Below is my first haul. Not pictured: bamboo spoon and coffee creamer.
- two bags of vegetarian entrees
- one package of applewood smoked bacon
- two yogurt cups
- one bag of organic banana chips
- one bag of ground coffee
- one package of tortillas
- one jar of salsa
- one container of liquid water enhancer
- one piece of Easter candy
- one bag of pasta
- one package of brownie mix
Estimated value of above items: ~$48.97
How did I get these things for free? It was really easy actually. It was a mixture of a buy one get one free coupon I received in the mail, being a BzzAgent, and loading the free weekly item from Kroger.
What is a BzzAgent? The website is a word of mouth marketing company. I signed up to be a product tester in exchange for writing reviews and talking to people about the things I received for free. They have different campaigns, and they offer them to you depending on the short surveys you take.
What free weekly item from Kroger? I have two local Kroger stores: Fred Meyer and QFC. Every Friday I log in to my QFC account, go to the coupon section and load the free item to my card. Then when I go to the store the cashier scans my QFC or Fred Meyer card (they're connected) and the item's price is automatically deducted to zero.
My local small grocery store chain also does a free weekly item (with a $5 purchase) that I used to take advantage of, but I don't get out that way much anymore. If you haven't been paying attention to the weekly grocery store ads you receive in the mail you should take a look to see if they are offering any free incentives.
It didn't take much effort for me to get the above free things. I hope this post has inspired you to the possibility of free things to help stretch your food budgets further.
What have you received for free lately?
Either you are better supplied for such free services in your part of the world, or I don't read the right things or visit the right sites! Interesting to read how you operate though!
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