Free Is Good

I love getting free stuff.

Recently, I signed up for a few “free stuff” newsletters that get e-mailed to me periodically. My plan was to check them out, find the legit offers, and tell you about them.

Then I received this:

It was the free starter kit for signing up for the “pledge,” from DelMonte and Starkist. The pledge is about making small changes that will result in better long-term health. I’m all about that.

My kit contained a pedometer, a rubber bracelet, a magnetic shopping list, a pouch of Starkist tuna (which still kid of weirds me out; has anyone ever used this?), a reply card for a free issue of Rachael Ray’s magazine, and a booklet with tips, recipes, and coupons (two were for free things).

I was going to post the link, but when I went there, it said that the free kids were all gone.

So, I realized that I can’t wait the weeks for my free stuff to arrive before I tell you about it.

Here is a free offer I signed up for today: Pure Essentials.

And here is one that I received in the mail today that is still available: Sun Crystals. (Click on the green banner at the bottom of the center column to sign up for a free sample. You get two packets.)

Freaky Freddie’s and Tons for Free.com are two sites that offer links to free stuff, as well as e-mail updates. You have to sift through them though. For example, today, there were two offers for free toothpaste. One link took me to a site where I have to complete “offers” to get my free sample. The other was the product website where I could sign up for a free sample.

The type like the first one, I don’t bother with. I don’t know if they even send the product after you complete the “offers.”

I have had good luck with the samples that come straight from the companies, though. They can be pretty generous sometimes, too.