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How would you feel if you knew there were places and companies that are willing to give you free stuff and all you have to do is ask? You may have to provide some information like name, address, phone number, and email address so they can get the stuff to you but if that’s all that is required, then why not? If I had to guess I would say there are over a thousand sites that give away free stuff and about half that many in retail stores.
How would one go about getting freebies? Well friends, I will let you in on my little secret. Firstly, find yourself a computer and a nice comfortable chair. I say comfy chair because once I tell you my secret you are going to be hooked at looking up stuff online and be sitting on that seat for a while. Most of the freebies you will find are online and this is become the normal medium for companies to get free samples to the public. That is why most of America shops online rather than not having to drive and fight traffic and wait in a check-out line for a few hours.
The how to get freebies is a simple process. Once you’re are at your computer that has access to the net, you just need to pull up your browser. Once you have that pulled up you may use your favorite search engine. Mine is Yahoo.com, but you may use any of them like Google or AOL. They all allow you to type in a text search and have a search box provided for you.
Once you have chosen your search engine, type in key word phrases like “freebies”, “free samples” or “free stuff” and their variations. This will generate search results that will often have free cosmetics and free samples of cosmetics. Once you find a list of places that provide these services fill out the information. There is a website called give usfreestuff.com and all you have to do is give your information and complete a few sponsor offers and they will send your free items to you in the mail. Another great site is FreeStuff4Free.com which update their legitimate freebies daily so you can always be assured of getting stuff in the mail constantly.
There are also free trial offers where you can try out a service for FREE. Some of these services include DVD rentals or free phone calls for a certain period. Just remember with any free trial offer and sponsor offers that you cancel before the trial period ends. This will mean that you need to keep a record of the date you signed up so that you cancel and aren’t charged any fees. This is how they make their money to be able to provide free samples and freebies to you; through their sponsor companies. If you should forget to cancel before time they will not send any reminders of cancelations they will just charge you for the service or products. So it is critical that you cancel within the trial period time. This then will enable you to still enjoy the service without having to pay for them.
There are many other methods and sites available. My suggestion is to try a few out and you’ll get the hang of it in no time. You’ll know which sites to trust and which not to and also what you’re willing to do to get freebies.
Tags: Coupons, Free Samples, Free Stuff, Freebies, money
Posted in Tips · August 9th, 2010 · Comments (0)
Many in America are finding out the joys of receiving free stuff. How great would it be if you actually received all the freebies you requested? If you request free samples regularly then you know that many times they fail to show up and sometimes you’re left wondering if you’ve been scammed. Today, we will offer some tips to help greatly maximize the chance of receiving any free sample you ask for.
Here are some tips to make sure the free stuff you request actually end up in your mailbox.
1. Get in on It Early
As the saying goes “First in, best dressed” also applies to free samples. Checking for free sample opportunities every day, or even several times a day will significantly increase your chances of getting them. Since there are only a certain number of free samples per offer, you’ll want to sign up as soon as you can. Free samples are almost always offered on a first come first served basis and so sometime businesses will continue to have a freebies form available even though there is no intention on posting out the freebies due to no stock available. Sites like FreeStuff4Free.com update their site daily and so the opportunity to load up on new freebies is a reality.
2. Follow the Terms and Conditions.
All free sample opportunities have stipulations and requirements that you need to follow. These are outlined on the form, usually in small print. For example, a free sample will be limited to one per household but there might be other limitations included. Sometimes free samples are only available to people in certain states, of a certain age or belonging to a particular group. If you don’t meet the criteria for the sample, you won’t receive it and you will have only just succeeded in wasting your own time.
3. Fill Out the Form Completely
The form you fill in to request your free sample needs to be filled out completely. At the very least, you will need to provide your name, email address and mailing address. You might also need to provide other personal information or take a survey to obtain the free sample. It is important that you know what are the mandatory fields otherwise there is a strong chance that you will not receive the free stuff on offer. The companies are giving away free samples because they want your business and often that means doing more research into the buyer behavior of certain groups based on demographics so the information you provide them on the form is worth a lot to them.
4. Watch Your Mailbox
Check your mail daily which you should already do. If you are applying for several freebies a day, then the likelihood is that free samples will be delivered to your mailbox quite regularly.
Don’t be hasty in throwing out mail. Make sure you check through all the mail as your free samples especially hair care samples can often get lost with catalogues and other junk mail.
Tags: Coupons, Free Samples, Free Stuff, Freebies, money
Posted in Tips · July 31st, 2010 · Comments (0)