Freebies and free stuff

EDIT: Hiffers are reporting this to be dead.

Stride is giving yet another free pack of gum away on their Facebook page. I believe this is the first three-peat from a freebie company via Facebook. That’s way more impressive than any sports championship three-peat but slightly below meeting three guys all named Pete.

Holy Frijoles. My email address for birthday freebies usually gets three or four offers a week. However at midnight last night, I suddenly received 79 of them. Looks like I’ll be busy this week.

However in a pure act of procrastination, I’m first grabbing lunch at Arby’s and enjoying my free 12oz. milkshake with any purchase. With any luck they’ll let me use my free roast beef sandwich coupon they sent when I first signed up.

Signup Freebie: Free Regular Roast Beef sandwich with any drink purchase.
Birthday Freebie: Free 12.oz milkshake with any purchase.

Remember, we have a full list of free birthday food!

And I’ve done it! I’ve kept this Freebies Received series going for a year! Cue the ticker tape parade. No? Okay, how about I eat a sleeve of Oreos?

Freebies Received

• Coupon for one free bag of Ruffles chips
• Purina One SmartBlend Cat Food
• Wellness Pet Food Sample
• Delallo 2011 calendar with $5 in coupons
• Marlboro … coasters?
• February 2011 issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine
• Jan. 31, 2011 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine
• Jan. 31, 2011 issue of Ok! magazine
• Feb. 7, 2011 issue of Ok! magazine
• Jan. 31 – Feb. 6 2011 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine
• February 2011 issue of Playboy magazine
• Jan. 21, 2011 issue of Golf Week magazine
• Jan. 31, 2011 issue of Barron’s magazine
• One weeks worth of Wall Street Journal newspapers

Yes, the only freebie still available from this weeks batch is the Playboy subscription. For some reason that makes me laugh.

If you register with Papa John’s before the Super Bowl this Sunday and the game goes into overtime then you’ll win one free large pizza! In an effort not to jinx anything, I will commence shutting up … now.

Before the game even kicks off, Planters will be giving away free Flavor Grove Almonds the the first 25,000 people to sign up at 6pm est this Sunday. I’ll try to remember to post a reminder about both of these this weekend.

EDIT: This is no longer available.

Target is offering free Maybelline FitME foundation, which is yet another freebie that I have no idea how to use. Let’s see what the product description says.

“Maybelline FitME! is a shade-aligned system of foundation, powder, concealer and blush that offers natural coverage, blends weightlessly and matches skin flawlessly to let the real you shine through.”

Okay, I’m even more confused than before.

EDIT: These are no longer available.

I have no idea what a free Origins Plantscription anti-aging serum is, but from the sounds of it plants are now prescribing drugs. Well that’s just great. How come I got skipped over on the whole “able to prescribe meds” chain? I’d make a great doctor. Gruff attitude? Check. Crude handwriting? You betcha. Excellent knowledge of the human body?

Eh, two out of three is good enough.

As the birthday freebies start rolling in I’ll occasionally include an image of the offer for a little added proof. Today we have Hooters offer of 10 free hot wings. Their coupon expires seven days after your birthday and is only valid at the restaurant you select when signing up, so be sure to pick your nearest location. It also adds that Hooters girls are not included, which makes me wonder how many drunken idiots they actually have to point that out to.

Signup Freebie: Nothing
Birthday Freebie: 10 free wings.

Remember, we have a full list of free birthday food!

EDIT: Many Hiffers are reporting that this code is not working for them. You may want to try MRC37H as a backup.

Code 28CHD4X will earn you one free Blockbuster Express movie rental now through February 3rd. The freebies are a bit slow today, so go grab yourself a movie and enjoy the rest of your afternoon. That advice still stands even if you’re at work. I’m sure your boss will understand.

I first wrote about the free Yoplait original yogurt offer in December, but it’s still going strong and Hiffers keep sending it in, so here’s a friendly reminder. Trust me, this is better than an unfriendly reminder, where I scream at you before threatening to take this outside. But no punches above the neck or below the waist, okay? And I actually just lotioned my hands, so would you mind punching yourself?

I live on the east coast so there’s no way for me to physically verify that Black Angus Steakhouse exists. For that matter, I still have my doubts about New Mexico. I guess the only way to determine if it’s a giant ruse is to join their eClub and get a free birthday BOGO steak dinner coupon.

Signup Freebie: Free dessert with purchase of an entree.
Birthday Freebie: Free steak dinner with a purchase of an additional entree of equal or greater value, up to $19.99.

Remember, we have a full list of free birthday food!