Black Friday Ads 2009

Are you among the bargain hunters eagerly waiting to see the Black Friday ads? Do you get a thrill from getting up at 2 am, standing outside in frigid temperatures in a line that stretches on for miles? Do you like fighting off an angry mob of people as you grab that last must-have-item-for-Christmas from the store shelf? Then you might appreciate this information.

Lowes is offering customers a Black Friday Sneak Peek online. You can see some of the items that will be offered in the Lowes Black Friday ads. The online sneak peek is updated every few days, so keep checking back. The sale prices will be valid Nov. 26 - Nov. 30, 2009.

A great source for finding Black Friday ads is The Master Index of Black Friday Ads (2009 Edition) found on SlickDeals.net. There is also a general forum discussion thread for Black Friday 2009 where you'll find Black Friday addicts such as yourself talking about the upcoming ads, speculating on this year's hot items, giving and getting tips for the best Black Friday shopping strategies and more.

So get some sleep now, cause Black Friday is coming soon!

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Free Recipes & Cookbooks from Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Costco, Sun Maid and Gooseberry Patch

Here are some great free recipes and digital cookbooks for Holiday entertaining and everyday cooking:

• Betty Crocker Most Requested Holiday Cookies 2007
• Betty Crocker Cookies, Bars & Cakes
• Betty Crocker Appetizers & Desserts
• Betty Crocker Bisquick Recipes
• Betty Crocker Healthy Home Cooking
• Betty Crocker Soups, Stews and Chilies
• Betty Crocker Diabetes Easy Family Meals
• Pillsbury Casseroles & Slow Cooker Meals
• Pillsbury Easy Fabulous Pies, Tarts & More

Free Recipes & Recipe Booklets from Sun-Maid. Click on the recipes you want or select one of the free recipe booklets listed on the right hand side of the page. The recipe booklets can be downloaded or you can request to have them mailed to you. The free recipe booklets include:

• Fruit and Sunshine Recipe Book
• The New Taste of Tradition
• Recipes for Healthier Eating
• Gooseberry Patch Fall Favorites
• Gooseberry Patch Family Favorites Recipe Book

View or download Free Cookbooks from Costco (listed on right hand side of page):

• In the Kitchen - The Costco Way 2008
• Favorite Recipes - The Costco Way 2007
• Cooking in Style - The Costco Way 2006
• Easy Cooking - The Costco Way 2004
• Creative Cooking - The Costco Way
• Cooking The Costco Way
• Entertaining The Costco Way

(Rumor has it that the new free Costco Cookbooks for 2009 will be handed out to customers at Costco stores starting 11/19/09, while supplies last. Check your local Costco for details.)

Happy eating! More free stuff coming soon. - Cheap Cindy

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Free Halloween Old Time Radio Shows Online

Have some old fashioned fun this Halloween and listen to free Halloween Old Time Radio shows online. Here are some great sources:

OldTimeRadioFans.com has hundreds of free Old Time Radio shows including several Halloween OTR Shows. Listen to funny classic shows such as Fibber McGee and Molly - Trick or Treating with Molly, Ozzie and Harriet - Haunted House and Jack Benny - Jack Throws a Halloween Party. Get creeped out listening to spooky Halloween stories from the Old Time Radio shows Inner Sanctum and Suspense. Just click on the title of the show you want to listen to and it will begin to play.

OTRCat.com is offering a collection of Free Scary Halloween Old Time Radio Shows from horror and mystery shows such as Escape, Quiet Please and The Whistler.

Old Time Mystery Theater has Free Halloween Old Time Radio Shows of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein and other creepy classics.

Turn down the lights and enjoy these free Halloween Old Time Radio Shows Online!

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Free Stuff on Halloween

No tricks, just more treats and free stuff on Halloween:

Celebrate Halloween Bass Pro Style, October 31, Noon - 4pm, with mask decorating, marshmallow roasting and free samples of dutch oven apple cobbler at participating Bass Pro Shop locations, while supplies last.

Kids can enjoy the Free Halloween Event at participating Michaels Craft Stores on October 31, 10am - Noon. Kids get a free trick-or-treat pail, candy and balloon.Take part in the coloring activity, free Crayola pencil topper demo with Crayola Model Magic Fusion and Make-It Take It Halloween Frame project. While supplies last.

Meijer Stores will offer a Welcome to the Neighborhood Halloween Event, October 31, 11am - 2pm. Free Halloween bags (500 per store, while supplies last), candy, treats, giveaways, special offers, demos and more. Find a Meijer Store near you.

Macy's is offering the following Free Halloween Treats on October 31: The first 100 customers to arrive on Saturday when the doors open at every Macy's store receive a free $10 treat to spend, there will be a Coolest Costume Contest at 11am in the Kids Dept, kids get free face painting from the pros at participating Macy's makeup counters and a free trick-or-treat bag while supplies last. Use the store locator to find a store near you and details.

