Freebies and free stuff

Geez, I received a ton of coupons for full free packages of food. A package of deli meat, turkey bacon, rice, and two boxes of macaroni. Throw in the other food samples from the Kraft Sample pack and I’m going to be eating better than I normally do thanks to freebies!

Freebies Received

• Kraft Sample Pack of four bags of wheat thins, three coffee caramel mixes, a coupon for one free package of Oscar Mayer deli meat, and a coupon for one free box of Kraft macaroni
• Depend underwear for men
• Coupon for free package of Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon
• Dr. Scholl’s For Her shoe insert
• Coupon for free package of Uncle Ben’s rice
• John Frieda Root Awakening shampoo, conditioner, and lotion
• Eucerin lotion
• Coupon for free package of Kraft Cheesy macaroni
• Coupons for Enfamil, Maria Callender’s, and Banquet
• June 2010 issue of Redbook magazine
• May 19, 2010 issue of Golf Week for Her magazine
• May 21, 2010 issue of Golf Week magazine
• June 2010 issue of Spin magazine
• June 2010 issue of Popular Science magazine
• June 15, 2010 issue of Wine Spectator magazine
• Summer 2010 issue of Vim & Vigor magazine

Anybody else happy with their haul last week?

EDIT: Many Hiffers are reporting that this offer is no longer available.

I hope this free Hugo Boss Element cologne comes in a tiny vial because they always make me feel like a giant scientist. I once took that fantasy a bit too far and mixed all of my colognes together in an attempt to create a magic potion. Turns out the only magical property it had was repelling women.

[thanks Hip 2 Save!]

My obsession with All You magazine started last month when Hiffer Shaynon said HIF was mentioned in the April issue. I ended up getting a subscription and the June issue arrived today. After flipping through it, there’s only one thing I have to say: hello Couponville. According to All You’s own site, there are over $100 in coupons in this month’s edition ($102.61 to be exact).

So I’ve started to view All You similar to a newspaper subscription. Just like you pay to have coupons delivered to you every Sunday, it makes sense to find the lowest price for an All You subscription so that you can take advantage of their coupons.

Amazon currently sells it for $19.95 a year, which is still a good deal. But if you don’t mind a few extra steps, you can get a one year subscription for $14.37!

• Sign up with Big Crumbs.
• After logging in, search for magazines.com
• Click on the orange “shop now” button and you’ll be taken to magazines.com
• Now search for All You and you’ll see it listed as $19.97.
• Make your purchase and then head back to Big Crumbs. Within two weeks, your account will be credited with 28% of your purchase, or about $5.60.
• This means your final price is $14.37 for a one year subscription!

The $5.60 rebate from Big Crumbs will be sent to you via Paypal. From start to finish, it took about five weeks for me to receive my rebate and my first issue. You’ll only need to use a few coupons to recoup the cost and seeing as how you’ll get 12 issues each with $100 in savings, chances are you’ll come out ahead.

Eastern states will have their free Kerastase hair treatment and blow dry service this Wednesday, May 26 at participating salons. Western states have to wait until June 23 but don’t worry, I’ll remind you closer to the date. They do suggest making a $10 donation to Locks of Love.

What exactly is this freebie? Well, they say they’ll give you the “ultimate hair transformation.” Sweet! I want to transform mine into a water fountain. No, no, make it a miniature sculpture of the Battle of Little Bighorn. Should be easy enough.

[thanks Becca!]

I really wish my mind didn’t wander so frequently and make random associations. Take this new free Aveeno Nourish+ shampoo link. Every time I hear their name, I think of vino and long story short, I’ve been drinking wine since I got up this morning. Let’s go streaking!

Reservations are being taken for free Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwiches now. You won’t actually be able to get your freebie until May 31 through June 5, but you have to reserve a time to get your freebie.

Heck, this offer wasn’t even supposed to go live until Monday. What intern at Chick-fil-A pushed the publish button a few days early?! Do you know how much of an inconvenience this caused me when I had to rewrite this entire post? I’d say it added at least 40 or 50 seconds to my workload today. Can I put in a claim for worker’s comp?

EDIT: They’ve been having trouble with their site today, so keep trying until you are able to reserve a spot.

[thanks Veronica!]

Walmart really missed a golden opportunity with their free ice cream sundaes event tomorrow, Saturday, May 22 from 11am – 4pm. Why not give the ice cream sundaes away on Sunday? I don’t think you understand how much joy it would have brought me to say “I’d like my Sunday sundae please!” Plus, now what are the odds that I screw up and ask for an ice cream Saturday tomorrow? 40%?

[thanks to everybody who sent this in!]

This free Original Jazz Classics Remasters album got me thinking. I don’t get what’s so hard about playing excellent jazz. I bet I could do it. Heck, I’ve already mastered the jazz hands part!

[thanks Freebies 4 Mom!]

At this Saturday’s free Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic, kids will be making a catapult. Yes! My childhood dream of donning a suit of armor and being launched into an enemy’s castle just got one step closer to fruition. Or maybe you dreamed of being an early circus performer and launched to the rafters. As the old Chinese proverb says, there are many reasons to be hurled from a catapult, but the view is the same.

Space is limited, so you need to register on-line beforehand!

EDIT: We Hiffed it!

This free Camocare anti-aging cream will make you look younger and is organic. I’ve actually got my own organic skincare line called Goob’s Brown Sludge. They’re jars of mud from the pristine hillside otherwise known as my back yard.

Huh? Health benefits? Oh come on, now you sound like those annoying FDA officials.