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Expired freebies, samples, and offers. While these freebies are no longer available, they’ll sometimes return throughout the year!

Free Garnier Product Samples

Free Garnier Samples

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Garnier holds the rare distinction of being a Top Three Freebie company over the years. Since starting HIF, I've posted 83 Garnier freebies and samples! Below you'll find a smattering of some of our old posts and jokes 🙂

To see a list of all active Garnier freebies, check out Garnier's offers page. To see if there are any active Garnier freebies on HIF, click here to search. The active samples will all be at the top of the page! Garnier still regularly gives freebies away as of 2020, so we rarely have to wait more than a month or two for new samples.

In 2019 alone, Garnier gave away:

  1. Free Garnier SkinActive Sheetmask
  2. Free Garnier Whole Blends Honey Treasures Shampoo
  3. Free Garnier Recycling Bin
  4. Free Garnier Fructis Sleek Shot
  5. Free Garnier Fructis Liquid Style Pomade
  6. Free Garnier Whole Blends Ginger Recovery Leave-In Treatment
  7. Free Garnier Whole Blends Miracle Nectar Treatment

I think it's time we change the old Benjamin Franklin saying to “nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes, and Garnier freebies.”

Here's a new signup form good for some free Garnier Whole Blends Honey Treasures shampoo. Finally, a shampoo I can eat!

Hey, don't look at me like that. Are you telling me you've never come home drunk and mistaken the bathroom for your kitchen? Come on, don't lie.

Not only can we sign up for free Garnier Whole Blends shampoo & conditioner, but the sample will come with a free $2 off coupon as well.

It's also made with oat milk and rice cream extracts, so you know what that means – in a pinch, it can pull double duty as a delicious snack!

Garnier is back with a new free Garnier Fructis liquid style pomade. Well ooh la la, Mr. Fancy Pants!

This free Garnier SkinActive sheetmask is great for many things. It will hydrate your face or refresh your skin with ease. However, it makes for a terrible sheet or mask.

I wrote my entire senior thesis on one of these, only to receive an F for “illegible scribbling.” Having flunked out of college, my only career alternative was a life of crime. I didn't make it two steps out of the bank before the cops arrested me. I still don't understand how they saw through my disguise, but I've got 15-30 years to ponder that mystery.

Target wants us to fight the good fight and use this free Garnier Fructis Fall Fight shampoo. I don't know what Fall ever did to us, but I guess we're at war now. If you need me, I'll be rounding up the cavalry. There aren't many horses where I live, but I did just start volunteering at an animal shelter and you should see some of the giant dogs there.

Their confirmation message said they'd email me if the freebie was delayed for some reason. Has anybody ever received one of those emails? What do they say? “Sorry for not sending you something for free fast enough. But can you seriously complain?”

Why does every facial product, including this free Garnier Ultra-Lift targeted line smoother, contain images of leaves? What is so great about leaves? I've yet to ever see somebody rub themselves up against a tree in my neighborhood. Well, that's a lie. I live in NYC and have seen plenty of crazy things, but I doubt any of those scenes involved somebody trying to improve their overall beauty.

I'm not sure how to feel about this free Garnier BB cream. You see, thanks to this old Mitch Hedberg joke (nsfw language), I'm staunchly anti-BB. I can't even count the number of candy bars I've lost because of this!

Target is offering free Garnier Ultra-Lift Targeted Line Smoother that will “intensely treats crow's feet, lines & wrinkles.” You hear that, Hiffers? It doesn't just treat lines and wrinkles, it does so intensely.

One little dap of this stuff and it gets straight to work, no monkeying around. Sure, your skin cells might want to have a chat with the freebie when you first apply it. Walk over, introduce themselves, get to know the new guy, the usual. But don't you worry, this freebie will instantly ignore them, put on its game face, and get started … stretching your face out? I'm not 100% on the actual mechanics of eliminating wrinkles.

Garnier is on a freaking roll. They're now offering free Garnier Fructis Anti-Dandruff Clean & Fresh shampoo, making this the four thousandth freebie they've offered in the past month. We haven't seen a hot streak like this since the famed Colgate giveaway in nineteen aught seven!

