Hey, It's Free! • Page 82 • Best Freebies, Samples, & Daily Deals (2024)

Marlboro is giving away a free movie ticket by logging in and clicking the giant “Wilds for Winter” image that appears on the homepage. I'm certainly not “wilds” for any season where I have to close the blinds and turn on lights at 3:45pm, but I guess a free movie ticket is a decent consolation prize since I'm already in the dark for 90% of winter.

If this is run like Marlboro's previous free movie ticket offers, you'll get an emailed code that can be redeemed on Fandango. Last year the code was worth up to $13.

Shell Fuel Rewards is a free rewards program where members save $0.05 on every fill up at Shell stations. On top of being a great way to lower your gas bill, Shell Fuel Rewards also supplied me with a Team Penske gift pack to give away, which includes signed merchandise from NASCAR No. 22 driver Joey Logano!

Use the widget below or click here to enter for your chance to win the following items:

• Joey Logano signed Pennzoil No. 22 hat
• Large team Penske shirt
• Joey Logano signed No. 22 action racing collectables car

The giveaway ends at 11:59PM PST on Nov. 16 and one lucky winner will be contacted via email on Nov. 18. Good luck!

I used to drink free Carnation Breakfast Essentials in high school, but then forgot all about them until I went through chemo a few years back. You could say I've since completely lost my appetite for them. 😀 Though the negative association with certain foods because of chemo sometimes works in my favor. Now instead of explaining why quiche is the nastiest “food” ever invented (it's been scientifically proven by Dr. Goob) or how green beans are Nature's preferred method of torture, I can simply say “uh…cancer?” and get out of eating them! Makes those few months of feeling like death totally worth it.

[thanks to Hiffer Kim for sending this in!]

RewardsGold has new free Forbes magazine subscriptions for anyone who isn't already getting millions of magazines a week. Some Hiffers might want this freebie to keep up with financial and stock news, but not me. In fact, I don't even know if that's what Forbes writes about. I've never actually read an issue.

I'm going to plaster mine all over my apartment walls. With winter fast approaching, I'm looking for any way to lower my heating bill. I tried building a fireplace in my living room last year, but apparently it's not as simple as starting a fire under an open window. I'm still finding soot all over my house. Now that I think about it, I swear both of my dogs used to be yellow…

Ohhh, I wonder what free “Headlines that Changed History” poster I'll recieve. I've got my eyes set on my birth announcement! At the time, it wasn't so much a headline as a page D17 blurb. But after the illustrious life and career I've managed, I'm all by certain my family's local paper has gone back and edited their archive.

The site says all you need is a valid email and address, so I entered “None” for what school I attend.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Valpak. All thoughts, words, and opinions and have not been written or edited by the sponsor.

Living in New York makes saving money incredibly difficult. It's like I'm in college again – which bars have the best happy hour specials? What time does my local bodega put their produce on sale? Is it Mike's Deli or Michael's Deli with the Monday meatball special? But I can always count on setting my watch to a giant Valpak envelope arriving in my mailbox each month. How can I not love spotting a bundle of coupons surrounded by freebies?

When I first started HIF in 2006, Valpak was one of the first companies I wrote about. They mainly only sent out coupons for household services and local restaurants. That helped mold most of us into thinking we could only find grocery savings via printables on the Internet, but that's not 100% true any longer. Valpak envelopes now come stocked with all sorts of grocery coupons, which helps this New Yorker stay fed without breaking the bank.

Sidenote, actually breaking a bank is harder than it sounds. You need all sorts of wrecking balls and jackhammers, it's honestly a lot more work than I'd ever be willing to do. That's why I try and save money with coupons so I don't have to break the bank. What were we talking about again?

Among this month's Valpak envelope, some of the high-value coupons included:

• $10/1 Dr. Scholl's Custom Fit Orthotic Inserts at Walmart
• Free $20 gift card with purchase of $45 Sam's Club membership
• $1/1 Vermont Creamery Fresh Goat Cheese Log at Mambo Sprouts
• $1/1 Perfect Bar at Mambo Sprouts

While I might not need all of those items, they're great savings! The Vermont Creamery Fresh Goat Cheese Log has me most intrigued. I'm the kind of guy whose favorite cheese can best be described as “…uh, the yellow one?” So I'm not too accustomed to cheese of the goat nor log forms and I've only been to Vermont for about an hour, I think. I was sleeping in the backseat. Great road trip! Now let's try some of that cheese.

