Saturday, February 11, 2012

Freebies Annonymous meetings anyone?

OK, I'll admit it.  My name is Doreen and I am a Freebie and Bargain-aholic.  I can tell myself that I'm only going to pop on the internet briefly to check my email, but I'm really just deluding myself.  An hour later I'm still surfing the freebie and bargain sites, the emails long forgotten.  I rarely buy anything without looking online for a coupon or coupon code.  Total time suck, but totally worth it when I score an awesome deal (and don't even get me started on Black Friday...or Black Week or whatever they're calling it now that it starts on Thanksgiving night and extends well into the following week!).  Sometimes I feel like a need an intervention.  Like someone needs to just kid-nap me and drag me to Best Buy kicking and screaming and force me to pay full price on something right off their shelf--no hours of comparisons (searching via swagbucks, of course) no hunting down codes, no rebate forms--ugh, my hands are starting to shake just thinking about it. 

One of my all time favorite freebie sites is BZZAgent.  It's not technically a freebie site, rather a word-of-mouth advertising site that sends out free full-sized products in exchange for your "BZZ".  If you like the product, you spread the word and report back on the site about it.  As a bonus, each report you submit back earns points on MyPoints (another one of my favorites!), which you can cash in for gift cards and other cool things (see how addicting all this freebie/bargain stuff can be???)  In the few years that I've been a member, I've received things ranging from a Sonicare electric toothbrush to Lindt Lindor truffles to Green Mountain K-cups--all full sized products (or free coupons for the full-sized product).

My current BZZAgent "mission" is Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee (South Eastern PA friends, visit Dunkin' Philly's facebook site and like them!).  They really didn't have to twist my arm for this one.  I'm already a fan.  Love me my Dunkin' Coffee--hot, cold, whatever--bring it on!  Drinking iced coffee in the winter, though, is something I rarely do.  And I suppose that's the whole idea behind this offering--to pick up winter sales of a product that is normally thought of as being a summer drink.  Brilliant!  Again, I'm a sucker for free, so if I have free iced coffee coupons in the winter, well, you better believe they're going to be used!  And I have to admit, the concept works.  While hot coffee warms me on cold winter days, the iced coffee was just the pick-me-up I needed one afternoon when I was really dragging.  Plus, Dunkin' will also throw in a shot of a multitude of flavors (unfortunately Godiva Chocolate Liquor was not on their menu, BUT there was a mocha option which was quite tasty!).

So now I find myself considering Dunkin' Iced Coffee in the winter.  With my free coupons.  On my way to my Freebies Annonymous meeting.  Anyone care to join me?  (is that kinda like an alcoholic stopping off at the bar for a quick beer on the way to AA?)  Nevermind, I'm not ready to quit yet.  If you know of any great freebie/bargain/point/rebate/coupon sites, feel free to share below!!!!!!!!!!

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