You need to do this.

I did 80% of my christmas shopping online with Amazon – because I had free shipping. Honestly, why should I drive across town with my patience-less 4-year-old and try to brave the mall when I can buy it online competitively AND with free shipping? That is precisely the reason that people hate christmas. I ENJOYED my holiday shopping at Amazon and I found myself taking advantage of their Gold Box deals a lot more, too. They really do have some sweet bargains. I enjoyed Amazon Prime so much that I actually might consider paying for it after I get a few paychecks under my belt.

They’ve had some 1 month trials since I got my 3 month trial, but I’m pleased to see them doing another 3 month trial.

Yes!

Amazon is offering a FREE 3 month trial to Amazon Prime when you buy eligible textbooks. New accounts to Amazon Prime and to customers who have had Amazon Prime trials in the past.

Here’s how:

1. Add one of the following books to your Amazon Shopping Cart: Romeo and Juliet $1, William’s Shakespeare Complete Sonnets, $2, or the Jane Eyre or Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Oliver Twist, or Great Expectations $3.
2. Click on FREE Two Day Shipping option on the right side of the page.
3. Proceed to checkout.
4. You will then be shown the details of the Amazon Prime Trial Offer. Accept it.
5. Complete your purchase.

This will automatically renew if you don’t cancel after 3 months. It is $79 for a full year. You can turn off auto renewal but visiting your Amazon Account, Manage Prime Membership.

Thanks to Common Sense With Money

I’m back

Sorry for the long absence – good news is that I got a job with a real, actual paycheck. The bad news is that it’s WORK and it takes a lot of TIME.

So, I’ll try to do better about keeping up.

Deals coming…

In case you didn’t know, you can get on your facebook for some free holiday jams from Starbucks and Itunes.

Free!

Sign up for Eat Better America and receive a FREE 2010 calendar

FREE 2010 Pillsbury calendar with over $100 in coupons. Members only but you can register here (for free).

Free tote bag from Martha Stewart Living and Aveeno. While supplies last.

FREE samples of Tasters Choice.  Join Nescafe Taster’s choice if you want to try new products.

Santa will send you a FREE personalized video message.

Sign up with Pampers Village and enter to win a year’s supply of Pampers.  If you collect Pampers Points, get a few new codes in that post.

FREE subscription to Golf Digest.

FREE sample of Prilosec Heartburn Relief.

Free chocolate bar on Thursdays when you sign up for the Aerie A-List.

FREE Christmas Craft ideas eBook.

FREE Kids activities this weekend: Build at Wagon at Home Depot. Or, make a wooden Gingerbread House at Lowe’s. Show up early to secure your spot.

Ho Ho Ho

I’m not talking about your Friday night activities (this time). I’m talking about the Christmas season, which was thrust upon us 2 months ago by retail stores but is finally within reach.

Here’s a little (free) audible foreplay to help you get in the mood:

Check out the 25 days of free Christmas Music on Amazon here. You’ll want to bookmark this page, as they will be offering a new freebie song every day.

And, you can get your free iTunes song download of the week here. (Hooooootie does Christmas.)

Also, Amazon has 100 Mp3 entire albums marked down to just $5 for the month of December. Check those out here.

Free Duracell batteries (after rebate)

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday and has stuffed themselves to the point that they’re contemplating not eating until Christmas Eve. And that you’ve gotten your regular allotment of fights in with your parents/in-laws.  That is how the holidays should go, my friend.

From now through December 26, 2009, you can get free batteries at Staples! Just sign up for their Rewards card and then buy a 20-pack of Duracell batteries at $12.99 and you’ll get $12.99 back in Staples Rewards.

This deal can be done twice per week per customer. So by December 26, you should be good and stocked with batteries!

More details here.

Free Thanksgiving Downloads

 

 

Go here to download a free ebook with healthful Thanksgiving Recipes in it.

Download a free ebook here with 30 different Thanksgiving-themed craft projects including home-decorating and gift-giving projects and ideas as well as fun crafts to do with children.

Download a free ebook here with 30 different Thanksgiving recipes.

 

Go here to download a free Holiday Hosting Guide from Paula Deen.

 

Go here to download a free copy of the Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Hotline Recipes cookbook.

Access the digital edition of the October/November Taste of Home magazine here. It features many Thanksgiving recipe and photos of every single recipe.

Go here to download a free Holiday Idea book from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. There are loads of craft and educational ideas and even some freezer meal recipes.

Want some fun Thanksgiving ideas to do with children? Check out the links and ideas here.

Free is my favorite Philosophy

When you sign up here as a fan of Philosophy.com on Facebook, click on the blue button “Go To Application” and you’ll can fill out a form to get a free sample of Gingerbread Foaming Shower Gel from Philosophy.

Free. That’s all I have to say.

100 FREE Prints with a $5 Purchase at Snapfish.  New customers get 50 more. Use code FREE5 at checkout. Also check out the many other great photo offers to get a total of nearly 400 prints free.

Go here and download your FREE copy of The Martha Stewart Thanksgiving eCookbook, from Sirius Radio.

Go here and sign up to get your $10 book of coupons for Organic Valley products by snail mail. Don’t forget you can print $8 in coupons for Organic Valley products here, if you haven’t already.

Find out about more organic coupons here. And here.

Free Detergent sample: New to ShopText sampling? Go here to find out how to register. THEN, text the word NATURAL to the number 467467 to have a sample of Greenworks detergent mailed to you. This is a ShopText sample you get using your cellphone and standard text message fees apply (so only do this if you have unlimited texting option on your phone already)

Go here and sign up for your free sample of Huggies Little Movers diapers from Walmart. (Choose size 3, 4, or 5) This is a new and different link from the September freebie.

Print coupons for Huggies diapers here. And here. And by the way, they’re only $8.99 at Walgreens this week. (thru Saturday) Remember, if they’re out, ask for a rain check, then you can get them for $8.99 at your convenience.

Get your free samples of Kotex Overnights Ultra Thin with Wings here.

GREAT things are free.

Kohl’s is offering a $5 off $5+ purchase coupon when you sign-up for their email alerts HERE. Now that could make for a FREE or near FREE gift for someone!

They’ll also send you a 10% off coupon for your first purchase at Kohl’s.com.

I wonder if this would work on the plush they always have near the register for $5. That’d be perfect for the gift closet, an incentive/reward or a stocking stuffer. Or maybe me, for when I’m having a bad day and need someone to love me unconditionally. Those plastic eyes don’t lie, you know.

Keep your marketing out of my social networking. Oh, you’re giving me free stuff? Okay then. Just this one time.

If you’re willing to sell out a bit and be fans of brands on facebook, you can get some free stuff.  (I won’t lie, sometimes I get my free stuff and then take them off my facebook.)

Clarins will be offering a special treat exclusively for Facebook fans on November 9th. Become a Fan of Clarins by November 8, 2009 to get in on this one.

Fan Papa Johns and you’lll receive a code on 11/4 for a FREE Medium Pizza with a $10 order. Code expires on 11/9/2009.

First 2,000 Facebook Fans to register will receive a Buy One, Get One Free Tornados coupon in the mail. You will also be able to print out a $1/1 coupon after you register.

Become a Fan of Denny’s On Facebook and get this BOGO coupon good until Nov. 6th. You can become a fan HERE. (Thanks, Coupon Gal)

Save $1.00/1 Muir Glen Tomatoes when you become a Fan on Facebook. (once you join, look to the left for the coupon link)

Get Free GloMinerals GloLoose Eyeshadow when you become a Fan on Facebook . (Note: I signed up weeks ago but never received anything.)
What freebies have you found?