Living Large on a Limited Budget
On Monday, September 28, 2009, Uncrustables.com will be giving away 20,000 (although some sources say 80,000!) coupons for a FREE 4 pack of Uncrustables. You will simply need to register to submit an after school organization tip.
I can’t tell you how excited this makes me–does it get any better than FREE PBJ’s?
Keep your eyes open on Monday–I will give you a heads up as soon as I find out they are available!
Thanks for the heads up, Chief Family Officer!
Spam. Don’t you just cringe at the sound of that word? I am definitely a hater.
I offer a great deal of freebies on this site and realized that a few tips on helping to lower the amount of spam you receive might be in order. While I am very selective on what freebies I do post, it’s nearly impossible to protect from all of those spammy bad guys.
My first recommendation is to get a junk e-mail address for freebie sign-ups. This not only protects your personal information, but also will help to filter the junk e-mails that you will begin to receive when signing up for free stuff.
Secondly, sign yourself up on the National Do Not Call Registry. I never realized how effective this is until we just moved into our new home and immediately began getting bombarded with telemarketer phone calls. Unless you enjoy that sort of thing, I would suggest signing up today. It only takes a matter of minutes. You can also use Catalog Choice as a quick way of stopping most catalogs from coming to your house.
Third, PLEASE be careful with what information you give out. When I sign up for a freebie, I typically only fill in the required fields and leave it at that. If a required field asks for your social security number or anything else that you feel uncomfortable with, then that freebie just isn’t worth it!
Finally, be sure that you are confident that the source of the freebie is legitimate and can be trusted. It was a dark day in the Ehret household the day that I discovered that I had been charged over $100 for the ‘free trial’ of tooth whitening product I had ordered. After dozens of unanswered phone calls, un-returned e-mails, and finally reporting them to the Better Business Bureau, I learned that I would never again sign up for a free trial from a company I knew nothing about. (By the way, my bank refunded me that money and I was incredibly grateful.)
That being said, please be confident that if a freebie looks even close to un-trustworthy, I will never even think about posting it!
Do you have any other tips for us about this important topic?
Click here to download a Restaurant Recipe Copycat eCookbook for FREE.
A few recipes are defiintely speaking my name like Chili’s Boneless Buffalo Wings and TGI Friday’s Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip. Yum!
There’s a new free sample available from Vocalpoint. If you are a member of Vocalpoint, log in to your account here and get a 28-day free trial of Olay Pro-X.
Not a Vocalpoint member yet? What are you waiting for?! I regularly get great free samples and coupons for free items in my mailbox from them. Register here first and then log in to your account using this link to snag the Olay sample.
Thanks, MoJoSavings!
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Click here to add the Philosophy Gives Love application to your Facebook page and receive a sample of their latest fragrance, Unconditional Love! (Thanks, Tara!)
Oh…and by the way, did I mention that Cha-Ching on a Shoestring now has a fan page? While you’re there, why not become a fan?
I have been loving the freebies arriving in my mailbox lately. One of my faves this week was a small box of Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal I got by signing up here. I happened to take it with me when we went to the library and it was a lifesaver when Lincoln started getting fussy. (Not sure if eating is allowed in the library, but neither is a loud kid!)
So I was excited to discover that there is a way to snag a large box of Kashi cereal for free. Sign up here for Kashi Connect. At the end of the sign-up be sure to check yes next to the Taste Tester panel. In the bottom left corner after you register, it will say “If you have opted-in to the Taste Tester Panel, please finish your registration by completing the following survey”. It took me about three minutes to finish the survey and I will be receiving my coupon for a free box in 6-8 weeks. I LOVE FREE!!! (Thanks, Charlene!)
***Other fun freebies around the web***
Sign up for a FREE Sample of Total Blueberry Pomegranate Cereal here.
Sign up for a FREE Sample of Lever 2000 here. This offer has expired.
Mercedes has found a couple of deals to redeem the an otherwise slow week at CVS:
Small boxes of Wheat Thins are on sale 5/$5
Use this $1/1 printable coupon (no size restriction) (IE Link) or (FF Link)
FREE Wheat thins!
And if you find Colgate’s Classic Toothbrush (UPC 3500055500) for $0.99 in the travel/trial section, it is producing $1 ECB from the weekly ECB deal. Therefore, you can grab one for free after ECB!
Here’s a fun freebie! Click here to get a free subscription to American Baby magazine! You’ll receive 6 issues free simply for signing up–no credit card required.
Know any expecting Moms? This would be a great gift!
Note: It does ask for your baby’s due date. I simply put the birth date of my youngest son in and it was not a problem. Also, the last question about the Mom’s birthday is a little strange. I just selected the day of the month my birthday falls on.