Friday Fun Question:
What is the best money-saving tip you could give or that was given to you?

Health & Beauty:

Sign up to receive a free sample of M perfume created by Mariah Carey.

Sign up to receive a free sample of Beautiful perfume from Estee Lauder. Click on the “Request a Sample” link.

Sign up for a free sample of the healing garden skin organics reNourish^TM moisture lotion SPF 15, from the healing garden’s newest line.

Fill out the form to receive a free sample of Energizer Hearing Aid Batteries.

Food:

To receive the Sun-Maid New Taste Of Tradition Recipe Booklet, please complete the information.

Nestle Crunch is giving away 2,000 bars each day between 9-5 PSTD. You can try the new Nestle Crunch Crisp Bar for free and enter for a chance to win a Wii.

Vote here with a simple click and receive a coupon for a FREE cup of Stonyfield Farm yogurt (Limit one vote and coupon per email address, coupon is redeemable for 10 days after download and not redeemable in Canada).

Help rid the classroom of germs that may cause illness with a free Clorox® Clean Up the Classroom! kit**. You can pre-register now for a kit for your classroom next year or nominate a teacher to receive one. The multimedia kit contains:

• Coupons for disinfecting and sanitizing products
• Educational information on germs in the classroom
• Fun activities for your students

Pre-register for your kit today! Kits should arrive in September 2007.

Get a free Saturday Card from Hallmark. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery and limit one sample per household.

Fun Friday Question: Who do you get the most financial inspiration from? What have they taught you that has really stuck with you?

Health & Beauty:

Sign up now to get a free sample from Tampax Pearl and a $1 off coupon from Tampax Compak Pearl.

Enter the Clinique Beauty Boot Camp and walk the halls this Fall with clear skin. 10,000 contestants will have the opportunity to try out Clinique’s new Acne Solutions Clear Skin System FREE ($47 value.). After submitting before and after pics, plus a short description of how you feel with clearer skin, Alloy readers (plus any friends or family you’d like to recruit) will vote for the most improved! A panel of judges will pick their faves and then Alloy readers will be invited to vote a final time.

Register and receive a pill box by postal mail. (No purchase necessary. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Subject to withdrawal without notice. For U.S. addresses only. One per household. While supplies last.)

Try a free sample of Nivea Q10 Advanced Wrinkle Reducer.

Try a sample of Opti Free Replenish Contact Solution. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.

Get a free sample of new Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste.

The Dove website is offering free samples of their hair care products. Click on the “Free Samples” button at the bottom.

Try a free sample of Sara Jessica Parker’s Lovely Perfume.

Try Relieva (to treat Psoriasis) in a convenient travel size. To receive this, Click on ‘Add to Cart’. Then it will ask you for your name and address….AND Promotional Code. USE Code # PRFT0706D
Click ‘Continue’. The next page will ask you for your credit card into….DO NOT enter this!
Instead click the Promo button and enter the Promo code again. Click continue.
Then the next page will come up with all your info……..click on ‘SUBMIT’ to finish your order.
The last page confirms your order.
Food:

Print out this coupon for a free junior scoop of TCBY Yogurt in a cup or cone. The coupon expires August 31, 2007.

Register and we will send you a coupon for free bottle of our original Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce. Plus you’ll be signed up for our Country Bob’s Newsletter. Sign up a friend or relative, they will thank you for it. All registrations will be kept confidential.
One coupon per household.

Entertainment:

Together, we can promote civic engagement outside the voting booth and beyond Election Day. The 2007 Engagement Survey is designed to gather information about you, members of the GenerationEngage network, to inform candidates of your views, and to amplify your collective political voice as the 2008 presidential election heats up. We believe your time is of value, and so we’re pleased to offer you ten free downloads from the iTunes website to thank you for your input. While we welcome feedback from respondents of all ages, we can extend the iTunes promotion only to those aged 17-29.

This site has a bunch of free subscriptions to choose from, including a Working Mothers Magazine subscription.

Claim a complimentary subscription to Car and Driver Magazine. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery. You can answer no to all of the offers.

