The Many Versions of Free

If there is something I really like it is the word free, but I have learned that there are many degrees of free.

Free with Free Shipping
BOGO - Buy One Get One Free (Usually at the grocery store)
BOGO at Payless - Buy One Get one Half Off
Free excl. shipping cost
Free with purchase (this week Publix had a BOGO sale on Ritz, and there was a coupon out for getting a free pack of Ritz Crackerfuls with the purchase of a box of Ritz).
Free with small print (you better read the small print before you sign up, as this kind of free can be very costly)
Free for taking a survey
Free for participation (Gather, Club Bing, Mylot, Sheknows and many other sites)
Free for doing a product test (I just washed my hair all for free in shampoo I'm testing)
Free for spreading the word
Free with CVS Bucks
Free excluding tax

If there is something I like even better than free, it is the concept of free with free shipping. Some of the free things I have received lately includes a tank top from JC Penney, an ABC board book from Leapfrog and a photo book from Snapfish. To read more about how to get things for free, check out Frugality is Free.

Did I forget any versions of free?

Comments: 23

Sherry J. Sep 3, 2009, 6:42pm UTC

The one(s) to look out for are: FREE*

That little * will get you everytime. Goes along with your 'fine print' reference.

Nice post.

j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 3, 2009, 7:42pm UTC

You are absolutely right Sherry, you definitely have to watch out for that *.

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Dagmara H. Sep 3, 2009, 6:43pm UTC

I don't think so. I just wanna add one thing, that I sure like free stuff.

j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 3, 2009, 7:42pm UTC

I sure do too Dagmara:)

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Sherrie H. Sep 3, 2009, 6:45pm UTC

I think you were very thorough.

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Marianne R. Sep 3, 2009, 7:18pm UTC

Don't think you missed any

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Sue * Sep 3, 2009, 7:56pm UTC

Great way to inform here, and "advertise" the blog.

j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 3, 2009, 8:01pm UTC

Multitasking is what I do best:)

BTW Sue, what happened to your chocolate commercials?

Sue * Sep 3, 2009, 8:12pm UTC

Are they gone? They show up, and then every so often there is one of those screaming...YOU WON....things or another ad, then they come back.

Sue * Sep 3, 2009, 8:13pm UTC

I did get the second blog up. I have a link on the first one to the second one. See what you think. There isn't much there yet.

j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 3, 2009, 8:23pm UTC

The last two times I went there I did not see any, I'll have to go back and check. I'm going to take a look at your second blog as well. Can you reapply for Adsense with that blog?

Sue * Sep 3, 2009, 8:33pm UTC

No...same email account and my adsense still says in review. I'm okay with WidgetBucks (as long as they show up to others). After all, I'm making about 16 cents a day, who could ask for more????

j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 4, 2009, 9:25am UTC

Sue, I went back and checked and this time I did find a couple of ads. One was a travel ad, where I went to do a price search.

Sue * Sep 4, 2009, 11:38am UTC

I applied again for adsense last night, and it is on at least one blog this morning! yeah! Now I have to find time to put it where I want it. I may leave the travel one on the travel blog, but the chocolate one was having way to many screaming, flashing ads for me.

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