Freebies and free stuff

If you happen to have a location nearby, you may be interested in this coupon for a free BJs 60-day trial membership that doesn’t expire until 12/31. They only have stores in 15 states, so I wouldn’t be surprised if some Hiffers don’t find this useful.

You know, when I open my own brick-and-mortar company one day, I’ll build a store in every town in America! That way, anybody anywhere can visit one of my stores and participate in a freebie. I won’t even bother with all of those nerdy things like “return on investments” or “profit margins.” Who cares about that stuff?!

*KAPERRRZ* A time machine suddenly appears, future Goob steps forth and punches current Goob in the face while muttering something about potential investors digging up this post in the future.

I could have sworn I posted this yesterday. You could have bet me my life savings that I didn’t, I would have taken that bet in a heartbeat, and I’d now be penniless and plotting my revenge. In other words, my bad for the late announcement.

If you head to any participating Saks Fifth Avenue location today, Thursday, September 17 and bring with you a bottle of shampoo, you can swap it for a free bottle of Fekkai shampoo. The freebie retails for $23 and the bottle you bring to swap doesn’t even have to be full. The offer is available until 10:00 pm tonight, so even if you’re reading this in the newsletter, you’ve still got plenty of time to swing by the mall and snag a freebie.

I’d like to add that I didn’t even comment on how a bottle of shampoo costs $23 freaking dollars. Wait…aw, man.

Am I the only adult who will listen to these seven free children’s audio books while driving around thanks in part to the British voice they’re being read in? You could hire a British speaker to read the phone book and I’d not only want to listen, but feel as if I should wear a tuxedo in keeping with the elegance of the occasion.

The stories are a bit on the short side, but they might be useful for driving around town and doing errands.

Two offers that we posted earlier this summer, free Honey Nut Cheerios cereal and free Total Blueberry Pomegranate cereal, are back up and kicking. If you missed them last time around or have a second mailing address (work, friend, dog house, etc.) then now’s your chance to snag them.

Also, Freebies 4 Mom tipped me off to a cool General Mills webpage that lets you track all of the freebies you’ve ordered from them, which I find oddly fascinating. It’s like browsing through your Google Search history and finding that six months ago you were searching for a geoduck recipe and then racking your brain to figure out why. You’ve never eaten geoduck and you’ve certainly never cooked it nor had the desire to. So why was I searching for it?! I mean…why were you searching for it?

I think I’ve gotten a little off topic here.

I have the unfortunate habit of reading aloud whatever I’m currently typing. It’s kind of an extra layer of editing, but it’s also not a good idea in certain situations. Case in point these free Hill’s Science dog treats. As I typed the title, my sleeping dogs awoke before I’d even finished saying “treats” and are now going crazy at my feet. The fact that I’ve said it again twice in the past 10 seconds is not helping matters at all.

If you’ve got any rolls of undeveloped film lying around, you might want to consider taking advantage of Walgreens free 4×6 film developing offer today. There’s a coupon you can print, but some Hiffers who emailed said the same coupon is found in the store circular available as you walk in.

I’ve got an undeveloped disposable camera with pictures from the 4th of July, but I’m not sure I want to see the photos. Something tells me that a camera + grilling and drinking with adults letting loose = photos that best remain unseen. And that’s not even taking into consideration that most of the people involved are family members!

[via Maria - thanks!]

In honor of National Cookie Month, you can get a free Mrs. Fields Cookie from 11am-1pm on Thursday, October 1st at any participating store. Part of me is happy that I’ll be getting a free cookie in a few weeks, but a much larger part of me feels “I want a cookie noooooow.”

[via the Freebie Calendar]

EDIT: I’ve removed the links below as they’re no longer working. When they come back, however, I’ll be sure to post them again.

As a kid, I used to take Excedrin three or four times a week to combat my migraines and it didn’t take long for them to become almost like candy. So now I try not to take anything for the normal headache, but I also recently decided to get some prescription meds and keep them on standby for when the pain is almost debilitating. As luck would have it, Treximet is not only an anti-migraine med, but they’re giving away nine free pills.

Now I’m not a doctor. I’ve never tried Treximet, I don’t have a prescription for it, and so I won’t be using this freebie unless my doc says otherwise. But if you do have a prescription, then you might want to print out this free Treximet coupon offer. It’s valid through November 15 but there’s probably a limit on how many they’ll give away, so you might want to print it now if you think you’ll use it.

If you join the Royal Canin Felines Group, you should then be sure to fill out this second form for a coupon for a free 10-12 oz. Bag of Royal Canin Feline cat food. They actually ask that you create a bio page for your cat before you can get the freebie, almost like it’s a social network for them. I don’t know about your cat, but mine has zero interest in meeting nearby cats or joining “I hate when mice scamper away” groups.

I also enjoy the fine print on the cat bio page. One stipulation says “No language or images inappropriate for a 7 year old.” I have a feeling I’m going to spend the rest of the day trying to figure out what word an 8 year old could hear that he or she couldn’t have heard a year prior.

If you join the Luvs Network, you’ll be sent a free $5 Luvs coupon in the mail. There’s also a Welcome Kit that you can download, which has coloring pages for your child, but I find baby drawings to be a bit lacking. They tend to stare blankly at the page for way too long and then they opt for drooling on the page rather than using any crayons. Before you know it, they’re trying to eat the darn thing and start crying when they realize it tastes horrible. Well what did they expect?! Everybody knows you can’t eat paper without a little salt and pepper.