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Free Garnier Samples

Updated on Sep 6, 2021 at 6:03 pm · Disclosure

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:

Free Garnier SkinActive Sheetmask
Free Garnier Whole Blends Honey Treasures Shampoo
Free Garnier Recycling Bin
Free Garnier Fructis Sleek Shot
Free Garnier Fructis Liquid Style Pomade
Free Garnier Whole Blends Ginger Recovery Leave-In Treatment
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

Updated on Oct 22, 2022 at 2:17 pm · Disclosure

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

Updated on Dec 3, 2020 at 1:43 pm · Disclosure

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

Updated on May 19, 2022 at 12:48 pm · Disclosure

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.

Guide on How to Unlike Facebook Pages and Delete Profile Applications

Updated on Mar 2, 2023 at 12:51 pm · Disclosure

Back in the day, in order to get Facebook freebies, you used to be forced to like a company's page or profile. However, what happens after signing up? The company hopes you'll move along on your merry way and forget all about unliking them or deleting the application. But that's not how we Hiffers roll.

Table of Contents

Make A Dummy Account

First off, people complain about having to like a company. I understand that, as I don't really like Emergen-C or Burt's Bees enough to “like” them on my personal Facebook account. So you know what I did? I used my freebie email address to make a second, fake Facebook account. I didn't add any friends to it, I used a fake name, and I snagged a computer generated human face to use as my profile image. It's what I suggest people do and I've had no trouble with it so far.

View All Your Pages & Easily Dislike

One of the big problems now is it's hard to see all of the pages you like. But not impossible.

The first step is going to your Facebook homepage and clicking “Pages” on the left sidebar.

Now click the “Liked Pages” link near the top.

Now you can see every page you've liked and quickly bulk unlike any you want.

Unlike A Single Facebook Page

But let's say you've already liked a certain page and want to just take care of it. If that's the case, go any specific page that you want to unlike.

Once there, look for a box near the top left that says “Liked” with a thumbs up. Hover over it and you'll be able to unlike that page. You will no longer like the Facebook page and it won't show up in your news feed or on your profile.

Delete A Facebook Application

Now what about those apps that want to access your Facebook info or post info on your own wall? To delete those, go to the top right of any page and click the down arrow, then “Settings.”

Once this page loads, you'll want to look on the left sidebar for “Apps and Websites.”

Now you'll see a bunch of apps that you previously added to your account. Select the check box next to any you want to remove, then click the blue “Remove” button!

This will bring up a final confirmation screen. Here, you can also delete any changes the app made to your Facebook profile for you.

And that should do it. Hopefully this helps a few Hiffers out there in cleaning up their Facebook accounts while also still being able to get Facebook freebies.

Remember, if you make a Facebook account only for freebies, like I suggested earlier, then there's no real reason to Unlike or delete any of the profile apps as there isn't any information for them to access in the first place!

Questions? Comments? Insults? Fire away in the comments below.

Free Metamucil Sample Kit

Updated on Oct 22, 2021 at 10:06 am · Disclosure

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!

Stock Coupon Photos Are The Best

Updated on Dec 18, 2021 at 9:09 pm · Disclosure

Thankfully the stock photo world found some new models since I first wrote this in 2012. I'm sure old school Hiffers can remember seeing these images all over the Internet!

If you're a longtime reader of coupon, freebie, or deal blogs then you've seen the image above. You at least recognize the model. Chances are you've seen her more times than you've seen yourself in a mirror.

Long story short I got bored tonight and fell down the istock rabbit hole. If you view any of her photos, you'll see a link titled “Click here to view more images in the series: female40 model.” Thus we can safely conclude her name is female40 model, or F40M to her friends.

F40M is also super proud of accomplishing rudimentary tasks.

Stupid stock coupon photo — Look, I'm using a coupon!

You may have noticed that she's wearing a different shirt in that last photos. That's because she has quite an array of photos spanning all sorts of “activities.”

The checkout guy is now buying flowers with her. And she's wearing the same shirt as when she bought groceries. F40M moves fast.

Of course, she's not the only coupon chick you see around.

Speaking of coupon fraud, most of the coupons in the pictures below are the same. I'd totally watch a hybrid of COPS and Extreme Couponing. TLC, call me.

Stupid stock coupon photos — Is she shopping at King’s Cross station

However none of those are my favorite stock coupon image. The runner up is:

I don't know why that shows up when you search for “coupons” on a stock image site, but just look at her. Who gets that blissful picking breakfast snacks? There is totally another plain of emotions we're not privy to at work here.

But the current reigning champion?

