Freebies and free stuff

Here’s a list of the current Facebook Freebie offers I could find. And as always, if you’re not already a fan of Hey, It’s Free on Facebook, then what are you waiting for?

Clarins: Become a fan of theirs before November 8, because that’s the cutoff date for receiving the mystery Clarins freebie on Nov. 9.

Outback Steakhouse: If you’re one of the first 500,000 people to become a fan, you get a coupon for a free Bloomin’ Onion with the purchase of an entree. They’re only at 70,000 fans right now, so something tells me all of use will get the coupon.

Papa John’s Pizza: Become a fan and get a free medium cheese pizza with a minimum online order of $10. Offer expires on Nov. 9 and if you don’t want to become a fan of theirs, here’s a sneaky way to simply have the coupon e-mailed to you.

USA Weekend: I don’t normally post contests (but will soon! *hint hint*), however USA Weekend magazine is holding a contest to give away one free Epiphone Les Paul Special II Gibson guitar autographed by Lady Antebellum. All you have to do is become a fan of them on Facebook and currently, there are only 2,000 fans! If all 8,500+ Facebook Hiffers joined in on this contest, chances are one of us would win. You must become a fan by Friday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. and official rules can be found here.

The third and final round for Kodak’s free $15 gift code started yesterday and will be available to the first 100,000 people to sign up. Unfortunately, the discount doesn’t apply to shipping and you can’t receive another free $15 if you got one during the first two rounds. However, a slew of new readers have discovered HIF recently and many Hiffers commented on the last post and mentioned that they got some great items for little more than the cost of shipping, including a family photo book, Christmas ornaments and photo cards, and personalized coffee mugs.

I finally settled on what to get my mom as a gift, but since she reads HIF, I can’t say what it is. Okay, fine, I’ll tell you *lowers voice to a whisper* it’s the coffee mug!

Wait, whispering doesn’t work over the Internet, does it?

If you missed the first offer or didn’t use your code in time, Kodak has released 100,000 more free $15 gift codes. Unfortunately, the discount doesn’t apply to shipping, but you can still net some really nice items on the cheap. Like before, once all the codes are given out for this phase, 40% off codes will be given away. If you were the recipient of a 40% code last time, then you’re allowed to come back during this or the next phase and get the free $15 code.

Judging from traffic stats and comments on the previous post, a ton of Hiffers took advantage of this offer last time. What’s everybody buying? I need ideas

Free music from Amazon is starting to become a routine event and I couldn’t be happier. The three albums below have 28 free songs in all and there’s a little something for everybody.

• The O’Neill Brothers Wedding Music
• Brushfire Records Fall 2009 Sampler
• Ryko: Flash Of Light Sampler

The funny thing is that I download all this free music and then promptly forget about it. Months later, iTunes will shuffle past one of the songs and it’s like a brand new discovery. “Hey, I’ve never heard this before! Cool, new music!”

What can I say, I get excited over small things. If I find a quarter on the ground, it’s easily the highlight of my week.

I know a lot of Hiffers, like myself, participate in the MyCokeRewards program. Despite these three free points we can get in exchange for watching a video, I have to wonder, am I ever going to have enough points to get a decent prize? I’ve been saving up for almost two years now and the best prize I can get is a freaking Coke tote bag. No offense Coke, but I don’t tote that much stuff.

Here are some free Disney Rewards Points that were posted over on the forums recently. Thanks to all the Hiffers posting over there!

1. HEART – worth 50 points
2. Watch this Blu-ray video. You can skip the intro and it’s worth 100 points. It’s rather long, so you might want to play it while you’re doing something else.

Disney has a free rewards program where you find and enter codes that earn you points which can be redeemed for prizes. We have a thread on the forums where we’re beginning to collect any codes we find, but to get everybody started, here are five codes that collectively will earn 105 points:

1. TINA – worth 20 points
2. GOBLOON – worth 30 points
3. GRAVEYARDS – worth 40 points
4. EN9FNF93N2 – worth 5 points
5. LIGHT – worth 10 points

If you happen to know of any valid codes, please feel free to join up on the forums and post them in the Disney thread.

After making a post about ExpoTV last month, I figure quite a few Hiffers are now signed up with them and earning free prizes in exchange for their reviews. I actually just cashed out an Amazon giftcard with them on Sunday and received an e-mail today with the certificate code! However, I wanted to mention that the letter comes from perks.com and my account actually flagged it as spam. Had I not been looking around in my spam folder, it may have sat there for an extra week or two.

Just thought I’d pass along that info. The full e-mail address of the confirmation letter is OrderConfirmation@perks.com, so you might want to add them to your contacts list if you think you might get a gift certificate through ExpoTV.