Okay, whatever, I slept through every math and history class I ever took. Sue me. Actually, please don't. I slept through law school as well.

I wonder how much money Garnier paid in salary to the team that tacked a plus onto the end of their latest product: free Garnier Clean+. I would have gone with an ampersand or left parenthesis just to mess with people.


Free Customer Reward Programs

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Here's yet another installment “hey, I should take that old post I made and polish it up!” Today is the list of customer reward and loyalty programs that you might not be aware of. Everybody know their local grocery store offers a rewards program, but did you know that many other stores where you might make everyday purchases offer them as well? Below I've compiled a list of such programs and there were quite a few I didn't even know about. (I can't tell you how many movie ticket's I've bought over the past few years – wish I'd known about Regal's program earlier!)

ACE Hardware (ACE Rewards) – Earn 10 points for every $1 you spend and once you get 2,500 points, you get a $5 reward. You also get 1,000 free bonus points on your first purchase so you basically have to spend $150 the first time around before getting a reward. If you are a DIY person, spending that much on home improvements isn't hard as I learned first hand while trying to repair my mom's fence. I think I ended up just breaking it more.

AMC Theaters (AMC MovieWatcher) – You earn two points for every ticket you buy and can get up to four point per visit. Cash the points in for free popcorn (10 points) or movie tickets (30 points).

AutoZone (Rewards) – Spend $20 in-store and you earn one credit. If you then earn five credits within six months, you'll receive $20 AutoZone store credit.

Best Buy (Reward Zone) – For every $250 you spend, you'll get a $5 gift certificate as well as special offers during your birthday month.

CVS Pharmacy (ExtraCare) – Earn 2% back with every purchase in-store and online, plus earn 1 Extra Buck for every 2 prescriptions purchased.

Dick's Sporting Goods (Score Card) – Earn one ScoreCard Rewards point for every $1 you spend in store or online. Once you accumulate 300 points, you'll earn a $10 reward.

Dunkin' Donuts (Dunkin' Perks) – Use the promo code DDPERKSCoffee and receive a coupon in the mail for a free medium coffee.

Eddie Bauer (Friends) – Earn 10 points per every $1 spent and once you hit 1,750 points ($175 spent), you'll get a free $10 gift card. Thanks to Barb for pointing this out!

Hallmark (Hallmark Gold Crown) – 1 point is earned for every $1 spent plus you get bonus points for every card you buy. Points can then be used to earn discounts and coupons.

JC Penny (JCP Rewards) – Register online with any credit or debit card and you'll automatically earn points when you use them to make a purchase. Every dollar spent earns 1 point and you need 250 points to get a $10 gift card. But watch out, points don't roll over month to month, which stinks if you ask me.

Office Depot (Worklife Reward) – They offer 10% back on ink, toner, paper & design, and printing / shipping services. Everything else earns 1% back.

PETCO (Petco PALS) – In-store purchases receive discounted prices similar to how grocery stores reward programs operate. In addition, if you purchase 10 bags of the same brand and size premium dry dog or cat food within a 12-month period, you get one free. They have a similar “buy 8, get 1 free” pet grooming policy.

Petsmart (PetPerks) – Sign up now and receive a Welcome Kit with more than $100 in store coupons. In addition, you get exclusive offers and coupons sent to you.

Regal Cinemas (Regal Crown Club) – Earn one credit per dollar spent on tickets plus you earn four credits for every concession transaction. Their reward program is similar to a ladder, where you earn prizes at 50 points earned, 100, 150, etc. And last, but not least, members become eligible for special deals on certain days ($1 Candy Monday, $1 Popcorn Tuesday, etc.)

SEARS (Craftsman Club) – Looks like they'll just send you mailings and coupons, but there's no points system.

Staples (Staples Rewards) – Like Office Depot, they offer 10% back on ink, toner, paper & design, and printing / shipping. However, they don't offer the 1% back on everything else. Booo. To make up for this shortcoming, they give $2 in rewards for every used ink cartridge that you bring in.

