Freebies and free stuff

October is Safety Month, so let’s give kids power tools to build a fire truck at the next free Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic! Whatever could go wrong with that?!

I kid, of course. Every Hiffer that’s written in about these free clinics have said their children had a great time and that they’re well supervised. As usual, the clinic is from 10-11am this Saturday and you’ll need to register online ahead of time.

[via the freebie calendar]

This free Essence perfume from Elle is described as “pure and luminous, this modern musk…”

Yeah, I’m gonna stop you right there. I understand what musk officially means, but I think it’s time somebody call up Merriam-Webster and ask them to change the meaning. Musk just sounds…nasty. When I think of the word, I think of skunks. Or garbage. Maybe even mold. I can’t remember the last time somebody has described a smell as “musky” and my reaction was “oh boy, let me take a whiff!”

So with that, enjoy the musky perfume!

If you head to Walgreens anytime soon, be on the lookout for a free ABC’s Coupon Booklet, which has the following manufacturers coupons in it:

• $1/1 Benadryl Allergy
• $1/1 Benadryl Cream, Gel or Spray
• $1/1 Children’s Benadryl
• $1/1 Children’s Zyrtec
• $2/1 Sudafed
• $1/1 Tylenol Cold or Sinus
• $2/1 Visine
• $2/1 Zyrtec (12-count or larger)

They don’t expire until 6/1/10, so you’ve got plenty of time to develop allergies and make good use of the coupons!

[via Coupon Cravings - thanks!]

It’s early autumn, a free New Yorker 2010 calendar is available, and yet it’s 9 million degrees outside.¹ Something doesn’t quite add up. Not that I’m complaining though! I loathe winter almost as much as I do green beans or El Niño. It’s just – and I’m no scientist – but shouldn’t the weather be getting colder? I’m starting to think “global warming” might be a tame term. I vote we change it to “global it’s so hot outside I’m not going to bother with pants.” It just rolls off the tongue.

1. Plus or minus 8,999,910 degrees. [↩]

Don’t forget that you can get free Pollo Campero chicken today as well as a free Arby’s Roastburger with the purchase of a small drink. I’m also offering a free mystery lunch in the form of leftovers if somebody cleans out my refrigerator. Something tells me nobody will take me up on my offer though. Oh well, that strange smell emanating from the lower shelves is starting to grow on me anyway!

EDIT: Doh! I forgot to add the fact that the free Arby’s deals are only available in Chicago. I’d say that’s a pretty key fact.

This Smile Pinki DVD is not only free, but it also won a 2008 Oscar for Best Short Documentary. What you might not realize is that it beat out the movie I entered for Oscar consideration that year. It was titled The Real Goob and was an expose on how difficult a blogger lifestyle can be. The gripping footage included an infected paper cut I got while opening the mail and a cramp in my wrist that was suffered after typing for 10 minutes straight! The masterpiece was capped off with the Great Freebie Drought of Aught Seven, where for a week I couldn’t find anything worthy of posting and instead took a nap every day.

Man, just thinking about those hardships makes my palms sweaty!

[via Pocket Your Dollars - thanks!]

EDIT: They’ve closed the offer now, so I guess if you signed up earlier, that means you’re going to get the freebie!

You can tell it’s late in the day when you see this free Bounce Dryer Bar offer and start to wonder if it has alcohol in it. I believe it’s time to close this laptop and retire to the back porch with a new episode of The Bugle and some whiskey. And to think people complain that there’s nothing to do on Tuesday nights!

The freebie is from Viewpoints and unfortunately they don’t say if or how many freebies are still available. I hate when companies don’t let you know if the offer is valid or not, but oh well, I’m just a mere blogger who has no influence whatsoever with these companies. Or DO I?!¹ MWAHAHA!

1. Let’s see…oh, no, I don’t [↩]

I act big and tough, but anybody who gets this free youth hunting license from Meijer could probably kick my butt. I one time accidentally killed a fish and spent months in therapy. If I was ever transported back in time to a hunter-gatherer society, I’d last approximately 8.4 seconds before being eaten by a bear.

The coupon is valid until September 26 and says there’s a maximum value of $15, which is…good? Bad? I have no idea how much hunting licenses cost and a Google search produced a picture of a dead moose, which brought on the waterworks. Uh-oh, here they come again just thinking about it. I need to get away from my laptop before it gets wet!

How is it that every time I go to buy new contacts, I can never find a coupon for the type that I have to wear. Case in point, this free Bausch & Lomb Multi-Focal contacts coupon offer. I don’t wear those! Where are the coupons for “contacts Goob is supposed to throw away once a month but ends up using for half a year or until they rip?” I could really go for some of those.

It’s just now dawning on me that my trouble seeing the computer monitor might have nothing to do with it needing to be cleaned.

CVS is currently running one of two sales, depending on your location. Some are selling Wheat Thins for 5/$5 (making them $1 a box) while others are running 2/$4 (making them $2 a box). If you use this free $1 printable coupon (that’s a Firefox link, here’s an IE link), then you’ll either get a box for free or for $1.

If you want to check out the price before heading to the store, use the store locator to look at your location’s weekly circular. The Wheat Thins are on the second or third page.