Contests, Giveaways, Sweepstakes & Free Samples

by Melanie
Entering contests and giveaways is so easy with a good auto-fill program and some good pages bookmarked; so, even the busiest parents can get in on these giveaways. I don't enter everyday, even though many online giveaways allow you to do just that. I use Google Chrome as my internet browser, which has a great auto-fill program built in. All I have to do is fill out my information once and click on the entry form, the browser does the rest.

Giveaways, Sweepstakes and Free Samples - allyou.com - this link takes you to the web site for one of the coolest magazines that I have seen. all*you's tag line is enjoy life for less. This is what they do. The magazine has great recipes & coupons, coupons, coupons! every month. The web site has monthly sweepstakes, more coupons, other ways to save, contest links, and (my favorite) the daily free sample! Yep, everyday they post a free sample giveaway. We do get free samples from our favorite brands (& new favorites) all the time in our mailbox. Its like my birthday whenever I see a little box mixed with our bills. Plus, the smaller sized sample products are super cute & travel sized. I got a tiny box of tissues from Kleenex (sent by my SO) a few months ago & I think that it was one of the cutest things that I have ever seen (as tissue boxes go, at least).

Today's free sample is from Parent's Choice Formula @ http://parentschoicebaby.com/baby-formula-samples.aspx We don't have any use for this sample, or the last couple of days of pet related samples. But, I can't wait to get my free sample of Cheese-its that I signed up for last week. :)

Please be aware of where you are sending your information; there are enough free giveaways to enter in from authentic web sites, you should not need to enter a credit card number or buy anything. (They may ask for you to sign up for e-mails, but you can cancel most e-mail subscriptions fairly easy.) If it looks like its a scam, just assume that it is... this is the world wide web after-all.

Here is a list of links to some great contest, giveways, sweepstakes, and free samples.

• http://www.allyou.com/sweepstakes-giveaways/ - remember to check back daily for the free sample
• http://www.parenting.com/contests - giveaways from Parenting Magazine & Baby Talk
• http://www.momlogic.com/my_momlogic/giveaways/stories/ - make sure that you confirm your e-mail address & complete your registration for each giveaway that you enter
• http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/club/giveaways/ - you have to join Club RR (its free), but Rachael Ray has some good tips & great recipes (even if you don't like the show)
• http://ellen.warnerbros.com/giveaways/ - Ellen is great with the giveaways (even if you don't like this show)
• http://www.allure.com/freestuff - check out the web sites for your other favorite magazines
• http://www.giveawaysandsweepstakes.com/ - be a bit careful with this one, it is not a sponsored site & they can put links to anything here. But, they do have a lot of links & they put the "enter by" date for each giveaway.