After hearing conflicting reports for a while, I'm happy to confirm that the Old Country Buffet birthday freebie still exists!
Is this the part where I link our birthday freebies list?
*checks HIF blueprint*
*realizes it's actually a Skittles wrapper*
Eh, good enough for me.
Well holy moly if it isn't a new addition to the award winning* birthday freebies series! I was recently able to confirm the Perkins birthday freebie as a free Magnificent Seven meal, which is a full breakfast pictured above!
Now, that's great, don't get me wrong. But I'd be remiss to completely ignore one crucial fact that I'm sure many of you already have. This freebie is called the Magnificent Seven! How awesome is that?! If only all of my meals had such epic names. Heck, let's try it for individual foods! Rename green beans to Nature Swords and I'll eat them at every meal.
*I cannot confirm nor deny if the award is imaginary.
If you're in the mood for a condensed version of today's free vegetarian starter guide, allow me.
You can request your free starter kit here.
Used to be Dunkin Donuts was one of the worst companies at promoting their birthday freebie. Or maybe they were the best at hiding it? Either way, the Dunkin' Donuts birthday freebie has gone through a makeover lately. Now it's plain as day to register and see what you'll get!
I know it's hard to read, but it you squint right you'll see that Pinkberry's birthday freebie is legit! Thanks to Hiffer Rachel for sending this my way, as I've been trying to nail down verification of this offer for years. It was my Moby Dick, but without all the death and coffins. We both had plenty of harpooning incidents though. I don't think I'm getting my security deposit back.
This post is sponsored by Savings.com
Summer is amazing for so many reasons. Warm weather. Vacations. Afternoon beers with friends. Warm weather. Baseball! Did I mention warm weather?
Part of the reason I love this time of year is all the time it allows me to spend outside. I'm no health nut, but I do enjoy a weekly game of pickup softball or kickball. What can I say, I'm still a kid at heart. I'm also a kid who hates chaffing and running around in old 100% cotton t-shirts that feel like they weigh 100 pounds.
Enter Nike and their sweet shipping deal. It's pretty rare to see free 2-day shipping outside of Amazon or ShopRunner, but that's exactly what Nike is offering! All you have to do is sign up for the Nike email newsletter and you'll receive free 2-Day shipping on any sized order.
Free shipping. New clothes to enjoy summer with. And of course those afternoon beers with friends 🙂
See what I did there?
Seriously though, Checkout51 is a new couponing app similar to Ibotta. You signup, go shopping, then get the coupon amount refunded to your account. Once you hit $20, you cash out and treat yo self! Or I guess save it or pay off bills or whatever else it is responsible people do.
So how does it work? Simply download either the iPhone or Android app to your smartphone (or use the website if you don't have one!) and check out the new offers every week. They're posted at midnight on Thursdays and you have until the next Thursday to purchase any of the particular items and submit your receipt. Also it's worth noting that you can shop at any store and still use Checkout51.
Finally, as a bonus offer to celebrate launching in the US, Checkout51 is giving us $2 for free once we hit the $20 payout. You can find a list of their offers on their site to get a sense of how much you can save, like $0.50 off any dozen eggs.
So check it out and let me know what you think!
Awww man. I thought the HoneyBaked Ham birthday freebie was a cute wife and two smiling kids. Instead it's just a free sandwich.
I mean, not that I'm complaining about a free sandwich! I take it all back, don't hold it against me. Just let me keep my free sandwich!
When joining their Honeybake Club, you have to select your nearby store before you'll get your birthday coupon.
Our birthday freebies list seems to grow every day. Well, in this case, I was finally able to nail down Applebee's birthday freebie. It's been my Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster, and Moby Dick all rolled into one.
*GWWARRGGGGG*
OH MY GOD, IT'S ALIVE! TAKE IT OUT!!!
[Huge thanks to Hiffer Jill for sending this tip my way!]
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and giveaway on behalf of Savings.com and Checks in the Mail. However all opinions written below are 100% my own. I ate a bug once in the 1st grade. I also had a huge crush on Christine Taylor when she was in Hey, Dude. How much more do I have to share here?
Actually, let me share one more thing. I used to hate checks. Like, really, I hated them. It wasn't for the typical reasons though. Sure, I thought they were antiquated and I couldn't understand why anybody in their right mind would use, let alone prefer them.