Download and print out 6 coupons each good for One Free Game of Bowling at Brunswick Bowling Centers. Give out to trick-or-treaters or use some yourself. Coupons expire 11/24/09. Void where prohibited.

Finally, in case you missed my previous post, Get a Free Black Jack Taco from Taco Bell on Halloween night.

Happy Halloween! Cheap Cindy

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More Free Halloween Stuff & Discounts: Free Black Jack Taco, Mattel Toy, Halloween eCards, 80% off Restaurant.com

Taco Bell is offering a Free Black Jack Taco after dark. Creep in from 6pm - Midnight this Halloween (Saturday October 31, 2009) to get one free Black Jack Taco at participating Taco Bell restaurants. While supplies last. Limit one free Black Jack Taco per person.


On October 31, bring your child dressed in their Halloween costume to the new Sears Toy Shop and receive a Free Mattel Toy. While supplies last. You can also print out a coupon for $5 off a $20 toy purchase.


Send Free Halloween eCards from Yahoo Greetings with American Greetings.


Get 80% off at Restaurant.com by using the code TREATS. Restrictions and terms of use vary with each restaurant certificate.


Stay tuned for more ticks and treats! - Cheap Cindy


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Free Halloween Music Online

Get your freak on - for free - with free Halloween music online. Great for Halloween parties or just to get into the spirit of the season. Here's some great sources:

• AOL Radio plays free Halloween music online on their Halloween Radio Station. Click on the Halloween icon to launch the player or select songs from the 10 Best Halloween Songs list.

• AccuRadio's Halloween Channel

• Live365.com has several Halloween Stations to choose from that play free Halloween music online. Examples include KCIX Lost Halloween Hits! which plays classics such a Witchy Woman, Thriller and Freaks Come Out at Night. Just click on the "play" button next to the Halloween station you choose. Some stations are "VIP" only which are only available to paid members, but the others are free to use.

• All About Halloween has Free Halloween Music including tv and movie themes, Halloween sounds and songs.

• Jamendo.com has some Halloween music available to listen to or download for free. Most of the selections are by independent music artists.

Stay tuned - more Halloween freebies coming soon! Cheap Cindy

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Free Halloween Crafts, Printables, Pumpkin Carving Stencils & Recipes

There are so many free Halloween crafts, printables and recipes available it's scary! Here are a few of my favorites:

Free Halloween Downloads from Matthew Mead: Creepy labels you can print out and use as props at your Halloween party, attach to treats or use for whatever you desire. Some examples include labels for bottles with sayings such as "Deadly Night Shade" and "Spider Legs & Centipede Hair". Or how about offering the trick-or-treaters some Troll Boogers, Shrunken Eye of Newt or Wormy Apples this year?

Free Halloween stuff from The Kidz Page and Halloween is Here such as Halloween e-cards, games, crafts, coloring pages, clipart and more.

Free Halloween Printables from Mint Printables including stationary, Halloween party invitations, greeting cards, gift and goodie bags, gift tags and printable activities for kids.

Free Haunted Paper Toys from RavensBlight. Unusual Halloween paper toys you can print out and enjoy such as coffin gift boxes, a ghost house, mechanical bat and other dark delights.

More Free Halloween Paper Toys & Printables from The Toy Maker. Fun treat boxes, paper banners and creepy creations.

Need free pumpkin carving patterns? Here's Over 100 Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils and Free Barack Obama Pumpkin Carving Stencils.

Martha Stewart Halloween Central offers Halloween decorating projects, pumpkin carving designs, costume ideas and crafts.

Halloween Recipes from Better Homes and Gardens , RecipeZaar and Martha Stewart. Great menu ideas for your Halloween party or just for fun, such as Ghoul-Camole, Pizza Mummies and
Mashed Boo-tatoes.

More free Halloween fun coming soon! - Cheap Cindy


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Free Twilight Pumpkin Carving Stencils for Halloween

Sure to be popular with Twilight fans this Halloween is the Free Twilight Pumpkin Carving Stencil from Pinkraygun.com featuring Edward & Bella.

For even more free pumpkin carving stencils online, read Over 100 Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils.

More free stuff for Halloween coming soon!

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Free Dipped Fruit, Parenting Early Years Magazine, Reusable Tote, $15 Kodak Gallery Gift Code

Free 6 Piece Dipped Fruit from Edible Arrangements by signing up to be a fan on their facebook page. No purchase necessary. Promotion ends on 11/16/09 and is limited to the first 100,000 participants. Coupon valid until 11/21/09. Not valid with any other offer, non-transferable and not redeemable for cash or credit. Delivery costs not included. Promotion is subject to all terms and conditions. To avoid delivery costs pick up at a Edible Arrangements location near you.

