Freebies Received: Week #14
EDIT: Here’s a link to the new Sample Showcase site. If you received one, I’d suggest filling out their “survey” to help encourage them to send more of these in the future.
Like many others, I received my Sample Showcase pack this week and oh yeah! I don’t know who at the US Postal Office came up with this idea, but give them a raise. On second thought, go ahead and promote them straight to Postmaster General. They can then use their new power to slowly replace junk mail and bills with nothing but bountiful freebies.
The Showcase isn’t available anymore. In fact, I think it was a trial run or something, but trust me, I’ll keep an eye out for it’s (hopeful) return.
Freebies Received
- US Postal Office Sample Showcase
- Secret Clinical Strength deodorant
- Aveeno Positively Ageless lotion
- Aveeno Positively Ageless night cream
- Shower to Shower Sport body powder
- Shower to Shower Shimmer Effects body powder
- Splenda sweetener
- Aveeno Nourish+ Moisurize shampoo
- Aveeno Nourish+ Moisurize conditioner
- Dove peanut butter chocolate bar
- Two Nescafe Taster’s Choice instant coffee
- McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Steak marinade
- Bengay Moist Heat therapy
- Shutterfly Wink photo bookmark
- May 17, 2010 issue of OK Magazine
- June 2010 issue of Woman’s Day magazine
- June 2010 issue of Town & Country magazine
- May 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review magazine
So, did anybody else get the Showcase pack or something else they enjoyed?
all i got was u pads =(
Good week for you Goob. I didn’t get much, but I appreciate what I did get.
John Freida shampoo and conditioner
Kandoo video cd
Soap Opera Digest
Pampers
Think that was it. Thanks!
Got the Showcase, the Re-Nue, lots of pads, popcorn, a juicy juice sippy cup, steak marinade and some sugar substitute. Cool week for me!
Got the itty, bitty bar of Lever 2000 soap and my sample showcase with everything you did. When I go to mysampleshowcase.com and enter my info, I keep getting this message. “Our records show that no box was sent to the address entered. We appreciate your interest in particiapting [misspelled] but, for now, we only need to hear from people who received the Sample Showcase. If you feel you have reached this page in error, we encourage you to try again tomorrow and apologize for the inconvenience.” Hey USPS, how do you think I got that URL if I didn’t receive the box? Anyone else getting that error message?
I got plenty of magazines this week: OK, town & country, vegetarian times,marie claire, stroke connection, WE. Also, received Ukotex, gelblasts by powerbar(taste like gummy bears) 8×10 pix from walgreens, photo magnet from CVS.
Got my sample showcase, Carefree pantiliner, 8×10 photo
Besides the wonderful Sample Showcase, I also finally received:
Power Gel Blasts
Abuelita Hot Chocolate
Orville R Cheese Popcorn
Lever Soap x2
P&G Box x2: Diapers, Cascade, Pantene, Metamucil
KLM Luggage Tags
Might be forgetting a few, but all in all it wasn’t a bad week!
Goob, I’m wondering if you read the cover story in the Woman’s Day magazine (“The Man Issue”), and if you could share what you learned
I got the sample showcase. Very cool. I also received Pantene Shampoo and conditioner. Thanks.
I got the sample showcase and was really impressed! The same day, I got my order from drugstore.com – they were having a special where if you spent $30 in their “green” section, you got a HUGE bag of samples from green/natural companies. Some awesome stuff in there, and totally worth spending $30.
Got the showcase with everything you got. Got some Dove shampoo & conditioner, a couple of Aveeno samples and a few other things (sorry, I forgot what they were! It’s been a crazy week!) But, I appreciate everything I’ve gotten!
Plus, I got my FREE photo book from SnapFish.com! IT’s THE BESTEST!!!! I did it with pictures from the first year of my son’s life. What a fantastic Mother’s Day present!!!
And, I really appreciate YOU, GOOB! WooHoo!!!
I got my sample showcase box AND filled out the survey, no probs. Well one problem. My Dove chocolate bar arrived. In liquid form. As in melted. A quick trip to the fridge fixed that little issue!
Trish – I’m getting the same error message.
I received
* U By Kotex tampons/pads from Walmart
* Rebate from Organix conditioner
* ReNue contact lens solution (this was 4 oz which is actually a big sample!!!)