It probably didn't help that my typical interactions with them always involved giving away money too. Making a car payment, insurance, probably a few repairs in there as well. Bills, which apparently come every month. Students loans! HAHA! I paid how much for what exactly again?! I still don't know.
No, the reason I grew to hate checks was because they were forced on me. Some bills could only be paid by check, because that makes sense. Others weren't as macabre, but they charged a few dollars to pay by card.
As a broke 20 year old, I didn't just pinch pennies, I named them and there was no way I could justify giving away Frank, Yolanda, George, Stephanie, Little P, Maryanne, Sir Elton of Dover, Little P Jr., and Winkin' Lincoln as punishment for rejecting what I considered dinosaur technology. “Fine,” I meekly mumbled to myself as I paid $30 I didn't have for a box of checks I didn't want, “I'll buy these, but I'm drawing the line at faxing in my payment!”
Flash forward a decade.
I don't know how it happened, but I developed a habit of saving. I squirreled money away, got a steady job (or whatever the heck this is!), and even *gulp* drank cheap liquor. When my lease ended in August, I kicked around the idea of getting my first apartment alone. I'd always had some sort of roommate situation, be it friends, family, or strangers. (There've been some characters. Remind me to tell you about Phil one day.) It was never a huge deal, but hey, I like walking around naked after a shower or drinking milk from the carton as much as the next guy. Unfortunately I learned the hard way both are activities others frown upon.
The lease I signed last month only had one signature when I submitted it for approval. My new apartment isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination. Drop a ball in my living room and I know the exact spot it'll end up. The guy next door loves blaring the television at volumes most high orbit spy satellites pick up. Oh and windows are apparently optional!
But it's all mine 🙂 It's my first “home” that I get to make completely my own, something that excites me, and that is something I never saw coming in a million years.
Landlords are probably one of the biggest holdouts in the “Vive la Checks!” camp. However when I pulled my checkbook out last month while signing the lease, I wasn't filled with hate or annoyance or even apathy. There was happiness and pride and excitement and holy crap it felt stupendous!!!
I'd never had that experience while holding a check. I'm thrilled to say those emotions carried over to the first of this month as well. I guess you can say I don't hate checks anymore.
I've never personally used Checks in the Mail and I'm not in the market for more at the moment, but I've bookmarked them and will use them next year when I run out. They've got good reviews online and an A+ rating with the BBB to boot. If you happen to need checks now, you can't go wrong with their current offer. New customers get 60% off plus free shipping via code GET60. Sounds pretty rad to me.
Most of us get monthly Valpaks stuffed with coupons, which is already great enough. However Checks in the Mail got in touch with them recently and offered to place $100 checks in Valpaks across the country. So make sure to open your Valpak ASAP the next time it arrives
As if that wasn't enough, Checks in the Mail has teamed up with a few bloggers to give away $100 to 10 of our lucky readers. You can enter via the widget below and the fine print can be found beneath it.
I hope all 10 winners are Hiffers. Okay, I'll settle for 9. So go enter, good luck, and just for fun leave a comment saying what you'd spend your winnings on! Just a warning: if you say Macallan, we might become best friends.
These live video chats are about to become a regular thing!
I had such a blast talking with people last week that I want to do it all the time. A lot of people who tuned in said they had fun as well, so it wasn't just me!
The next chat will be this Thursday at 4:00pm EST. Like before, we can talk about whatever. This doesn't have to be a Freebie Chat only because freebies are boring. Though if you have any specific questions pertaining to HIF or freebies, these chats are as good a time as any to ask!
So if you're free, please join us! I'll be hosting it on Justin.tv again, so you can enter the chat room after making a free account, which takes no longer than 15 seconds. You don't even have to verify your email. It's nice and easy.
Update: Over for now! Thanks to everybody who came out, we broke 20 active viewers this time! Next chat will be soon!
Tracking down any new series leads, like this Tropical Smoothie Cafe birthday freebie, is like hunting for Moby Dick at this point. It took me over a year just to verify their free smoothie deal even existed.
Okay, fine, I didn't go on any boats nor did anybody from Tropical Smoothie try to drown me. Yeah, that's right, I've read some books!