Sign up for a Free Subscription to Parenting Early Years Magazine from ValueMags.com. Enjoy an 11 issue subscription. No strings attached. You'll never receive a bill. Focused on the needs of moms with young children age 0-5, Parenting Early Years is a supportive resource with tips and guidance to help moms make their own choices in raising their kids. (These free magazines really do come. They go quickly so hurry!)

Free Reusable Tote Bag from Red Gold. This offer is only available to residents in IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH, OK and WI with a valid shipping address. This versatile tote bag measures 13"W x 15" H x 6"D, allowing plenty of room for groceries. Red Gold Tote Bags will be “FREE” to any subscriber to Red Gold’s quarterly e-newsletter, Tomato Country, online. The consumer must register with their first name, last name, email address and provide shipping information in order to receive their “FREE” Red Gold Tote Bag. Limit one Red Gold Tote Bag per household. Offer expires November 6, 2009 or while supplies last.


Free $15 Gift Code from KodakGallery.com Kodak Gallery is giving away a million free gifts: Find out what gift you get! Enter your Email Address. Confirm your information. See what you get! Enter your Email Address to begin. 1 FREE gift of $15 good towards the Kodak Gallery website (fulfilled as a digital code) per person limit. If/once the $15 gift codes are exhausted in each phase, 40% off gift codes will be given away.If you are the recipient of a 40% off gift code, you may come back to the promotion during the next phase to receive a $15 gift code. Visitors must register for the promotion and opt-in to receive future information from the Kodak Gallery in accordance with our privacy policy to be eligible for the FREE gift and/or discount code. 300,000 $15 gift codes will be given away over the course of the promotion. Please see the breakdown to see how many $15 digital codes will be given away per promotion phase. Kodak Gallery is also giving away other gifts through other offers, totaling 1 million gifts.
PHASE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:Phase 1 (Oct 20 - Oct 28):Minimum 100,000 $15 Gift Codes will be given away. Phase 2 (Oct 29 - Nov 5):Minimum 100,000 $15 Gift Codes will be given away. Phase 3 (Nov 6 – Nov 13):Minimum 100,000 $15 Gift Codes will be given away. Must be eligible for the promotion according to eligibility within the Official Rules.



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Free Arm & Hammer Fresh-Ins, Happy Baby Organic Product, People Country Music Playlist & White Castle Cheeseburger Slider

Get a Free Sample of Arm & Hammer® Fresh-Ins. Fresh-ins are small white pouches packed with the natural power of Arm & Hammer® baking soda that are emptied into a vacuum bag or dust cup. The crystals inside each packet neutralize odors inside and outside the vacuum and add a fresh, pleasing scent to the room. For your free sample email armhammervac@speedymail.com or call 1-888-800-2302.


Print out a coupon for One Free Happy Baby Organic Baby & Kids Product. Limit one coupon per customer. Expires 11/10/09. Visit the Happy Baby website for more information on their products and locations on where the products can be found.


Download Free Country Music selections from the People Country Music Playlist.


Print out a coupon for Buy One Cheeseburger Slider Get One Free from White Castle. Expires 10/31/09.



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Free Stuff, Samples & Coupons

Get a Free Panty from Victoria's Secret plus $10 off any bra. Click on the "Join" link or log in on the VSPink website (left hand side of webpage). Then click on the free panty link that appears. No Purchase necessary. Offer valid 10/13/09 - 11/09/09. Print out the coupon and bring to any PINK or Victoria's Secret store along with a valid photo ID. Offer valid for one free Victoria's Secret PINK cotton panty in white, black or pink, valued up to $7.50. While supplies last. Limit one per customer. Victoria's Secret Pink Nation Members receive ongoing offers and freebies.

Sign up for a Free Exclusively Dog Cookies Sample from Exclusively Pet, Inc. U.S. residents only, limit one free sample per household.

Print out a coupon for a Free Hot Beverage from 7-Eleven. Good for one 12 oz coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate or tea. Limit one coupon per customer per day. Expires 10/31/09.

Print out coupons for $2 off of Healthy Choice Frozen Meals and $1 off of Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers. Simply go to the Healthy Choice website and click on the coupon offers.

Buy 5 participating items and receive $5 in savings from the Real Meal Deal Offer. Purchase five (5) participating frozen products (Hungry-Man®, Mrs. Paul’s®, Van de Kamp’s®, Duncan Hines® Oven Ready, Aunt Jemima® or Lender’s® Bagels) between 10/11/09 and 11/9/09. Download the order form and hand print your complete name, mailing address and e-mail address and mail your completed order form with the original cash register/purchase receipt(s) dated between 10/11/09 and 11/9/09 with the participating products circled and the corresponding UPC’s from five (5) participating frozen products in an envelope to: The Real Meal Deal Offer, P.O. Box 1594, West Caldwell, NJ 07006-1594. All coupon requests must be postmarked by 12/9/09 and received by 12/31/09. Limit one (1) request per household. Offer open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older. Savings Coupons will be delivered by U.S. Mail. Allow six to eight weeks for delivery. All $1.00 Savings coupons must be redeemed by 3/22/10.

