Since basically all of these samples will require an email address it is a good idea to make a new 'junk' email address for you to use for these offers. This will keep your real email clear of junk and make it easier to find your important mail and keep the trash where it belongs. I like to use Gmail and Yahoo for these addresses but obviously any account will just fine for this purpose. Also remember that these samples will be coming to you by snail mail and are promotions that are often sent in bulk. This means that most of the samples will arrive sometime between 4-8 weeks and I have even seen longer than that. But eventually you will start accumulating things in your mail box basically every single day. So, How do I find all of these things? Where do I start? Its simple really I promise. Since you have obviously found this blog you have already mastered the use of a search engine. That will be the basis from which we work on finding freebies. As you may well know, its easy to search and find free sample sites. Not all of these sites are created equally and some are simply scams in order to obtain information. This is why I have taken it upon myself to create a free stuff blog that follows a few easy guidelines: No personal information required, No links to suspicious sites, and No links to freebies which ask for credit cards. If you are looking at other sample sites and come across questionable samples make sure that your virus protection is up to date and having a pop up filter is also a good idea. Avg is an example of a good free anti virus program.
On to the good stuff.
Free samples are quick and easy to obtain if you know where to look for them. Companies want you to try their goods in the hopes that you will buy more and tell your friends about it. While these samples are abundant there are many, many people that sign up for them and you must get to then quickly before they expire. I will be posting as many free sample as I can find in the next few days and promise not to post any that are already expired. Other options in finding these samples are searching for a few key terms such as "free samples" "free stuff" "free things" and "freebies" It sounds like that might be obvious but I know more than a few people that are missing out by not changing up their search routine. You would be surprised on how many websites, and good ones, that you miss by only searching "free samples". Remember to avoid websites that ask for personal information before showing you their sample lists. It is OK to sign up for email reminders if that is your thing, But never give out your credit card information to these sites under ANY circumstances.
This is A LOT of information so to mix it up a bit here is a kitten!
Surveys are another great way of getting either monetary compensation, gift cards, or even points that allow you to buy items. Again be careful of suspicious sounding websites, never give credit card info to them, and never give out your email passwords. Many of these websites are fake, but there are some truly great ones that I have personally tried and will dedicate separate posts about them. Also realize that while racking up points in the beginning is fast and easy, it does slow down a little bit. Changing sites every now and again and resting the others will let surveys to accumulate and let you start back up again in a few weeks.
Now you may be asking, Are these the only ways to find free stuff? By no means are these the only ways to find great samples and stuff for free. Other ways I have found awesome stuff is by checking company websites for samples, searching for specific sample items in Google, and by playing instant win games. Instant win games offer no guarantee of winning but by playing the games with the most prizes to give everyday you stand a good chance of winning some pretty awesome stuff and it only takes at most fifteen minutes per day for me to accomplish this.
Here are some ways to get items on the cheap. Craigslist is a great place to find things you want for good prices but they also have a free section where you can go pick things up for free! Another website for finding free things from people rather than companies is Freecycle.com. Other ways to get free stuff is to earn credits with stores in order to purchase new items. For example you can trade in books, devices, games, and many other things to places online and well as in store which can help you afford that great new item that you have been wanting for months. I personally like to sell back to used book stores and to Hastings for credits. Make sure to read their policies first as not all items will be accepted or worth as much as you might think.So why are there more freebies on other sites? Possibly because I have slept in, or more than likely those "samples" are actually coupons, rebates, sites that might have viruses, sites that require a purchase or a really long survey before giving out samples, etc. I don't sign up for those and I wouldn't want to encourage you to either so I simply try to not put those on here. I mean yes the occasional coupon is good as long as its for an entirely free item and I will post some of those. However, extreme couponing is an entirely different sort of obsessive compulsiveness that I have not quite mastered yet, so we will leave that to the pros.
Congratulations you have made it through Free Stuff Hunting 101 and have all the tools you need to begin a magical and fruitful relationship with your mailbox, be sure to stick around for some awesome free samples, surveys, and advice.
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