Freebies for Fun!

In my hunt for deals and coupons online I have run across some new websites that reward you for all different kinds of stuff and thought I would pass them along!  Some of these programs I have been part of for years and my participation has just renewed but others are brand new.  All of these websites are ones that I currently use and have not had any issues with.  HOWEVER, I will recommend that for any of these online sites or coupons or anything else that you set up an alternate email for just this kind of stuff it can get you signed up for some weird junk sites sometimes.  15 minutes a week digging through junk email and utilizing my "Mark as Junk" button is a fair price to pay for some of these freebies so I will continue.  I do not know that any of these sites have increased my junk mail since this email address has been active for more than 10 years and I have a ton of junk but it is always a good idea to use an alternate for anything you sign up for online.

So, here we go!

Mycokerewards:  http://www.mycokerewards.com
Joe and I are HUGE Coke drinkers....Utilizing this website to enter the codes from all of our 12 packs and 2 liters is worth it.  You get 10 points per 12pk and 3 points for 20oz or 2 Liter bottles.  At 240 points you get a coupon for a free 12pack.  There are also tons of other things that you can get with your points and you can also use them to enter all sorts of sweepstakes.  I usually use my 3 points from individual and 2 liter to enter these just for fun.  So far I have not won anything but......some of them have not completed yet!  Cross you fingers for me.....

Mypoints: (Referral link on FB main page) 
I have been a member of this site forever.  This is a program that gives you points for all kinds of stuff.  They will send out several emails a day.  You can either participate in the offer or just click the button to get 5 points for visiting the website.  I have had very good luck with receiving my rewards from them in the past, lots of free gift cards for just reading my email and clicking on links.  They also have programs where you can print coupons online and after they are redeemed you receive points for them (I have not yet had any hit redemption yet so no opinion on this particular program.  I will start tracking this probably next month to see how it goes) also online purchases made through the site will give you points.  Lots and lots of ways to earn points on this site.  There is no referral link available on the site so I will post my referral link on my main Facebook page for y'all.  If you miss it, send me a note and I will email you a referral link.

Swagbucks:  http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/MsRan
Ok, this is a brand new one for me but I like it!  Ultimately it is similar to a lot of reward programs with a little twist.  This one is a search engine.  We all search the internet a few times a day and ALL of your search engines track your usage and such.  Well, when you use the Swagbucks search engine you are awarded random points for doing your searches!  So there....if I am gonna be tracked I might as well get points for it!  They also issue random Swagbuck codes that you can enter into the site to add points to your account.  There are about 2,000 different rewards that you can exchange points for.  Also, if you are following The Krazy Coupon Lady on Facebook (You ARE, aren't you?) they will tell you about random Swagbuck codes available.  There is also a Swagbucks widget for your web browser, however it is not yet available for Google Chrome so I had to install Firefox again to utilize this application.

Vocalpoint:  http://www.vocalpoint.com/index.html
This is another new one for me.  There are no reward points or anything for participating BUT this site is all about freebies and testing new products.  The more you participate in the site, the more they are supposed to send you.  Again, very new so I have not gotten a ton of free stuff.  I did get hooked up with a free coupon for a Fresh Express salad pack.  The deal is that once I get the coupon and purchase the product I have to go back and give a review.  I can totally do that!  Another of the samples they were giving out were new Glad garbage bags with Febreeze Odor Control.  Those went really fast, I totally missed the bus on that one and was awfully sad about it.

There are other ways to get freebies and coupons aside from the web.  The new smartphones have amazing apps that will reward you for scanning items and such.  These apps are all for the Android system and are free.  The ones I use on a regular basis:

The Coupon App:
This one will give you heads up on deals every day.  It is a little funky and I have had some issues with it.  You can email the coupon to yourself and print it from your computer.  I have seen coupons for Dinners, Office Max, Justice for Girls...all kinds of stuff.  Definitely worth taking a look at.

Gas Buddy:
This one tracks prices at all of your local gas stations to give you the best pricing.  The best part is that it is updated by users who earn points for updating gas prices.  This includes YOU!  Earn points that you can trade in for free gas for updating prices when you fuel up.  Also check for the cheapest gas near your location, no matter where you are!  I *love* this one.  We have a couple of gas stations here that compete for pricing so I can see which one is lower before I leave the house.  Regardless of when it was updated I still get points for updating the current pricing.

Shopkick:
Scan items in your favorite stores and earn kickpoints that can be traded in for Gift Cards!  There are a couple of different apps on the market that do this but this one has given me the least problems.  You get points for opening the app when you walk into certain stores and also some stores have scans available inside.  Target is a huge participant!  Also, this app provides special offers for the stores that you are in.  I have not used this function yet since I haven't had one for anything on  my list for the day but I still check every time.

The amount of free stuff out there for the taking is incredible.  Look around and see what you can find.  Check websites for the brands and products that you use the most.  Sometimes they have free stuff for members, so sign up and watch for offers coming in.  If you find anything really great be sure to let me know!

Until next time.....may you find freebies!