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Who doesn’t absolutely love getting free stuff? An age old question that never seems to tire of the same answer! With money as tight as it has been over the past year for everyone not just in the US but globally, now is an even better period to see what offers are currently out there. What many don’t realize is that free stuff are occurring at a more rapid rate than ever before. Businesses are realizing the true value of offering free samples to their customers. The value is not only tangible in seeing an increase in deals, but the real value is the alteration of potential customers towards their brands and buyer behaviour. Psychologically, free stuff plays a large role in determining a person’s preference towards a brand and its products.
So the question then becomes, where do you get these freebies from? Well with the Net continuing to experience growth and not having even tapped properly into markets like China and India, the Net is the most logical place to begin.
Using the key words ‘free samples’, ‘free stuff’ or ‘freebies’ and you’ll come up with a whole ranges of search results. Unfortunately search engines can’t read your mind and a lot of these results will be useless. Every day there is a new sample released somewhere online. The idea is to find a site that specialize in and categorize freebies that you’re comfortable with. My recommendations from the top search results of the above search words include the following sites:
Shop4freebies.com
Thunderfap.com
FreeStuff4Free.com
Freestufftimes.com
These 4 sites are updated regularly and therefore your search for freebies can be limited to these sites because inevitably they will have the latest free stuff available collectively between them. Be on the lookout for forums as well because they generally will be up to date if it’s a popular site with people contributing regularly throughout the day.
Be on the lookout for money saving blogs on the Net. Many people are starting blogs about saving money at the moment as it is a hot topic and therefore often contain up to date information about freebies. Many of these blogs have sections on where you can find freebies and samples of new products, and often link you directly to a request form for ordering the samples. With these kind of samples, there are usually conditions that limit 1 sample per household to restrict abuse. What’s also good about blogs is that you are able to leave comments allowing for interaction and “real time” feedback on samples that are available. Also this gives the reader the ability to let other readers know when and if a sample expires.
Armed with this information, start your free stuff journey today towards significant money savings and answering the question posed at the beginning of this article with a resounding ‘YES’!
Tags: cheabies, Coupons, Free Samples, Free Stuff, Freebies
Posted in Tips · March 20th, 2010 · Comments (0)
At this point in time, not everyone is happy. Unfortunately in this unjust world that we live in, there is a widening gap between those that can afford life’s luxuries and those that can barely afford life’s necessities. I for one don’t try to pretend to know everything about anything but am rather dismayed about how many individuals are suffering at this time financially. Unfortunately money issues play major parts in our lives and therefore affect the other areas of our lives including relationships with our families. These are the ones that often break down due to the external pressures and stresses.
However as we grow wiser and learn from our experiences, history tells us that humans find a way to survive. So matter what your situation, you will end up adapting to the environment in which you live in order to stay alive. Whilst it is a minefield of failures and struggles, every little win makes us stronger and helps us become better suited to living in society.
My own personal journey has seen me go from living life to surviving life in a matter of a few months. Obviously it hasn’t been fun or plain sailing but the lessons that I’ve managed to take away are now helping me put a firm grip on life. So what exactly am I blabbing on about?
Well it is this thing called grocery shopping. As part of necessity, humans need to eat no matter what the economic mood stands at. And so this was fundamentally the first lesson I learnt. How to save on shopping for groceries without too much effort and thus not having to sacrifice anymore than necessary.
The following are some of the key lessons that I discovered:
Shop alone. Nothing bloats your grocery bill like a kid or two at the grocery store. Or your spouse! It makes it nearly impossible to concentrate on your list and the extra requests are likely to get a nod, just to stop the interruptions. If at all possible, leave the family behind. You may not know but supermarket businesses have spent billions on research determining what will tempt you to purchase more. That is the reason why big brand name or higher revenue raisers will have their products at eye level and many toys and items that grab children’s attention on the lower shelves. So if you want to avoid the embarrassment of your yelling child and wasting more money, shop alone!
Stock up when a deep discount is available. Stocking up on products that you will use anyway, when you can get them cheaper just makes money sense. This would include items such as toilet paper and canned food. Make sure to consider shelf life, though. Purchasing 20 kilos of meat for a couple probably wouldn’t be the smartest move even if it was dirt cheap. If you throw it away, you’ve just wasted your money.
Take advantage of freebies offered by companies trying to win your business. With the tight rein on advertising budgets, companies are forced to look to other ways to promote their goods. Offering freebies has become the norm amongst many companies with big names like Walmart offering freebies for consumers to trial.
Hopefully after taking the above points into consideration, you will have started saving your money.
Tags: cheabies, Coupons, Free Samples, Free Stuff, Freebies
Posted in Tips · March 13th, 2010 · Comments (0)