In today’s economy saving money is not only a given but also a necessarily. And a great way of doing this is ironically through social networking sites such as Facebook and twitter. These websites are teaming up with companies such as groupon and even companies such as Victoria Secrets and Kraft Foods to offer their fans a variety of goodies from coupons, to free samples, to high end sweepstakes. As long as you have a little time to sit in front of your computer and the patience to surf these social networking pages you are willing to find some great finds. According to the article on the MSN website, “Freebies on Facebook and Twitter”, written by Donna Freeman, the prizes and free samples that are being given away through these social networking sites can be far from stingy and stupid. Toshiba recently gave away 21 laptops in a two-month promotion. T.J. Maxx and Marshalls each gave away a $1,000 back-to-school shopping trip. Warren Miller Entertainment and Polo had teamed up to give away new skis and a $2,000 Ralph Lauren gift card, all in 2010 alone.
According to this article a man who spent eight months randomly skimming through twitter has gleaned $325 worth of gift cards (Subway, eBay, Amazon), half a dozen restaurant meals, several books, a laptop bag, T-shirts, chocolates, a water bottle, a weight-loss drink mix and event tickets. I personally am a huge fan of freebies and feel that if you can get it for free there is no reason to pay for it, I myself have gotten dozens and dozens of freebies from Facebook, I personally cannot say much about twitter and their freebies, since I actually just opened a twitter account this past month.
But, I can vouch for the free samples, coupons and sweepstakes that are available on Facebook. I have personally received a full free bag of Sun Chips, a free bottle of 60 count Excedrin migraine (which is great since I suffer from migraines and I go through them like candy), a free full bottle of gain dish detergent and I even got a 5 dollar check in the mail. It is a very common thing now a day to use Facebook and twitter for coupons and free samples, last march Burger King had a special promotion on Facebook that offered a free burger to anyone who would delete 10 of their Facebook friends from their page, it is reported that 233,906 friends were bartered for a burger. I have personally being a freebie hunter for many years now and I have found out the secrets to finding the best of the best in the freebie world. While most people are not as enthused with freebies as I am I have found that I have had the power to convert a few people once they see the treasures they can receive. So in light of helping people find the Facebook and twitter freebies they want I have listed a few websites below to help you get going. Just as always make sure you never request freebies from companies you have never heard of for privacy sakes, never give out your phone number and even if you are serious about freebies it is recommended that you set up an email account just for freebies, so your inbox doesn’t get bombarded with junk mail and spam. So after heading my warnings and you are interested in receiving free stuff… Happy Freebie Shopping.
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