Category — Freebies

I rarely have time to post reviews of software or gadgets, but since my Blackberry was slow to deliver emails thanks to Research in Motion’s technical difficulties on Wednesday, I’d like to take some time and issue a gold star to Recuva by Piriform Ltd. I accidentally deleted an important database, and after I threw a pile of junk off my desk in frustration, went searching for some recovery software as the file I deleted was too big for the Recycle Bin and was on a Windows 2003 server. After finding other software vendors that charged anywhere from $49.95 to $89.95 to an insane vendor at several hundred dollars, I found this little lifesaver. The best of all….it’s free. I promise to donate after my next paycheck, but I hope spreading the word about Recuva and their three other free apps will do for now. Thanks guys!

Domino’s customers will receive a FREE Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake when they purchase an order of Domino’s BreadBowl Pasta at menu price until September 13. Also, if you have an August birthday, get free cake too! From August 3 – August 31, anyone with an August birthday can stop by their local Domino’s to receive one FREE Lava Crunch Cake on their birthday! Proof of date required, identification can include drivers license or birth certificate. Minors without driver’s license need to be accompanied by an adult.

Read the full story here.

Here’s more info on a Chick-Fil-A giveaway on July 10th. Eat free chicken, but you’ll have to dress like a cow. Don’t worry they have a starter kit for your cow costume. You can also enter their photo contest and win that way too.

http://www.cowappreciationday.com/

Free live album will be available for download at coldplay.com on Friday 4AM EST. Be prepared for a lot of traffic.

Click here.

Get a free scoop of Bee-built flavor ice cream at participating Haagen-Dazs stores between 4-8PM on May 12th. Details here.

One free scoop of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream on April 21, 2009 from noon to 8PM EST at participating Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops. Click here to find a location near you.

Upromise is holding a video casting call for a $10,000 college scholarship. Create a 30-second video and tell them why you or somebody you know deserves to win. They also have other prizes, so check out the details here. You have until May 5, 2009 to upload your video. There’s three categories to choose from:

• Saving for college
• In college now
• Paying it back

The contest is sponsored by Bank of America, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, and Sallie Mae.

Are you an entrepreneur and want the chance to win prizes and be featured in Entrepreneur magazine? Well, you’re in luck. They are running their annual Entrepreneur of the Year Contest for 2009. Winners will also win a trip for two within the continental U.S., a $500 gift certificate to the UPS Store, books, a three-year subscription to Entrepreneur magazine, and an all-expense paid trip to the awards ceremony in Miami, Florida.

Click here for all the details

I’m always looking for some good clean furniture to replace some of the ratty stuff from my college days, like the futon in the basement. I just found another site that lists free items, which was featured ina PC World article. It’s called FreeNapkin.com. You register like an auction site and bid on the free item. If you are the first to claim the item, you get the winning confirmation via email. You arrange the pickup time or shipping details with the current owner. The only caveat is they do not allow you to turn around and post the item on eBay.

There are other sites I use for free items. Craigslist is great, especially in NYC, but lately there’s been a lot of scams on there to filter through. Freecycle.org is another website, which breaks it down into local groups that you join. They promote that members also give as much as you receive, similar to the pay it forward idea. Garage sales often end up trashing the leftover items that don’t sell, so cruise those curbs in the afternoon and scoop up some goodies. Your local paper or supermarket bulletin board are other places you can find giveaways.

Not only do we get free stuff, but we can reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills.

I’ll try to post any freebies, offers, and contests every Friday, unless they are time sensitive. Walmart has a freebie page on their website. They have free product samples, trials, and a free MP3 download every week.

eMusic has a free trial and usually offers 50 free MP3s, but Pizza Hut is running a promotion with them and offering an additional 25 songs from their sampler selection. They are DRM-free and in MP3 format, which is pretty much the universal format. Just cancel the trial before they charge your credit card and you’ll have a bunch of free tunes.

Enjoy!