* Lever 2000 soap (very small)
* L’Oreal shampoo/conditioner/overnight repair hair samples
* John Frieda shampoo/conditioner sample
* OK Magazine (was very surprised the free subscription actually went through!!)
and the big one…
* US Postal Service Sample Showcase…wow this was incredible!!!
Lori – Same here! It was still yummy =)
got my sample showcase last week. no samples this week:( oh well, maybe tomorrow!
Got the Showcase and have started using the samples included. I plan to submit reviews of the products when requested. Great freebie!
P&G sampler w/ iams cat food, pantene, cascade and metamucil. Lever 2000 soap for very small people. More pads. Coupns for free kraft mac, B1g1 kettle chips and free Idahoan mashed potatoes.
I did not get the US Mail Sample Box – When I tried it said that I was not eligible for it. I did get the P&G Sampler with Iams Cat-food, Metamucil, Cascade, and Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner! Kotex from walmart also.
DAMMIT!!! I always miss the really good stuff
But anyway…I did finally receive my multi tool from Coppenhagen. I was going to give it to my husband, but I kept it for myself. I was really surprised that it didn’t say Coppenhagen on it anywhere.
I got the showcase box. It was like opening a Chrismas present when I started going through all of the stuff in the box. I did the survey and it said to come back on June 14th to order another sample box. I can’t wait!!! I also got the Renu contact solution.
that dove bar was rad.
Yes! I got the post office freebies. It was awesome. I got everything that you showed in the picture. I am happy I signed up for that one and after reading the comments after taking the survey, come to find out we will be getting another package around June 14th. Can’t wait. Thanks Goob.
I got my showcase too, and am curious-What geniues thought it would be a good idea to put a chocolate bar in the mail in May. You guessed it, mine was melted, but nothing the freezer couldn’t fix (though it did change the flavor a bit).
Got my sample showcase too!! And my Dove bar was also melted!! But the whole thing was just awesome! I did the survey thing too. Got the renu solution too, and the wink photostrip! Also got the adorable little Lever 2000 bar, it’ll go great in my doll house!
Still consider myself new to this, hopefully things will pick up. This week I received 2 Pull-Ups training pants & a Purex complete 3 in 1 laundry sheets (2 loads & coupon). Would of loved to have gotten the UPS showcase sample. Would like to add the Pull-Ups I received came from Costco within just a few days of signing up.
Good week for me, got the sample showcase with the requisite melted dove bar
10 free photo business cards
first issue of OK mag
Loreal everstrong shampoo & conditioner
John Frieda shampoo & conditioner
undies and cami from Lane Bryant
2nd window alert decals
U Kotex
8×10 photo collage from Walgreens
Slow week… but the Sampler Showcase made up for it!! =-D Love It!
I couldn’t get the sample showcase (grumble), but I did get a few freebies this week.
Metamucil Pink Lemonade mix
Lever 2000 little bar of soap
More Prilosec OTC pills
Head and Shoulders shampoo and conditioner
Aveeno Nourish and Shine Shampoo and Conditioner
Some pads (Carefree and Tena pads (Tena pads are for my older relative))
All I know is that I won’t have to get pads, soap, shampoo/conditioner, or Prilosec pills at the store for a VERY long time (from all the samples I’ve received this year!)
Hmm.. this week i got the renu sample (like it!!), coupons for FREE 2 oz men body wash from bath body works, lane bryant cami (then giving it to my mother in law). And michaels store decided to give me a box of (value pack) stickers because there’s no UPC and the box was beat up.. Thank you Michaels!!!
I signed up for Sample Showcase, but didn’t get a box from USPS. To my best knowledge it did say I was in for one. I have a tiny multi apt. box though, and if the packages are too big we get a key left by the carrier to open a BIG box.
I recieved several financial and technology magazines, some sweetener and the John Frieda sample. My elderly neighbor loves shampoo & hair treatment samples. Thanks, Goob!
Love love love the “showcase” box!!!! My mailman… not so thrilled.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get the showcase box…maybe next time, I signed up my email address. I did get the following:
Lever 2000 soap
Lowe’s Creative Ideas Magazine with coupons
Pantene shampoo and conditioer with coupons
Abultia Hot Chocolate drink with coupon
Kroger coupons for free and money off coupons for things I buy there like free Ruffles chips, etc.