TGI Fridays (Give Me More Stripes) – Earn an $8 certificate for every $100 spent (excluding alcohol-only purchases) plus get a coupon for a free appetizer when you sign up AND a one-time use jump-the-line-pass. That pass alone is worth it for me.

Toys incorrectly-displayed-R Us (Rewards R Us) – Earn $5 for every $150 spent during certain periods, which tend to be around three months. In addition, earn discounts on diapers and baby formula.

True Value (True Value Rewards) – Earn a $10 gift certificate for every $250 you spend.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA reward) – They have all sorts of levels that correspond to how much you spend with them. Suffice to say, if you shop there, you should sign up for the free rewards program 😀

I'm sure I missed a few free rewards programs, so if you know of any, let me know!


Goob Is Cramming Last Summer Into This One

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Hey, remember that crappy cancer last summer? I sure do. Thankfully I'm still 100% in remission, but I bring it up because it kind of killed my summer. I spent 95% of it in a hospital chair or hugging a toilet bowl, but I guess it was worth it since, you know, still being alive and whatnot.

Another nugget it provided was an unplanned, though not unpleasant, realization of my own mortality. I'm still in my 20s now, but I won't be able to say that this time next year. Before I know it, we'll be planning for the 2062 Mars Olympics while deciding which Nixon clone to elect president and I'll be lamenting how my 70s are about to end. Ever since that image popped in my head (the 100m dash…in space!), I've been saying yes to a hell of a lot more things and life has been noticeably sweeter.

There have been a few three or four day weekends this year where I haven't posted, be it because the freebies simply aren't there or Life got in the way. During those times, I've noticed an uptick in messages, comments, and emails asking if I was alright or feeling well. The level of concern that some people have for me still stuns me. I don't think I'll ever get over that and I know I'll never stop appreciating it.

I'm almost done with a big move, I've got some personal and family things going on (all good!), and there are the usual summer vacations, trips, weddings, etc. I guess you could say I'm making up for lost time. But I wanted to make clear that I'm totally healthy and any short interruption in freebies this summer isn't an indication otherwise. I don't want to needlessly worry anyone. Trust me, if I was sick again, y'all would quickly know.

Take today for instance. I'm on my way to Bonnaroo, a four-day music festival, so I won't be around to answer questions or comments. I've scheduled a few never-dying freebies to republish over the next few days and I'll be back by Monday, but I'm obviously going to miss any brand new freebies. I hope you don't desperately need that travel-sized shampoo I'm sure Garnier will offer while I'm gone.

Thanks again for all the positive energy flowing my way and here's to a great summer everyone!


Free Finish Quantum Lemon Sparkle Detergent

Free Finish Dishwashing Detergent

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Dishwashing detergent was a popular freebie back in the day, especially from Finish. I have to say the first joke below might be one of my personal favorites from the archives 🙂

They don't offer many freebies now, but they do have some great free coupons on their site.

IT'S TIME! Hiffers, grab your weapons (keyboards, dustbusters, and used baby diapers are all acceptable), stuff a few pillows in your shirt for armor, and mobilize. Today, we invade Finland! I'm sending orders to your regional commanders now and we set sail by midnight!

Say what now? The image above is referring to this free Finish Quantum dishwashing detergent offer and not the overthrow of a Scandinavian country? Oh… False alarm, folks. Forget all about how I had preplanned invasion guides for a friendly country with a democratically elected government.

Here's some free Finish Quantum dishwashing detergent from StartSampling. I don't live in a place with a dishwasher anymore, so I sent the sample to my childhood home. I hope the people living there now don't freak out easily because I put my name as Ghost McHaunterson.

You can request a free Finish dishwashing detergent sample even if you already have in the past since Start Sampling is hosting the offer. It's made even easier given that we know the right answers to their questions. We're basically living Groundhog Day at this point, but without all the fun stuff like electrocuting ourselves in bathtubs or kidnapping small rodents.