The Dr. Scholl's insert deal is definitely a nice offer to boot (… 😄) since any New Yorker will tell you wherever you're going isn't too far to walk. Anywhere, doesn't matter, it's the cold, hard truth that walking might be faster than a subway, cab, or bus. Turns out moving 8 million people all at once gets things a little clogged up. Who would have guessed? Thus I've used inserts for almost a decade and my feet, legs, and back have thanked me ever since.

If you think back to HIF's earliest days, there aren't many of the same money saving methods still in existence. However one of the longtime stalwarts has been Valpak. As the price of living inches ever up and more and more coupon sites drop to the wayside, it's nice knowing a #ValpakNY of great coupons could still arrive any day in my mailbox.

Also if anybody at Valpak HQ is reading this, might I be so bold as to propose selling Katsaks. As early 1990's Mike Rowe showed us on QVC, Katsaks are loads of fun for our feline companions. And who wouldn't buy a Valpak Katsak? The name is a billion dollar brand, easy. Thank you for your time and you're welcome for the genius idea.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Valpak. All thoughts, words, and opinions and have not been written or edited by the sponsor.

I grew up around a Church's Chicken and always left disappointed. I must have eaten at Church's 200+ times and not once did I see a pastor chicken. I never even glimpsed a chicken choir! Oh well, I guess I'll use Church's Chicken birthday freebie as an excuse to stop by again and look around for that elusive holy chicken book.

Audible.com is giving away free copies of Jane Lynch's new Funny Amazon Reviews audiobook for a limited time.

This is a new book featuring famous comedians reading actual Amazon.com reviews. My invitation must have got lost in the mail. However, they managed to get Jane Lynch, Lewis Black, John O'Hurley, Joel McHale (wooo, Community!), Margaret Cho, Eugene Mirman, Kurt Braunohler, Lauren Cook, Jonathan Katz, Laura Silverman, Melissa Villasenor, Ron Funches, Gilbert Gottfried, Dan Savage, Vern Musical Improv.

No promo code should be required, so if it's asking you for one, please let me know in the comments!

New to Audible.com?

If you enjoy this freebie and aren't an Audible.com member, don't forget that you can get two free audiobooks just by signing up for an Audible.com 1-month free trial. You get to choose from over 175,000+ titles and can listen to your free books via your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

The free trial lasts for 30 days, so you won't be charged a monthly fee as long as you cancel before it's over.

The Bakers Square birthday freebie used to require an entree purchase, but they've since upgraded the offer to a free slice of pie with no purchase necessary! I plan on eating an entire pie today to honor whoever came up with this promotion. Thanks, Mr. Baker!

I can happily confirm the Yoshinoya birthday freebie is a choice between their teriyaki chicken bowl, Angus steak bowl, original beef bowl, or beef bowl with vegetables. None of which contain actual Yoshi.

The Firehouse Subs birthday freebie has been rolled into their Firehouse Rewards program. However, fret not, for you still get a free medium sub every year! All you have to do is make a free account & join Firehouse rewards in advance of your birthday. Then either check the Firehouse Subs app or use the emailed coupon to redeem your free medium sub reward!

In fact, not only does Firehouse Subs spell out the free subs offer on their signup form (a rarity in restaurant birthday freebies), but they also have a detailed birthday sub FAQ section (my God, other restaurants, please take notice!) that states the following:

The offer has not changed. It is still a Free Medium Sub.

Given that I've eaten here a million times, I'm happy the Firehouse Subs birthday freebie is still a free entree. They're my favorite spot for a fast food sub. I always found they made Subways sandwiches look as if they were made in an actual NYC subway.

One nice perk of their new freebie is that you can redeem it not just on your birthday but on the 7 days after it as well.

There's also no ID required to redeem the offer. All you have to do is set your date of birth within your Firehouse Rewards profile and you're good to go without any hassle.

This offer is also in addition to any free food rewards or discounts you earn via bonus points earned during the year. As you make purchases and earn points, you can redeem them for meal upgrades and other free stuff off their menu.

And of course I've added this to the birthday freebies list!

For children 15 and under

The age requirement for the free Firehouse birthday sub is 16 and over. However, parents of children under 15 can add them to their rewards profile and they'll get their choice from these two kids' birthday offers each year:

• Free Kids' Combo with Purchase of a Medium or Large Sub, Chips and Drink or
• Free Medium Sub with Purchase of an additional Medium or Large Sub, Chips and Drink.

Once your child reaches 16 years of age, they can move to their own free Firehouse rewards account and begin getting their own free medium sub sandwich each year.