There's nothing that'll make your day more
than getting something for free. These days there's a large variety
of ways to get free stuff. Freebies can range from free e-mail
addresses to free t-shirts to free food. If you're having the
freebie blues, here's a list of ways to find your
freebie-of-the-day.
COUPONS
I'm always anxious to get the Sunday morning newspaper so I can look
through the Sunday coupons. Occasionally you will find a coupon
that's good for a free item - no strings attached. Usually, it's buy
one, get one free. In addition, I like to look out for those $1 or
$2 off coupons. If it's double/triple coupon week at your local
grocery store, those coupons get you so much money off that the item
ends up being free.
REBATES
Rebates these days are actually more common on the internet.
Cyberrebate.com used to be the most popular rebate site, but it
recently went out of business. There are other 100% rebates out
there! Just go to a search engine and type in "100%
rebate".
All you have
to do is buy the item, then send in the rebate. You'll get your
money back!
**Wondering how the company can afford to do
this? They over-price the item. Then they wait for some lazy bums to
forget to send in the rebate. Cha-ching! They've just made a lot of
money because someone forgot to ask for their money back. But the
pricing shouldn't matter, just as long as YOU send in YOUR rebate!
GROCERY STORES
Most (if not all) grocery stores have free food samples on display.
The store I go to always has cupcakes out for free. Yummy! So when
you're cruising down the aisles, look out for those free apple juice
or cookie samples.
Also, some stores have a policy that I love:
"If the item rings up at the wrong price, you get that item for
FREE!" I always check the prices as the cashier is scanning my
items. Nothing's better than a free bag of M&M's (or any other
item)!
INTERNET
Anywhere you go on the internet, you're bound to find a free
service. There are millions of free e-mail addresses out there
waiting for you to sign up.
PRODUCT SAMPLES (the real freebies!)
This category is my favorite. Several companies like to offer free
product samples to get you interested in what they're selling. This
means they'll send you something 100% free! No shipping/handling
charges, no work required! They can do this because they get
advertisers to pay them, and the company also hopes you will
comeback and buy their product. There are sites on the internet that
list freebie offers.
