then redeem it at any participating KFC location from 5/5/09 to 5/19/09, excluding Mother’s Day.

Now come on, who was planning on taking their mom to KFC for her Mother’s Day meal?

[via Susan - thanks!]

Today is National Teacher’s Day and thus if you’re a teacher, you can get a free Chick-n-Strips 3-count from Chick-fil-A today. (ok, there are way too many dashes back there) I love it when companies give away freebies on certain days like this. In fact, I see that this Friday is No Sock Day and I’m currently sockless! Long story short, I’m sure I’ll be getting free chicken strips in a few days, right?

As always, contact your local store to make sure they’re participating.

I come bearing the gift of dead trees! Actually, that doesn’t sound too appealing. Let’s try that again.

Who wants some free magazines? Ah, much better. Today we’ve got a free Foreign Policy magazine subscription and a free Macworld magazine subscription to anybody who qualifies for them. If you’re still not sure how that works, here’s a little hint: you need to work in a field related to the magazine. That’s it. It’s really not that hard. Unlike those darn sleep masks.

Oh boy, I feel another nonsensical rant coming soon!

Not only is Walmart giving away some free Cottonelle Ultra toilet paper, but they’re including a sample of the wet wipes as well. Hopefully this double freebie will be enough to keep me from trying to understand why dogs are schilling toilet paper.

I figure there are only two possible solutions: either the paper is made out of dogs *shudders* or these dogs are some sort of geniuses who are super advanced and know how to use toilet paper. If that’s the case, who in the world trained them so well? Heck, look at the website – one of them is wearing a sleep mask. I can’t even figure out how to put one of those things on! They always get tangled on my head and then the bands snap and suddenly I’m not tired anymore.

Nope. Looks like it wasn’t enough.

If you head into Arby’s on May 6th and say, “I’m parched. FruiTea Me!” then you should get a free FruiTea. No word on what happens to your dignity after saying something so dorky though.

Starting at noon EST today and going through Thursday, Allure is giving away 500 samples of their products on a first come, first serve basis. I’d be shocked if these lasted past 12:05 each day, so in essence this freebie is going to be a race to see who can fill out the sign-up form the fastest. It’ll be just like the Kentucky Derby this past weekend but without the million dollar prizes and comically dressed jockeys!

We normally only post freebies that have a signup form, but I’m making an exception for this free Biofreeze offer. They’ll send you a free sample if you “call 1-800-246-3733 and ask for the Consumer Department or email us at web@biofreeze.com.” Thanks to my aforementioned migraines, I happened to try Biofreeze for the first time this past weekend and it’s amazing. Imagine Icy Hot on steroids. I put so much on my shoulders that I swore it was going to fry the skin off and while I know that doesn’t sound too appealing, anybody with muscle or back pain knows how much of a “good hurt” that burning sensation can be.

And that’s coming from a guy who cries whenever he gets a hangnail!

How was everybody’s weekend? I spent mine calling the CDC to let them know I have Swine Migraines, but apparently that’s not a real affliction. After they threatened to send me a real disease, I resigned to filling my time by watching afternoon television and holy crap. There is nothing on during the weekends! Just think, had today’s free Redbox rental code (BT73H9) come out two days earlier, I wouldn’t have been subjected to so many reruns of “Law & Order.”

If you’re new to Redbox, check out the Redbox Explanation Guide that covers all the basics of how to use the free rental codes as well as some personal tips & tricks I’ve discovered to help maximize your freebie movies.