Hey, It’s Free!

It’s a well documented fact (in my head) that the freebie supply goes up and down. One month I’m search high and low for hours looking for quality freebies and the next I’ve got too many to post. I don’t mind this, because I have fun looking for freebies, but it does hinder my posting ability here on HIF.

So, I’m going to start including posts on how to get a lot of stuff for just a little bit of money. Case in point, how to get 6 full bags of candy and 4 movie tickets for a mere $14, which I found over on Centsible Sawyer yesterday. Our very own Froggie on the forums went to CVS the other day and paid around $20 for over $80 worth of stuff!

There are some great deals out there if you know where to look. Anybody care to share their best coupon saving stories?

If there’s one thing I know each and every one of us have in common, it’s that we love to save money. Seriously, why else would you be reading a site dedicated to freebies?! The problem is that in my quest for daily freebies like knickknack t-shirt, coffee mugs, or candy samples, I sometimes forget about the larger and sometimes much more practical freebies out there.

Take for instance free shipping. I buy things on the Internet all the time. ALL. THE. TIME! If I’m going to buy a book and the nearest bookstore is a good 15 minute drive out of my way, I’ll simply pick it up on Amazon. I have my sibling’s clothing sizes all written down so that I can do my Christmas shopping from the comfort of my couch. If there was a way to buy gasoline on-line and have it transported directly into my truck, I’m pretty sure I’d sign up for it.

Thing is, I rarely remember to Google any discount codes for the site and when I do, I usually can only find outdated and old codes. Suddenly I’ve just spent an hour trying to save $5 and it wasn’t even worth it. Enter Free Shipping.org. If I’m shopping at Macys and need to find some coupons, well gee golly it’s pretty easy to find the Macys free shipping page in a matter of seconds. Same goes for Target, Amazon, Kohls, and 600 other sites!

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I’d never shopped at a Kohl’s until I moved to Virginia, but it certainly came in handy every time I realized I’d lost my last pair of kahkis or needed another belt or whatnot. Some of you might be wondering how you can lose pairs of pants, but trust me, I’m capable of doing such a thing. Looks like my next missplaced clothing item won’t cost me as much to replace it since I just found this free $5 Kohl’s gift card plus another 10% any online purchase. Woo hoo for deals!

[via Moose]

Mornin’ folks… Wow, its been a while since I’ve posted. Or so it feels to me. You could probably track it back a week or two, I think. Anyways, with finals coming up pretty fast for me, I’ve been running around like crazy, finding anything I can with caffeine in it. Seriously. I just tried the Aquafina Alive Energize Water last night to no avail… Of course, after two days of bad energy drink backlash two weeks back, I’m still on the stuff like white on rice…

So when I opened up my Newzie feedreader this morning and found that Starbucks is giving away a free 8oz cup of their new Pikes Place Roast right on MSNBC, well, I had to come here and post it. And then, it got even better because I was beaten. Apparently in today’s USA Today (4/8/2008), there’s a card to get free tall cup of this same roast every wednesday from now through May 28th. Wowohwow! I’ll have enough caffeine soon enough, I’d imagine!

[via the forums]

Bethany from Centsible Shopper just alerted me to the fact that Walgreens is now officially having their Jane Week, which is a week where you can use this $2 off for each Jane makeup product you purchase.

This in and of itself isn’t that huge of a deal, but when combined with other products and coupons, you can suddenly get a lot of products for practically nothing. Here are a few scenarios that Bethany came up with showing how you can get $30 worth of stuff for less than $2. Pretty nifty. Makes me glad I have a Walgreens within walking distance!