Freebies and free stuff

I haven’t received my free Oregon Chai tea that we posted earlier this month, but it seems that the offer is back up as of yesterday. A few Hiffers wrote in to say they saw ads for the freebie in their Sunday paper, which only brings one question to mind: why does my local paper suck? I didn’t see any ads for it! In fact, the lead story on the front page was a riveting tale of the dangers of fallen leaves on roads. The horror!

I’m starting to realize it doesn’t take much to create news where I live. In fact, I bet I could get on the front page if I danced around Main Street with HeyItsFree.net painted on my chest!

In order to get this free Olay Total Effects Anti-Aging body wash, you have to log-in or sign up with Proctor and Gamble Everyday Solutions. The body wash promises to have “7 skin benefits,” so in the interest of science¹, I’m going to try and guess all seven.

1. Dirt and grim are washed off.
2. Leaves a thin, temporary fire-resistant coating.
3. Four words: Glow in the dark!
4. With every wash, you look three days younger.
5. Contains 100% daily value of zinc, iron, and fiber – and they’re all absorbed through your skin!
6. Can burn off unwanted moles, freckles, and body hair with focused scrubbing.
7. May result in free transformation of feet into flippers!

How many do you think I got correct? Five?

You’ll be offered a few other coupons as well. I had $1 off Scope and another $1 off Downy coupons available, among others.

1. this doesn’t actually help science out at all [↩]

EDIT: This is no longer available.

Don’t forget that today, Monday, October 26 is when KFC is giving away free grilled chicken. We wrote up a post about it last week, but I figured a little reminder couldn’t hurt. In fact, I have to remind myself of things all the time. Sometimes I…even…forget…oh crap, I need to breathe!

*takes deep breath*

Ah, much better. I’m always forgetting the most basic stuff!

The site for these free Pampers Extra Protection diapers via Walmart have these little stars that are … twinkling? I guess. It’s kind of a flickering to me; as if they need to have their light bulbs changed.

They only have size 4 and 5 available, so these are for giant babies or average-sized kids who are a bit older.

[via the forums]

Who’s excited for Halloween this year? It’s the one day of the year when you can get away with wearing crazy costumes (unless you’re Lady Gaga). If you plan on having lots of trick-or-treaters this year, make sure to use the following candy coupons to get more bang for your buck. FYI, the Target candy coupons don’t expire until mid-November, so use them again after Halloween and stock up on clearance candy! Your dentists will love you.

Grocery Coupons

Nestle: Coupons.com has a $2 off one 24oz. bag of any Nestle candy

Mars (again): The Target Coupon Generator also has a $1 off two 12.6 oz. bags of M&M’s Halloween candy. This one expires in 10/31, however.

Snickers: $1 off one 90-count tub of Snickers bars at Target

Starburst & Skittles: $1 off one bag of Starburst & Skittles fun size candy at Target

Kellogg’s: $1 off one box of Kellogg’s cereal at Target

Mars: $1 off one bag of fun-size assorted Mars candy bars at Target

Heinz: $1 off 3 jars of Heinz HomeStyle gravy

Swiss Tea: 75 cents off one gallon or 2 half-gallons of Swiss Tea

Minute Maid: $1 off 2 Minute Maid frozen novelties (via mail)

V8: $1 off one bottle of V8 V-Fusion

Spice Island: $1.50 off Spice Islands Saigon cinnamon (or any spice, really)

Pepperidge Farm: $1 off select Pepperidge Farms crackers [FF] [IE]

Health & Beauty Coupons

Aveeno: $2 off Aveeno Positively Radiant [FF] [IE]

Triaminic: $1.50 off Triaminic cold/flu medicine [FF] [IE]

Zantac: $5 off Zantac OTC

Miscellaneous Coupons

Adidas Outlet Stores: Knit caps only $4.99 each with coupon. Hurry, offer expires 10/31!

Old Navy: Take 15% off your purchase. Hurry, offer expires 10/31!

If you think your dog will let you dress him/her up in a Halloween costume, then head to your local Petco store Saturday, October 24 and get a free 1lb. bag of Hill’s Science dog food! Too bad there’s no way either of my dogs will let me dress them up. They love me and all, but even they draw the line somewhere.

Additional prizes will be awarded and registration begins at 1 pm. The “contest” will be held from 2-4 pm and freebie supplies will obviously be on a first come, first serve basis.

[via Jessica - thanks!]

We’ve posted this free Prilosec OTC offer a few times in the past year, but it’s still available. Plus, with all the free food I’ve posted today, I figure there will be some Hiffers suffering from heartburn soon!

Okay, what is up with all the free food coupons? This will be the fourth one I’ve posted today and seventh currently on the main page of HIF. I’m not complaining, but let’s just say my jeans are already tight enough. A man needs some free fruit or veggies once in a while!

Oh well, until then, here’s a coupon for a free Fazoli’e small spaghetti with a drink purchase. It doesn’t expire until November 15th and you can print it as many times as you want, so here’s to eating a ton of free carbs! It’ll be like reliving my high school days where I ran cross country. I was never that good, but I loved the part where I got to eat as much as humanly possible leading up to a race. In hindsight, that may have been why I was so slow.

[via Mommy Snacks - thanks!]

EDIT: This coupon offer is no longer available.

There’s a coupon offer available for a free Ted’s Montana Grill entree worth $8 if you answer the quiz question with The World’s Largest Buffalo. The coupon will be e-mailed to you within 7-10 days and their locations are a bit scattered, but thankfully they do have a few in Montana. I would have been forced to ridicule them mercilessly otherwise.

If you take this coupon to your local Panda Express and buy a 2 or 3-Entree Plate, you can get a single serving entree item free. I’ve never been to a Panda Express before, but … ok, I’ll just come out and ask it: they don’t serve pandas as food, right? I don’t care how delicious they may be, there’s no way I could bring myself to eat a panda. Pretty much all black & white animals are off limits for being too cute: pandas, penguins, dalmations. I guess maybe I could eat a zebra if push came to shove. But I wouldn’t enjoy it!

You’ve got until Tuesday, October 27, 2009 to use the coupon.

[via Susan - thanks!]