Foxy Frugality: Samples

Samples are fucking awesome. My boyfriend thinks it's funny that I'm always getting free samples in the mail, but let me tell you that it is completely worth the teasing. I only started sampling hardcore about five months ago, but it's kind of been awesome. It's like I get presents everyday in the mail :D And no, it's not just a bunch of crap, there's some quality things in there. Don't believe me? Let me just list a few things I've gotten off the top of my head...

• 1 year subscription to Popular Photography, Martha Stewart Weddings, Wine Spectator, and Brides. (and no I'm not engaged but when I am I'll be prepared. :] )
• (speaking of engagements) A nifty ring sizing chart, little plastic punch outs to determine what size all your fingers are. How handy!
• Tons of tea bags, k-cups, and other coffee samples.
• Some very nice personalized labels.
• 500 business cards. (say whaaat?)
• Medicines and medical supplies. (that you can view here!)
• Herbs and seasonings for cooking.
• Granola bars. Yum.
• Shampoo and conditioner. SO MUCH SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER. I actually had enough samples to make an entire bottle of each.
• Pads and tampons, lots of them.
• Child locks for cabinets and doors.
• Oh and duh, all sorts of perfumes and cologne.

And it's real easy. There are plenty of websites solely dedicated to free samples, but you definitely want the one that updates most frequently. Some of them require you to create an account with them, but I'm way too lazy so I never use those. My favorite is Hunt 4 Freebies  but Freeflys is okay too. Be sure to create an alternate email address to use on them though, sometimes the websites will spam you with offers for other things after you've signed up for your samples.

Happy sampling!