Home & Garden:

Order a free kitchen designer kit and receive a free subscription to Gourmet, Domino, or House and Garden Magazine.

Complete the information to receive your free sample of Post-it® Notes (and also receive free samples of Post-it® Flags!). You can also sign up to receive great offers from Post-it® Perks by clicking the box below. If you are already a Post-it® Perks member, you do not need to check the box.

Other:

Celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Day with a free gift from Staples. This gift is available to the first 200 teachers.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and can enjoy all the freebie goodness today! Here is my Friday Fun question…

What is one thing you want to learn how to do that you think would really benefit your family?

Health & Beauty:

Complete the form to receive a trial size of Head & Shoulders shampoo.

Sign up for a free sample of Eucerin Daily Replenishing Lotion.

Sign up to receive an exclusive Sleeveless Ready Kit, which includes Dove Ultimate Clear, a sleeveless shirt and more! When you receive the kit, take the Dove Ultimate Clear 5-Day Challenge and see how your underarms can become softer and smoother in just five days, giving you the confidence to wear whatever you want, whenever you want.

Now every Always pad has an improved adhesive for protection that hangs on better than ever before. Sign up now to get free samples from Always. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery.

Try a few of the many Metamucil® varieties with our Fiber Sample Kit, which contains a sample of Wafers, Powder, and Capsules Plus Calcium.

Food:

Be a part of the JUST ONE MORE™ pledge today. You’ll receive the starter kit (one per household, while supplies last) with all the tools you need to follow through with your pledge. The kit includes a free pedometer and valuable coupons.

Home & Garden:

Discover all® Free Clear today. We are offering the first 1,000 BabyCenter® moms who register a coupon for one FREE 32oz. bottle of all® Free Clear!

Sign up for a free sample of Folgers Gourmet Coffee. (Note: This offer has been posted before. I thought I would repost it, in case anyone missed it before!)

If today is your birthday (July 13th), you are in luck! Krispy Kreme is offering a free dozen donuts to anyone who can prove that they are celebrating today. It is Krispy Kreme’s birthday so they are doing this promotion. Enjoy!

Entertainment:

To get your complimentary one-year subscription to Popular Photography & Imaging, simply complete the survey. You can answer, “No, thank you!” to all of the offers.

Select cities are offering a free screening of the movie “Hairspray,” on July 16 (Monday). Check to see if you can take advantage of this free offer.

Do your kids dream of being an idol? Do they sing, dance, or otherwise belong in the spotlight? Here’s their chance. This summer, KIDZ BOP® is looking for the next big thing, and it very well might be your son or daughter. The best-selling children’s music series in the country will hold an online nationwide talent search to find new kid stars, and best of all, the casting call is in your home.

If selected as a host, you’ll…

• Enter the first ever KIDZ BOP talent search for the chance to win an exciting familty vacation and your kid’s shot at stardom
• Receive a free party package including a CD with KIDZ BOP All – Time Hit songs and other great party stuff.

The National Scenic Byways Program is happy to provide its America’s Byways® map free to the public. We regret, however, that we can only supply maps to North American addresses (specifically, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.)

CALLING ALL KIDS AGES 5 – 12! Receive a FREE Sample with Genuine K’NEX Bricks. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Limited to one per household while supplies last. Send us the name of the last brick building set you received, including sets from LEGO ®,MEGA BLOKS ® or any other brick building system, and we’ll send you a free K’NEX sample with Genuine K’NEX Bricks. Note: A confirmation email will be sent to the supplied email address. You will need to confirm this before the freebie can be processed.

Get a complimentary one-year subscription to PC Magazine.

Sign up for 50 free issues of Sporting News Magazine.

First, I just want to welcome any new South Bend Tribune readers. Our website was featured today and you can read the article here. Many thanks to Kim Kilbride for sharing our site with the community.

Thanks to everyone who answered the electric bill question last week. It was so cool to see how awesome everyone is doing with their electric and to get some tips for keeping the bills down.