Free Metamucil Sample Kit

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There's a new Facebook offer for a free Metamucil sample kit that contains four single servings and $4 in coupons. The site says today is Meta Monday, which I'm guessing is in reference to the freebie. Let's hope tomorrow is Torpedo Tuesday. I've always wanted to sink a submarine.

*enthusiastic wave to his new FBI monitoring agent!*

This may die fast, but it should be available every Monday through the end of the month. Remember when Redbox gave away free codes every Monday a few summers ago? That was awesome.

Now that I think about it, this is around the seven hundredth time Metamucil has sponsored a giveaway. Is there any chance this is some sort of freebie laundering scheme? Metamucil “gives” a million samples, 999,999 of which are requested to a PO Box for Licumatem LLC in the Cayman Islands. Bet my knees will be politely introduced to a lead pipe now that I blew the whistle. Eh, wouldn't be the first time!


Free Tide Laundry Pods

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When I lived in Australia, I discovered a candy called Pods that I'd moderately describe as the single greatest object I'd every put in my mouth. Every bite was like a waking dream. But promise me you won't try to eat these free Tide pods. Eating them might quickly become a nightmare.

There are half a million samples available (THAT'S HOW YOU DO A FREEBIE, TIDE!), so don't worry if the site is currently bogged down. Also note that it's a Facebook link, however you don't actually have to like them. But since so many of you have a questionable loathing for Facebook, there's a regular form on Tide's website.

[thanks to Katrina and Rory for posting this on our Facebook wall!]


Happy Birthday To HIF

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I'm bad at remembering things. Dates, things to do, names!, the point of this post. TL;DR I think today was HIF's anniversary.

I registered HeyItsFree.net in May 2005. I was a few months away from graduating with a degree in History and, as Gob Bluth would say, it was clear I'd made a huge mistake. One lazy afternoon while in an Australian computer cafe, I was chatting with a friend back home for ideas for new websites. He pitched the name Hey, It's Free and I liked it. I didn't even know what I wanted to write about, I just liked the name. The .com version was already registered, so I picked up the .net and promptly forgot all about it.

Fast forward to February 2006. My mom was trying to print some photos. I had seen an offer online where she could do it for free, but I didn't have five hours free to walk her through it over the phone. Then I remembered I still had the rights to this domain, so I quickly set up a blog and wrote this:

Similar to Wal Mart, Walgreens has 1 hour photo. To get your 20 free prints, sign up for an account at http://www.walgreens.com.

Click on Photo, and upload your first photo. Once you do that, you will automatically be credited 20 free prints (glossy only for pick up in store). No shipping charges if you choose to pick up in store amd(sic) no credit card info required.

One more thing, you can create more than one user. Then you get print 20 prints for each user, and just pick them up all at the same time.

And thus HIF was born. I followed that up with four more posts that day and by March I was more or less working at the pace I do now. But the above post is the oldest I can find in the archives, which means SIX YEARS AGO TODAY I started this site. That's longer than half my friendships. That's way longer than any of my relationships.

I've been going through the archives a lot recently. Boy were there some crappy offers back then. It took me a month or two to figure out what freebies were legit. It was funny how fast I started getting readers. I remember plateauing around 500 daily readers for the longest time, but it was amazing to see how quickly those 500 found the site. I didn't remember starting the forums (remember those?!) in November 2006. I figured it had been at least a year later. And the jokes! Oh, the jokes, when there were any, were awful. Worse than they are today! Though I have to admit, I hit my stride that summer.

That's what honestly kept me going – the silly jokes. I used to create & flip sites all the time, but I found writing jokes about freebies refreshing in the strangest way. I'd always wanted to “be funny” for a living, but I could never make myself do it. Suddenly I was being forced to come up with something new every day without picking the topic myself. It was like a bizarro version of The Daily Show. Instead of waking up and making fun of the news, I'd be given toothpaste, a granola bar, and a magazine offer. And after the 40th toothpaste offer, it got really interesting to see if I could keep it original and fresh without ever rehashing the same joke. I loved it.

