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Billy Mays
Honor Your Favorite Deceased Infomercial Celebrity This Halloween
One of the inexpensive Halloween costume ideas suggested by readers was to dress in honor of the deceased and beloved infomercial pitchman Billy Mays. (This costume is especially simple if you already have dark hair and a beard.) Today, Billy Mays III announced a Billy Mays costume contest, sponsored and judged by his friends and colleagues at Sullivan Productions. More »
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free stuff
Save Ink Or Toner By Changing Your Font
Sure, you can save ink and paper by changing around your printer settings, but to truly commit to saving ink or toner, try changing your font. More » -
sale fail
Toys R Us Charges You $10 More For Game With Bonus 'Free' T-Shirt
Brent snapped these photos of sales displays for Carnival Games for Wii. The store is charging $30 for the game by itself, but $40 for the game with a bonus "free" t-shirt. -
free stuff
Let Digital Version of Suze Orman Plan Your Demise For Free
Shrill, savvy financial guru Suze Orman is giving away downloads of the will and trust kit she hawks. Just type in the code 898989 (blogger Kelly Whalen spotted the freebie) and you'll be on your way to dictating your financial goals from beyond the grave. More » -
above and beyond
Free Ice Cream Doesn't Heal Broken Leg, But It Helps
As summer winds down, Michael from Maryland shared with us a delightful story about an ice cream chain going above and beyond. It shows the lengths to which people will go in order to get something for free, and the thoughfulness of a company after the pursuit of free stuff went wrong. More » -
wtf
Banana Republic Sends Customer Mysterious Package Of Security Tags
Jonathan's wife ordered some clothes from Banana Republic, and was confused when another, similarly-sized box arrived on their doorstep from Banana Republic a week later. This box was clearly not destined for her, since she had not ordered the exciting new "Open Your Own Banana Republic" playset. More » -
free stuff
Mocha Mondays At McDonald's Until August 3
On Mondays through August 3, between 7am and 7pm get a free sample (7 oz. cold or 8 oz hot) of the McCafe Mocha — an espresso with steamed milk, chocolate syrup, and whipped cream with a chocolate drizzle. More » -
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Coldplay Is Giving It Up For Free
Coldplay, the band everyone's little sister and mom loves, has been offering its album LeftRightLeftRightLeft for free since May. More » -
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totally worth it
Humiliate Yourself For Free Chick-fil-A Today
Unless I'm dreaming a cruel dream that I'll wake up from any second, today is July 10! Wait — don't stare at me like you don't know what that means. It's Cow Appreciation Day! Still nothing? OK, let me explain: Dress up like a cow, head to a Chick-fil-A and you'll get a free combo meal. More » -
free stuff
Download This Free Game If You Never Want To Get Anything Done Again
If you're lacking for addictions in your life, you may as well download the free new PC game, Peggle: World of Warcraft Edition. More » -
free stuff
Celebrate The Freedom Of Free Sega iPhone Games This Weekend
Yet another reason to deepen my jealousy of everyone who has an iPhone. Sega is offering a free Independence Day-celebrating download of the puzzle game Columns Deluxe today through Sunday. The download also comes with the lesser-known Puyo POP. More » -
free stuff
Sorry, We Ran Out Of Free Tote Bags...Buy Some Wine Instead
Pacific Rim's experience with their totebag giveaway should serve as a cautionary tale to any company that wants to put up a nice, limited-scale offer of free stuff online. More » -
free stuff
Free Food From Pizza Hut Via Twitter And Facebook
The new Pizza Hut social media intern has her first assignment, and it's to give out codes for free stuffed pizza rolls to the company's followers on Twitter and Facebook. Let's hope they've planned ahead better than KFC did. [Mashable] (Thanks, David!)
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above and beyond
PopChips: Turning Loyal Customers Into Cult-Like Snack Food Following
If you're wondering how to build a cult-like following for your product, take some lessons from snack company Popchips. In this case, a small amount of free stuff went a very, very long way. More » -
Looking for some inexpensive entertainment this weekend? It's HBO and Cinemax free preview weekend at a number of major cable providers, including Charter, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, and Verizon FIOS. If that doesn't include you, keep an eye on the FreePreview.tv site to learn when your provider's previews are coming up. [FreePreview.tv] (Thanks, Tim!)
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free stuff
National Doughnut Day Is Tomorrow! Free Doughnuts!
Tomorrow, June 5th, is National Doughnut Day. Why do you care about this? Because it is your opportunity to grab yourself a free doughnut. And as we all know, free doughnuts have no calories. Actually, that is a lie. More » -
free stuff
Beyond Solitaire And Minesweeper: A Flood Of Free Games
What the fat cats don't want you to know as they charge you $50 for computer games is that the Internets are aswarm with freebies. More »
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