Today’s question is, “What is the one area in your budget that you really need to work on?” We all have a problem area in our budgets and it will help me to know what people need help with! As always, you can leave comments anonymously, so it is safe to share on our blog.

Here’s your weekly dose of freebies!

Health & Beauty:

Get a free sample of Stayfree Dry Max. Offer good only while supplies last!

Sign up for a free sample of Dove Cool Moisture shampoo. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery and limit one sample per household.

Try a free sample of John Frieda Frizz Ease. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery and limit one sample per household.

Sign up to receive a free sample of Ultraswim shampoo. You will have to fill out a short survey for this freebie.

Food

This is a free with purchase deal, but you can print out a coupon for a free appetizer at TGI Fridays with a minimum of a $15 food purchase.

Please take this brief survey. Your input will help us serve you better in the future. As a thank-you, you’ll receive a FREE copy of the American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook. This 375-page book provides more than 200 delicious recipes that also happen to promote lower cholesterol. In order to receive your free cookbook, please answer all 5 of the questions below.

Sign-up to run with the CLIF BAR Pace Team and we’ll send you a free CLIF BAR Training Kit, which includes free samples of our products and some handy dandy training tips. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

Entertainment

Do you think Michigan is amazing? Better yet, do you have a story that tells us why you think so? We’re looking for posts that fit one of the five blog categories (people, places, events, organizations, things) that explain why Michigan is such an amazing place to be. Our staff will pick the most amazing stories submitted and post them on the blog. If we pick your story, you’ll receive a free t-shirt! But even if we don’t, we’ll still send you a small gift for sharing your story with us. At the end of every month, five published stories will be chosen to contend for the “most amazing find” of that month, and then be voted on by our readers. The winner of that vote will receive an amazing Michigan-themed gift basket loaded with a variety of prizes and goodies. Stories should be no longer than 300 words and may include a photo.

Home & Garden

Feeling overworked or overwhelmed? Life getting you down? It’s time to turn the tide and look on the bright side. Gather your friends together, celebrate your commitment to each other, and learn to reinvent yourselves by hosting a Kitchen Table Group House Party. By hosting a party, you’ll receive a copy of the uplifting and inspirational new book, “This is Not the Life I Ordered: 50 Ways to Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down” by Deborah Collins Stephens, Jackie Speier, Michealene Cristini Risley, and Jan Yanehiro. The four women wrote the book after realizing just how cathartic it was to share their life experiences with one another. In addition to a free copy of the book, your guests will be eligible for special discounted offers, and a special guide for starting their own Kitchen Table Friends group. Participants will also be eligible to enter the national Reinvent Your Life Contest, with the grand prize being an all expenses paid trip to San Francisco, lunch with the book’s publisher, a VIP Pass to the annual Professional Business Women of California Conference, a complete cosmetic and wardrobe makeover, and a silver necklace and bracelet autographed by the authors. Leave your email address to apply for this freebie. You will be notified if your application is accepted!

Another house party opportunity. On October 6th, gather your guests for a celebration of food, friendship, and national Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Host a Pink Plaid House Party, and you’ll get a FREE copy of the new Better Homes and Gardens Pink Plaid Cookbook: Celebrating the Promise. Partygoers will share recipes, party tips, information on breast cancer, and ways to support the cause. You and your guests will also receive special gifts and offers from Better Homes and Gardens’ sponsors.

Don’t have a Sam’s Club membership? Use this free printable pass to make your purchases. Note: there is a 10% charge added since you are not a member.

Get a free sample of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery and limit one sample per household.

Pet Needs

Wal-Mart is offering a free sample of Whiskas Purrfectly Fish cat food. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery and limit one sample per household.

Request a free sample of Sheba Premium Cuts cat food.

Thank you all so much for your comments last week. I was so excited to see how many of you are reading and what you have enjoyed on our site! It really meant a lot to me. Please enjoy this week’s freebies.

We are currently experiencing some technical difficulties on our forum. We apologize for the inconvenience and will be working on the problem today!

Health & Beauty

Sign up for a free sample of the new & improved Tampax Cardboard. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery.