Off Topic Sidenote: One of the features Expo has is that it lets you see the first video of anybody you referred to their site. So, I’ve been watching a ton of reviews from Hiffers and they’re all pretty good! It’s nice to see some of the faces of my readers as well

It turns out that if you opt into their e-mail program, you can get a free $5 Kohl’s giftcard for your next in-store purchase plus a code for 10% off your next Kohls.com purchase. During the holiday season, I create a new e-mail account and sign up for newsletters at any of the stores my family shops at. Then I pass along the discount codes they send me and help the Goob Household save a little bit of money.

They used to make fun of me for running a freebie blog, but ever since I started giving them codes, they seem to have shut their yappers

EDIT: Some Hiffers are reporting in the comments that after taking this survey, it won’t submit. So I’d consider this to be dead.

If you’re thinking about making any semi-big purchases in October, you may want to consider taking this fairly long survey in exchange for a free month subscription to ConsumerReports.org. They’re a non-profit consumer agency that reviews everything from digital cameras to lawnmowers to dishwashers and they’re quite blunt if a product is superb, average, or downright atrocious. Kinda like me. I’m not afraid to tell it like it is! Just as long as it doesn’t bother anybody. I wouldn’t want to hurt their feelings.

I personally didn’t take this survey, as I already have a subscription with them, but others have said it’s a bit on the long side. Still, it’s a good deal if you want a second opinion before buying something.

The current list of Facebook Freebie are a bit thin, but there are some time-sensitive offers below that might be worth your while. And as always, if you’re not already a fan of Hey, It’s Free on Facebook, then what are you waiting for?

Carl’s Jr. – Click the “Get What You Deserve” tab, then click on the burger, and finally scroll down to find a coupon for a free small fries with the purchase of The Big Carl burger at regular price. There’s also a chuckle inducing video at the top of the page staring Leon from Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Facebook Ads – So far Chick-fil-A, Burt’s Bees, and Texas Pete Hot Sauce have been confirmed as companies giving away freebies randomly throughout Facebook via their ads. More info can be found in this post.

Lettering Delights – They’re offering $10 in free product and there’s no minimum order plus you get free shipping! You can browse through their products on their website and the offer doesn’t expire until September 30, so you’ve got some time to pick what you want. Just to be clear, most of what they sell are downloadable fonts, graphics, and doodads that are used for scrapbooking.

*TODAY ONLY* Panda Express – You don’t even have to become a fan to get this coupon for a free SweetFire Chicken Breast entree. Like the bold today only text implies, this coupon is only valid for Friday, September 25.

Sara Lee Pre-Sliced Deli Meat – Become a fan and get a free $3 coupon. Some people say this is their favorite meat for sandwiches, but I think that’s bullocks. Everybody knows it’s too delicious to bother with putting in a sandwich!

Okay, so that was a pretty weak list, but it’s all I could find for this week.

EDIT: What the what? ALL THREE freebies that I posted today are now dead? Shouldn’t this have been in my horoscope or something?

This free Carfax Report offer is more of a playful freebie unless you’re in the market to purchase a car. I used my free report to look up my truck and was told that the odometer had potentially been tampered. Yeah, it’s my fault the makers only put five digits on the display so that after 99,999 it simply rolled over. Furthermore, I can’t believe I was caught! As soon as the first 100,000 were put on it, I raced around the country to secretly put on another 100,000 without anybody being any the wiser!

You know, I probably shouldn’t be telling this to tens of thousands of people. I’d make a horrible evil scientist.

EDIT: It doesn’t look like this is available anymore.

If you drink any Coke products with regularity, you should consider signing up for My Coke Rewards and entering in the points found under the cap / inside the box. They can be redeemed for magazine subscriptions, coupons for free drinks, and various other prizes.

There’s currently a deal going on where you can also get 25 free points as well as a coupon for a free appetizer at T.G.I. Friday’s if you go to their Earn Points page and click on the TGIF logo. It’ll take you to a TGIF signup form for their Give Me More Stripes reward program and after you join, you’ll then be e-mailed a code worth 25 Coke points. Coupons for free drinks only cost 24 points, so basically you’re getting a free drink plus the free coupon that TGIF will send you for an appetizer.

Become a fan of T.G.I. Friday’s Woody ( ) on Facebook, click on the Register tab and give them your e-mail address. You’ll then be sent a coupon for a free Jack Daniel’s burger valid from October 11-14. Baseball playoffs will be going on then, so this weekend has officially become my favorite of the year since it’ll combine my favorite sport and freebies. Now if only I could find a way to include monkeys into this scenario!

If you’re a new customer, you can get 50 free Snapfish prints by using the code FREELABOR between now and Sept. 13. If you’re already a customer, the same code can get you free shipping on any order. And now thanks to Snapfish’s name, I’m in the mood for some tuna for lunch. Mercury poisoning, here I come!