A pretty good week. Thabks Goob for your awesome site!!
I got the flavored Splenda, the Gillette ProGlide razor (yay!), more Kotex pads, coupon for free Country Bob’s sauce… I think that was it!
As creepy as this sounds when I hear the mailman I watch him to see if he puts anything in my mailbox, and he reads each sample box before putting it in…. he even dug through my food donation bag Saturday, and broke a bag of rice open. I wish they’d make samples more covert!
Got the USPS gift pack, Kotex, Carefree, several GOOD mags, Pantene SH/C, Coupon for FREE 4pk. of YoPlus Yogurt, 2 hot chocolate pkts, DDonuts Turbo coffee, 2 Dove mens body wash, Lane Bryant Cami, Lever 2000, Numerous photo freebies, several in-store freebies at the mall, Two P&G gift pkgs-(1 here and 1 at Mom’s house!!) 4 free Marlboro Snus (for a friend!) etc, etc, etc…..
OH, PLUS SEVERAL COUPONS. (You can print one and then have one sent to you incase a store near your house won’t accept coupons printed at home!!)
This was by far the GREATEST freebie week in history.
**I even won a package of “Bumpits” for my daughters hair!! (For some reason they sent two pkg.’s!!!)
Thanks Goob, YOU’RE THE MAN!!!
TO #20 CeeCee,
Because you were wondering……..
The name “Copenhagen” or any brand of Tobacco such as “Marlboro” is NO LONGER ALLOWED to be placed on any promotional items (Tshirts, keychains…) I think it all started back with Camel’s “Joe”. The government decided that Camel was using a cute cartoon-like camel to promote a deadly habit and made it illegal to do so in the USA. Their main argument was that tobacco co.’s were gearing their advertising toward teens by using such characters.
**So, whenever you see any ashtrays or any other promotional items with a tobacco logo (yard sale, etc..) BUY IT!!! They will certainly be collector’s items from what I was told by a reputable source.
I got the showcase and the dunkin donuts coffee. Slow week. I feel like I got something else, but I can’t remember what it was!
I got the showcase sampler also, plus a Spin magazine, UKotex, Power Blasts, Feminine pads, Renu solution, Forbes magazine, Orville Red. chedder cheese popcorn.
this past week I received the Sample Showcase box, Yoplait yogurt coupon, OK magazine and Womans Day Magazine.
thanks
also, i received via email
a coupon for a free 1/3 Burger from Fuddruckers (birthday deal),
a coupon for a free cake slice from Boston Market,
a coupon for a free entree @Uno Pizz,
coupon for a free scoop of ice cream from Ben & Jerrys,
coupon for a Free Pastry from la Madeleine,
all via email No purchase necessary. It pays to sign up for your birthday!
Goob i recieved my sample showcase this week. It was great except for the candy. I live in south Florida and it was melted. But everything else was great. I also got Lever soap, P&G gift pack and lots of other stuff.
Thanks Goob your the best.
i’m going to go check my mail box, and i recieved a usps missed you notice in the mail a couple weeks ago, maybe its the show case samples? idk we’ll see i hope so! even though i don’t remember signing up for the show case. i reallllllllllllllllly hope it is =)
I also got the pack from my mail carrier yay it was a very nice sample pack and I took the survey right away in hopes of more.
Maybe the survey doesn’t show up for me because the package was sent to my p. o. box. What can I say? I live in a very rural area where the directions to my home are: up the hill, fourth house on the right, can’t miss it.
I got halo 3 ODST in the mail a couple day ago! ^^
I signed up for the free OK and Women’s Day (about a week-two weeks ago) but have yet to see them =(
Enjoyed the sample showcase box. Freezing the candy bar, it was sooo good (diet be damned)
i got the show case
2 astro glide
laver soap
the contact sulotion
marie claire magizine
thats about it!
Exciting to go to the mailbox, I get samples a couple times a week now. Thanks to your site and links. Today I received re-nu contact lens solution that includes a $4 coupon, $4 wow! Also Lever soap sample again. My favorite was the Uni-ball pen.