Sam’s Club members can sign up for a free sample of Kotex Lightdays Pantiliners.

Help fight HIV/AIDS in the Black community by joining the “I Stand With Magic” Program. Together with Magic and Abbott you can make a difference in your community by raising awareness and speaking out on prevention and treatment options for the disease. Simply fill out the information below and press ‘Submit’ at the bottom of the page. You’ll receive your official membership card and educational newsletter in the mail, along with a special “I Stand With Magic” pin. Only persons living in the U.S. can join The Campaign. Our apologies to our visitors from outside the U.S.

Try a free sample of Sensodyne Toothpaste.

To get your free dual sample containing new Olay Total Effects Age-Defying foundation and Full Treatment LipColor, just fill out the questionnaire. Samples are available for residents of the U.S. 18 years old and older only. Limited quantities available.

Introducing Dove Cool Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner. Now the icy freshness of cucumber and intoxicating green tea fragrance you love for your face and body leaves your hair smelling fresh, and feeling clean and beautiful. *While supplies last. Please allow 8-12 weeks for delivery. Available to residents of the 48 continental United States and AK and HI only. Limit one sample per household or address. You must be 18 or older to receive this sample. Fill out and submit the following form to receive your sample of Dove Cool Moisture.

Be one of the lucky few to join our wet n wild Beauty Advisory Panel. Panel members are invited to try our new and most exciting products – FREE! Then they give us their opinions. To be considered for the panel you must complete the linked survey. Survey is only open from 8:00 a.m. (CT) June 15 to 8:00 a.m. (CT) June 18. Completing the survey does not guarantee participation in the wet n wild Beauty Advisory Panel. Selected panelist will be notified by e-mail on or around June 26.If you are selected, you will be notified by e-mail on or around June 26. If you are not selected this time, please try back again. We would love to have you participate in our next Beauty Advisory Panel. (Note: This took a couple of minutes to process so be patient!)

Sign up for Sephora’s Beauty Insider program and receive a free gift on your birthday and receive exclusive samples.

Try Goody’s Headache Powder in cool orange for free. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery and limit one freebie per customer.

Food

Join the Bush’s Beans Moms and Kids Panel! We’re looking for 50 moms and their kids from across the country to test kid-friendly bean recipes and tell us what they think. If you’re a mom with children ages 3 -12, simply tell us a little about your family and your cooking style, and you might be chosen to join the panel. And if you’re a dad who does most of the family cooking, feel free to join as a “Mr. Mom.”

The Dunkin’ Advisory Panel is a dynamic community of Dunkin’ Donuts’ best customers who will be asked to provide candid opinions on a variety of topics related to Dunkin’ Donuts. As a member of the panel, you will receive invitations to participate in on-line surveys and discussion groups. In exchange, panelists (a.k.a. Dunkin’ VIPs) will be among the first to see new advertising campaigns, learn about new products, and receive valuable rewards like Dunkin’ Donuts Cards or Dunkin’ Donuts Gift Certificates.Participation is always 100% voluntary, and all information provided to us remains confidential. Your feedback will be tremendously valuable to Dunkin’ Donuts and our future offerings. Complete our brief survey to join the Dunkin’ Advisory Panel today!

Check the box on this form to receive a free sample of Chocolate Covered Post Shredded Wheat cereal.

Wal-Mart has reinstated their Knorr Sides Plus sample. If you didn’t get this one last time- here is another opportunity. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.

Home & Garden

Receive a free 6 month subscription to the newsletter of the National Gardening Association.

Entertainment

Claim a complimentary subscription to the Luxury Spa Finder Magazine. Please allow six to eight weeks for processing (Please note: The survey is lengthy, but you can answer, “No, thank you!” to all offers).

Print out this coupon for a free 5×7 enlargement or collage from CVS. This would make a great Father’s Day gift!

Not Necessarily Free, BUT…

Target has a printable coupon for Luvs Diapers– Buy one get one free! Coupon can not exceed $10.99. Good only while supplies last- so hurry!!