The actual title of the above image is “FREEDOM!” When will people realize children peeing in the middle of the pasta aisle is no laughing matter?

For the record, this is the kind of stuff I do when bored. 😀 I love that the only category I can place this in is “HIF Exclusive.”

Free Tide Laundry Pods

Updated on Aug 29, 2021 at 10:41 am · Disclosure

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!]

I Swear I’m Not Really This Narcissistic

Updated on Dec 18, 2021 at 2:42 pm · Disclosure

I try to take certain days off. Weekends aren't a must, but I like taking them off so I have a semblance of balance between work and personal time, like most people. Christmas, Thanksgiving, and 4th of July are always nice free holidays. Then you've got Easter, New Years Day, Talk Like A Pirate Day, Wednesdays, National “Insert Dessert Food Here” Days – you know, the usual. But my birthday is one of those random days where I always say “no, no, I'm going to treat it like any other day” and then by mid-afternoon I'm like “screw it, I'm out of here.”

Today is that day. The freebies are especially weak today anyway.

In lieu of extravagant gifts hand sculpted from gold, I humbly ask that you follow my personal accounts on your social network(s) of choice.

Thanks in advance. My fans on these places are like a sounding board for little projects I do outside of HIF, some of which eventually develop into larger stuff. You guys rock!

Happy Birthday To HIF

Updated on Dec 3, 2020 at 12:12 am · Disclosure

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 Procter & Gamble Coupons and Samples

Free P&G Everyday Sampler Pack

Updated on Feb 18, 2024 at 3:07 pm · Disclosure

Man, from 2009-2014, Procter & Gamble ran a quarterly freebie campaign called Everyday Sampler and it was awesome. It was like the PINCHme freebie boxes, but you didn't have to qualify for them. You simply had to be one of the first quarter million or so to sign up and you'd get all sorts of coupons and freebies.

Now a days, those offers have stopped and you can only find the coupons on their site. But for a few years, we lived like freebie kings thanks to P&G!

It's a new year, which means it's a new quarter, which means it's time for another free P&G Everyday Sampler pack, which means we're all about to get a bunch of freebies and coupons, which means we won't have to spend as much money the next time we're at the store, which means everybody should have a little extra cash to buy me a birthday gift next month, which means no excuses!

I was able to request seven freebies and 18 coupons.

Here is yet another free $35 P&G coupon booklet filed with cleaning supply coupons. According to my records, this is the nine hundredth time this has been offered. Then again, my records aren't that accurate. Just ask the IRS agent who has audited me the past six years running. Shout out to Agent Ramirez!

I don't know how many of these free $35 P&G coupon booklets I've received, but we're about to add one more to the pile. Don't look now, but that pile is about to overgrow my laundry pile.

Interested in a free $39 P&G coupon book? I hope the answer is yes because otherwise this post is pointless. Thinking about that will make me wonder why I even published it which will inevitably lead to me questioning my career choice. At that point I'm only minutes away from a nervous breakdown or massive bender and that's just unacceptable at 10:45 am. I have standards. It should be at least after noon for either of those to occur.

This free $15 Proctor & Gamble coupon book is being given away by Save-A-Lot, so I'm not sure if they'll only be valid at that store or if they will be general manufacturer coupons valid anywhere. My hunch tells me it's the latter, but we'll see how accurate that is when the book arrives in 4-6 weeks.

That's pretty much my attitude for everything. “Oh really officer, I was speeding? We'll see about that in court!” Turns out I was. Judges apparently trust “radar readings” more than my claim that I can tell how fast I'm going by sticking my head out the window.

This free $30 coupon book seems to turn up at a new address every few months and today is no different. I've received it a few times and basically it's full of coupons for cleaning products from Proctor & Gamble, like Dawn, Cascade, Febreze. Unfortunately I don't do much cleaning other than tying Swiffer pads to my dogs. But wouldn't ya know, this sucker comes with coupons for them too!

BJ’s Restaurants Birthday Freebie

Updated on Jan 1, 2022 at 1:17 pm · Disclosure

BJ's Restaurant Birthday Freebie

Birthday Offer Free Pizookie dessert

Today's Freebie Free Pizookie dessert

store locator :: iOS app :: Android app

Full Birthday Freebies List!

🎂 Don't miss all the free stuff on your birthday available each year!

This BJ's restaurants birthday freebie looks like a scoop of ice cream on a giant cookie. If you need me this week, I'll be in a diabetic coma.

In addition to your annual free birthday dessert, BJ's rewards members earn 1 point per $1 spent and you earn more coupons & deals as you earn more points.