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Welcome to our regularly updated freebies article. We've got some great deals here, but we keep the cream of the freebie crop for subscribers to our free weekly newsletter. If you are already signed up, just use the special link from the newsletter. If you're not, sign up here and you'll get the link in your next newsletter. Enjoy!

You've read our article on Living for Free, and now it's time to apply some of those ideas to your everyday life. So we are going to scout around for the best freebies, vouchers and coupons, to take a bit of the squeeze off your purse and save you money for the important things.

A lot of the time, the company will ask for your email. It's a good idea to set up an email specifically for freebies so you're regular inbox isn't flooded with advertisements. A postal address is required so samples can be sent to you.

Found a freebie? Tell us or report broken links here.

 

Food & drink

FREE Coffee sample from Nescafe

Get a free sample of Nescafe Partner's Blends when you sign up for their newsletter here.

Win a trip to New York with Toptable

Recommend friends to join up for Toptable's newsletter and for every one of them that signs up, they'll put one entry for you into a prize draw to win a trip to New York. Toptable has great deals on restaurants all around the UK with up to 50% off whole meals. You also earn points for every meal you book through them and once you've got enough you can cash them in for a free meal. Sign yourself up first here and then send out as many referrals as you can to be in the running to go to NYC.

FREE Jelly Belly
On the Jelly Belly website they offer 100 free samples every day of the year.  The only tricky thing is logging in to get a free sample before they've all run out.  The time when you can get a sample changes every day to ensure fairness and once you've been successful you have to wait three months before trying again.  However you can get up to four free samples per household, so that could be quite a lot of Jelly Beans. Click here to see if you will be lucky today.

FREE £25 Wine Voucher
For any wine lovers, you can register your details at Avery Wines and recieve £10 off any purchase on their website if you spend over £71. To get your free £25 voucher, click here.


Home and garden

 

FREE Persil dosing device
Grab a free Persil dosing device, choose from either a net, ball or cup, all of which help to remove stains. The devices can also be used to pre-treat tough stains to ensure a better cleaning result. Complete the online form with your address details, answer a few questions and wait for your new device.

FREE pack of seeds
With the sun's arrival,  The Children's Society is trying to encourage some quality family time in the garden.  So they are offering free packs of seeds, the front of your house will look great and the kids will have fun.  Fill out their online form and the seeds will be sent out in the post.

FREE paint samples
If you're thinking about a spot of redecorating and need some help deciding what colour scheme to go for then check out Crown who are offering five free paint samples from their Pure Paint range. Simply choose any five colours you like and they will be delivered to your house once you have filled in a short form.

 

Health & beauty

 

FREE Pampers vouchers
Simply register your details at Pampers and you will be mailed free vouchers and product samples.Only Mums can register, sorry Dads.

FREE Nivea My Silhouette sample
This new Nivea cream can slim down your lumps and bumps by up to 3cm. Well that's what they say at least.  Click here to test it out yourself and enter the competition to win John Lewis vouchers, a makeover and a weekend away in London.

FREE gym membership

Receive a free one-day guest membership for your local Fitness First club with no obligation to join. Simply fill in the short form on their website, wait to receive the one-day pass in the post and spend a day trying out their facilities and burning those calories rather than a hole in your wallet. Be aware, though, that they will try to pressure you into joining full-time while you're there.

 

Books & magazines

FREE Learn Spanish books

Booking your next trip away and need to brush up on your Spanish? These books usually go for £4.95 each but you can download it here today for free.

FREE novels

Get two free Mills and Boon  books, with a mystery gift, just by going on their site and entering in your details.   But careful, after recieving your freebies make sure to tell them you aren't interested in subscribing or they'll send you four more books at a cost of £3.69/each.

 FREE magazines

The Week Magazine is giving away 6 free magazine issues. You can read up on the best offered by British and foreign media, for free. Again you must be careful, tell them you're not interested in subscribing before you get the sixth one, or they'll send you subscription magazines and charge you.

 

Going out

 FREE cinema tickets

Register with seefilmfirst and you can have free movie tickets emailed directly to you.  All you have to do is put up with some promotional emails (so use a different email from your usual one).

FREE guide to free days out

Family Day Out UK is giving away free copies of its report on the top 50 Free Days Out - just enter your email address and they'll whisk it over! A great cheat sheet for taking the kids out. To get your report, click here.

 

Technology

 

FREE Wi-Fi access

Use the website free-hotspot to give you an impressive list of free wireless internet hotspots around the world, or use ilovefreewifi for the US.

FREE minutes and texts for 16-24 year olds.
Blyk.co.uk is a new website offering 16-24 years 43 minutes to any UK network and 217 text messages per month absolutely free. What's the catch we hear you ask...well the way the network is financed is by allowing advertising companies to send you adverts on your phone, which in turn pays for your minutes. This sounds really annoying, but BLYK assure that you won't get more than 6 advertising text messages a day, and the texts are tailored to your likes and dislikes and often include offers and discounts for products you might be interested in. All you have to do is already own a phone that can do picture messaging (MMS), sign up at www.blyk.co.uk and wait for your sim to arrive in the post.

To start phoning for free, click here.

FREE sim cards
By clicking here and filling out the online form, you can get two free T-Mobile SIM cards. No contracts or monthly fees - just a simple pay as you go SIM card. Not only this, but if you top up £10 or more on a Friday you get free text messages all weekend. Give your mate one and you can get cheaper calls and texts to each other. What have you got to lose?!

 

Miscellaneous

 

FREEBIES on Gumtree, Craigslist and Freecycle

Gumtree: Just go to the website and under 'Stuff for Sale' click freebies for a list of free things in your area. You will have to collect the items but it's a small price to pay for a free sofa or washing machine! Just click on the items you want then email the owners to organise a time to collect - but be quick as they tend to go quickly. You can also try posting an ad of your own saying what items you need and someone might get in touch.

Freecycle: This is another way to get free items that people are throwing out. Go the website where you sign up for free and join a Freecycle network near you. You can brows e the networks by your region here. Once you become a member of a local group you can view the items being given away and post your own items. Everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate to all ages.

Craigslist: This is similar to the other two and lets you get your hands on stuff other people are getting rid of. Click on the Great Britain menu then choose your nearest city. Look on the 'for sale' menu for the 'free' option and see all the items that are available to you for no money. All you have to do is pick it up. People often use the site when they are moving house so are keen to shift stuff as soon as possible.

FREE phone directory enquiries

If you need to find phone numbers and don't want to pay use this number - 0800 100 100 - from a landline and listen to a short add after they have found the number you need but before they give you the number.

FREE smoke alarms

When you book a free Home Fire Safety Visit from your local Fire and Rescue Service, you'll get free smoke alarms fitted in your house as part of the visit. Great for your bank balance and your piece of mind.

FREE brochures

For some written advice to help you through all those financial quagmires, you don't even have to sign up for anything.  Just give them your address so they can send them to you and remember to untick the boxes if you don't want any additional info. To get some free advice, click here.


Jasmine and the Moneymagpie team
Moneymagpie Moneypedia
08.07.2008

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