So yeah, it's HIF's birthday. I have no idea what the next six years will bring. More stuff like the Amazon Kindle giveaway from yesterday? Live chat or Q&A sessions? More writers to cover coupons or contests? Who knows but I hope you'll be there to find out with me. Thanks for everything.


Free Stella Artois Chalice

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In order to get this free Stella Artois chalice, first you need to promise never to call it a glass. Because apparently it's not a glass, despite being made out of glass and looking like a glass.

But fine, whatever, I just want another container for my beer. If you do as well, then get ready to sit through a painfully silly and long video shot narrated by a French computer (don’t ask) before you find out if they still have any chalice’s available. If you go through the process and are informed that you don’t qualify for a freebie, kindly let your fellow Hiffers know in the comments below.

Oh, the offer is void in TX. *shrugs*


Free Kashi Food

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First off, wow. The thousands of positive comments and emails that flooded my inbox over the past 72 hours was overwhelming and amazing. You people sure know how to make a guy feel loved. I haven't read them all yet, but please know that I am slowly and surely doing so! I felt like garbage this weekend, but every time I opened my laptop, I was able to smile thanks to y'all.

So again, thank you! I'm feeling good today and my treatment's light this week, so hopefully there are plenty of freebies to post. Speaking of which …

Kashi used to be a big player in the freebie scene. They pulled back on the offers about two years ago, which I found curious, but evidently that was so they could pour every available cent into R&D. How do I know this? Because now they have a free Kashi cereal or granola bar offer that gives 10 year old children the ability to morph into the size of an average adult mom. Color me impressed.


Free Gentleman Jack Custom Label

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Here's a cool free Gentleman Jack custom label offer available on their site. This seems more like a gag freebie than anything else, but we can't be picky today. Plus it's not even that bad – you don't have to “like” them and you can make up to 10 custom labels a month!

Now to see if they actually send me the ones I made with curse words 😀


Free American Red Cross CPR Classes

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The American Red Cross is waiving their usual $25 fee and offering free CPR classes on Saturday, March 19. There are over 100 participating locations, but be sure to check the map on their site because they're randomly scattered across the country. My nearby branch isn't participating, so looks like I'll have to teach myself via a YouTube video. Don't worry, I'm sure xAwesomeDude003x has valid credentials.


Host a House Party, Get Free Stuff

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Speaking of Coffee-Mate, remember a few months back where you got a coupon and were entered into a chance to host a Coffee-Mate sponsored party?

Hiffer Teresa recently posted on our Facebook page that she was accepted and got all the following for free:

  • Cranium board game
  • A Poker Set
  • 17 coupons for Free Coffee-mate Creamer (Liquid or Nondairy, up to 3.99)
  • 30 Nescafe single coffee packs
  • 25 Coffee-Mate single pack Creamers
  • Cups and Napkins

You might be asking yourself why she got these freebies. It turns out that some companies offer boatloads of freebies in exchange for using them to host a house party. They get to place their products in front of you and your friends while you to have a sponsored party. It's win-win!

Now unfortunately the Coffee-Mate offer is dead. But instead of getting bummed that you missed out, check out HouseParty.com where you can sign up for the following parties:

  • AARP Celebrate Life @ 50 House Party
  • DiGiorno Pizza & Hoops House Party
  • Huggies Pull-Ups House Party
  • Johnsonville Italian Inspiration House Party
  • Philadelphia Creme Cheese Dinnertime Dilemma House Party
  • Singer Sew Very Easy House Party
  • Tapena Wine and Tapas House Party (Only available in CO, DE, FL, GA, MD, MA, NJ, NY, OR and WA.)
  • Zatarain's Brings Mardi Gras Home House Party

Remember, these companies are looking for people who 1) have friends and 2) are outgoing enough to invite them over for a party. In order to screen applicants, they do make you take a survey with around 20 questions. But as long as you're not some hermit with no social skills you'll have a chance at being selected.

So which Hiffers out there have hosted one of these house parties. How did it go and would you ever want to do it again?