Freebies and free stuff

On the confirmation page of this free Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheet offer, there’s a link to a Purex Laundry iPhone app. Is that necessary? Do we really need an app for laundry? At this rate, we’ll have a “shoe tying” app by March. Come June, the hottest app will be “blinking 101.”

If you e-mail your mailing address to info@vaskaproducts.com, then you can get a sample of Vaska’s free Herbatergent sample, which is both a herbal detergent and a killer Scrabble word.

I think these free Bounce dryer sheets are the first time Sam’s Club has made the member ID field mandatory, which puts me in a pickle as I don’t have a membership. The form, however, accepted nine random digits that I typed, so I guess we’ll see in 6-8 weeks if they are serious about enforcing this or if they’re like the “do not remove” tags on mattresses.

[via NWA Deals - thanks!]

EDIT: This freebie is no longer available.

The free $35 coupon booklet of cleaning supplies is back! I still haven’t used any from the previous book. That might explain why I’ve made more dust angels than snow angels this winter.

This free Home Made Simple newsletter is said to come with “…samples, coupons, and sweepstakes offers from brands like Cascade, Dawn, Febreze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer. Sometimes, you may even receive free samples…” I don’t normally post newsletter freebies, but seeing as how they’ve made good with a bazillion coupon books in the past, I feel confident about them actually getting some freebies.

Not that I’ve actually used any of the coupons. That would imply that I clean my apartment with any regularity. No, instead I find that moving to a new home every few months is far easier.

EDIT: This freebie is no longer available.

I automatically support any product that promises to be angry and/or extreme, so how could I pass on free Mean Green hand soap? Just look at their mascot! We need a mascot like that for HIF.¹

He looks tough enough to beat me up, although that’s not saying much. Just yesterday I knocked myself out by getting tangled in my coat and stumbling into the door. Then last night, I gave myself a black eye while cheering for a Packers touchdown. I thought about covering my entire house in bubble wrap, but it was too expensive.

They’re a small company, so I’d suggest only requesting this freebie if you’re truly interested in the soap and might purchase it in the future.

1. And preferably one that doesn’t have a freaking grammatical error in it! [↩]

EDIT: Looks like this offer has ended. You can still sign up for Vocalpoint, however, and get sample/freebie offers from time to time.

I’ve never used Vocalpoint before, but if you sign up for a free account and then join their Facebook page, you’ll get a free sample of Tide Swash. It doesn’t look like I’ll get the freebie though, because VP wouldn’t let me join. Apparently I’m two ovaries short of the required amount.

Hey, guys buy things too! And we tell our friends about them! I could go on a nice, long rant about the number of “women only” websites out there, but instead I’ll go drink some whiskey. I find it to be more productive.

EDIT: These are all “dried” up. Heh heh heh, get it? Hello?

The Seventh Generation freebie I posted yesterday has already died, but there’s a new free Seventh Generation dryer sheets offer up. At this rate I’ll be able to wash my entire wardrobe and house with SG freebies within a few weeks.

I love their anti-spam question, too. Yesterday it was 1+0 and today I got 7+0. Are spam bots really that stupid? The ones on our forums seem like they could program a nuclear missile. Every time I engage in battle with them, I feel like I’m one step closer to becoming Robocop.

EDIT: We Hiffed it.

Geez, it’s already 2:30?! That’s what happens when I get engrossed in working on something new – I completely lose track of time! I feel bad for my future children. Getting stranded at baseball practice or spending the night at school will definitely be a regular occurrence for them. I’ll be sure to save this free Seventh Generation hand and dish soap and let them squirt it in my eyes for revenge.

Be sure to print out the $1 coupon as well if you like Seventh Generation soap.

ShopText has a new freebie available via text messaging – simply text NATURAL to 467467 and you’ll get a free sample of Clorox Green Works laundry detergent.

I just realized I never wrote a guide to using ShopText, so look for that in the next few days. But until then, here’s a quick guide: you sign up for a free account on ShopText.com and then any time you want one of their freebies, you send a text message with the secret word. Their software matches your phone number to the address you used when signing up and automatically ships the freebie out to ya!

It’s kind of nifty and cool as long as you overlook how close we’re getting to creating Skynet.