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Learn how and where to get some great freebies and enjoy all the free stuff the Net has to offer. This also serves as a nice index to the major sections of the About Freebies site. There are hundreds of pages on this site, so the sooner get started, the quicker you will find out what About Freebies has to offer.
Are Freebies for Real?
You've heard these phrases time and time again -- there's no free lunch -- you can't get something for nothing -- nothing in life is free. I's no wonder you are skeptical when you are told you can find free stuff on the Internet.
How to Request Freebies Responsibly
Getting free stuff is fun, but we need to avoid the temptation to request every free offer we see. Think of it as conserving freebies resources.
Del Monte Promotions
Del Monte offers a number of promotions including free offers, sweepstakes, and discount offers.
Your Online Privacy
Is it possible to control your online privacy? How to you know if it is safe to provide information to a Web site? How do you read a privacy policy?
Top New Years Resolutions for Freebies Addicts
Those of us who are addicted to freebies have some issues we need to work out and New Years is as good a time as any to do so.
Brand Name Freebies
Free samples and other free offers are powerful marketing tools and companies of all sizes offer them. However, it's the big brand name companies that are most consistent about following through with free offers. I've put together links to profiles of free offer pages from the top name brand companies. You will want to bookmark this page and visit the brand name company pages often to find new free offers.
Avoiding Junk Email
Sometimes when you sign up for free offers, you can get more than you bargained for. Although most of the sites that I refer you to are unlikely to cause you to receive unwanted email, if you register for freebies (or use an email address anywhere on the Net) you will eventually find yourself on unwanted mailing lists.
Top Freebies Myths
I've been having fun with and writing about freebies for over ten years. As you might guess, II have encountered my share of “unbelievers” who take the cynical stance that nothing is free. Here are many of the myths that the skeptics mistake for obvious truths and my considered views on them:
My Money
I like to think of any money that you save that would have otherwise been spent as free money - For once, the US government is trying to save you money instead of coming up with ways to take it
Subscribe to the Freebies Newsletter
Find out about the great new free offers first. You will get the new freebies listings before they are advertised to non-subscribers. And, best of all, the newsletter is totally free. What a deal!
Freebies 101 - Getting Started with Freebies
Visit this page to get your freebies training wheels. Find out how to fill out forms, how to determine if an offer is legitimate, how to avoid junk email, and more.
Frequently Asked Questions - The Freebies FAQ
This is the place to check first to get your questions about freebies answered quickly.
Ethics and the World of Freebies
What in the world does ethics have to do with freebies? Find out in this article.
Are You a Freebies Junkie?
You can check the list of symptoms and see if you have the dreaded (but fun) freebies addiction syndrome.

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