**Please! Please! It is time for my readers to come out of lurking. If you are reading this, please leave a comment and let me know how long you have been reading my blog and what your favorite feature is on here! You can leave the comment anonymously, if you are too shy to share! I would love to meet you and thanks to everyone for any feedback they can offer! You all make this corner of the internet possible for myself and for my family. We are extremely grateful!**

Health & Beauty:

Sign up for a free sample of Stayfree Dry Max. Your free sample will arrive within 2-3 weeks (Note: Email address is an optional field!)

Register to receive a free sample of Eucerin Calming Creme. You will also be signed up for future sample offers.

Enter the Schick Intution Time Save Sweepstakes and receive a free Schick Intuition Plus Razor. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery.

Pantene is offering two different types of shampoo samples on their website. Visit their site for more details!

Try the Healing Garden Skin Organics sample for free.

Sign up for a free three week trial to the Adidas Core Performance Program. Receive access to our interactive programs for three full weeks—for free. Learn about the Core Performance program. Sign up for our fitness and nutrition programs. And take in a wealth of fitness information. We’re confident you’ll like what you see! (Use Access Code: CP-ADIDAS)

Entertainment:

Not for you, but maybe for your daughter? Sign up to receive a free one-year subscription to American Cheerleader Magazine. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery.

Harper Audio is offering three free audio book downloads: James & the Giant Peach, The Land of Mango Sunsets, & Black Order.

Mark your Calendars: Join millions of women across America at the 5th Annual Speaking of Women’s Health Community Event on Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Wal-Mart nationwide! On Saturday, June 23, we’ll be giving away millions of FREE copies of our newest book “Love Notes to Our Moms and Other Women of Influence.” Our Book is given away exclusively at our Community Event in Wal-Mart stores nationwide and at our Speaking of Women’s Health, Universal Sisters and Hablando de la Salud de la Mujer conferences and events. The FREE Book features letters written by celebrities and female leaders. The 144-page book contains health, well-being and personal safety information for you and your family – as well as wonderful recipes with beautiful photos on how to serve delicious snacks, meals and desserts.

Free Books To Order From FEMA. You can order a storybook and a coloring book free from FEMA. “The Adventures of Julia and Robbie: The Disaster Twins” is a book best for third and fourth graders. Both are great stories about disasters. There is also a great disaster coloring book for everyone who likes to color. How do you get these? Just ask an adult to call the FEMA toll-free number: 1-800-480-2520. FEMA will mail the books to you and you can start a “disaster” library!

Apple Camp, available at most Apple Store locations, provides an opportunity for kids and families to participate in fun and engaging activities. Each Camp Workshop consists of two and a half hours of hands-on learning, doing cool stuff on Macs. Campers complete their own project that they will take home on CD or DVD. All four Camp Workshops are recommended for kids ages 8 to 12. Select from Podcast Workshop, iWeb and iPhoto Workshop, Music Workshop and Movie Workshop. You may sign up for up to two Camp Workshops.

Home & Garden:

Kozy Shack is offering free pudding recipe cards. If you are turning forty this year, you could be chosen for a drawing for More Magazine as well (Proof of ID is needed for that portion of the contest!)

Sign up for a free Hallmark Connections card. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.

Fill out the form to receive a free sample of Gain Original Fresh Liquid Fabric Softener.

Snapfish is running a great promotion right now. After you complete your first upload, new customers will receive a credit for a free 11 oz. mug and 20 free 4×6 prints. You can use your free prints and mug at one time or across several orders. Free prints and mug credits expires 60 days after your first upload. After using your free print credits, 4×6 prints are only 12¢ every day, and as low as 10¢ with pre-paid plans! Promotion ends 6/30/2007.

Dockers is offering a new Father’s Day Promotion. Make a $100 purchase of Dockers clothing at Kohl’s Department Store and receive a free two day stay and two entrees for a weekend getaway. Be sure to read the terms of agreement for all the details!

Pet Care:

Sign up to receive a free sample of Maxximum Nutrition for Cats or Dogs. Click the applicable link and please allow up to four weeks for delivery.