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Free Travel & Leisure Magazine, Little Duck Organics, Carefree Samples & $10 off Rainforest Cafe

Complete the online form and receive 2 Free Years of Travel & Leisure Magazine from RewardsGold. No credit card required. Hurry these go fast!


Request a Free Sample of Little Duck Organics. They're so confident that you'll love their products that they're willing to send you the product of your choice absolutely free. They'll even pay for the shipping! Just fill out the form below and they'll drop them in the mail. You will receive a confirmation e-mail once your samples have shipped.

Sign up for Free Samples of Carefree products at Walmart.com

Print out and use this $10 off $25 coupon from Rainforest Cafe. Must present coupon, not valid with other discounts or offers, expires 12/31/09.




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Free Glidden Paint, PRVCY Sunglasses & Free Dozen Eggs

Sign up to get a Free Quart of Paint from Glidden with the Glidden Paint Test Drive promotion.
Receive a free quart of Glidden Premium Interior Paint when you register between October 9, 2009 and October 11, 2009. Send the completed registration form along with the brand name off any paint label. Simply tear off the brand name portion of your label and attach it to your mailing, but please be sure to keep the safety information segment for your future needs. Must be postmarked by 10/16/09 and must be received no later than 11/16/09 to be eligible. Mail these items to: Glidden Paint Test Drive, 33625 Pin Oak Parkway, Avon Lake, OH 44012-2320. Offer excludes labels from Glidden Paint, Ralph Lauren Paint and The Freshaire Choice. While supplies last.

Join Team Privacy and show your support for breast cancer research to get a Free Pair of Sunglasses from PRVCY. Fill out the form and share the link with a friend to get your rad pair of wayfarers.

Take the pledge to join America’s egg farmers in a commitment to living more healthfully and giving back to the community and get a B1G1 Coupon for a Free Dozen Eggs. For every pledge made, one egg will be donated to Feeding America – up to one million eggs! That’s in addition to the 12 million eggs donated annually. Pledging is easy. Simply provide your name, email and zip code, and “sign” the pledge by checking the box. The first 20,000 receive the downloadable coupon for a free dozen eggs with purchase.

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Free Coffee & Breakfast at IKEA, Super PoliGrip Sample, Star Wars Event at Pottery Barn Kids and Free Samples from Walmart.com

Free Coffee and Breakfast at IKEA Saturday, October 10 - Monday, October 12, 2009. Limit one per customer. Offer valid for one free small breakfast (value $0.99) and one free coffee (value $0.99). See add on bottom left corner of webpage.

Get a Free Sample of Super PoliGrip. Fill out the online form and then print off a coupon good for one free tube of Super PoliGrip redeemable at Walgreens, Rite Aid or Ralphs.

Free Star Wars Event at Pottery Barn Kids Stores: Your favorite Star Wars characters are back for a special event at select Pottery Barn Kids stores, Saturday October 10, 2009 10 am - 12 noon. Bring your kids and a camera to capture the excitement of interacting with the characters in person. As a special bonus, attendees will have a chance to enter a raffle to win the just-released Star Wars the Clone Wars: Republic Heroes video game. Events are subject to cancellation or last-minute change. Please contact your local participating store during the week of the event to confirm details. No tickets or RSVP are required but this event will be popular - arrive early to ensure you and your family experience the Force in person!

Check out the Walmart.com Free Samples webpage which currently includes free sample offers from Playtex, Goodnights, Emergen-C, Zyrtec, Prilosec and more.

Free Oust Gift Pack

Things not smelling so good? Sign up to receive a Free Oust® Freshen-Your-Home Gift Pack. The first 10,000 people to respond will receive an Oust® Freshen-Your-Home Gift Pack. For your chance to receive a gift pack, simply complete all required information on the online form by October 30, 2009, 11:59:59 p.m. Central Time (CT). Offer available to U.S. residents only. Gift packs available until October 30, 2009, or while supplies last. Only 10,000 gift packs available. Limit: one (1) gift pack per household/address. Gift packs will be mailed by December 15, 2009. If you have received a gift pack from Right@Home™ in the last 180 days, you are not eligible for this month's offer.


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Free 2010 Women's Health Calendar

Sign up to receive a Free 2010 Women's Health Calendar from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. They are currently accepting single copy requests for the 2010 Calendar via the online form. This year, Spanish calendars are available as well. You may order a single copy of the English and/or the Spanish calendar. Duplicate orders and orders from customers who have already placed an order for the 2010 Calendar will not be honored. Your order may not ship until December 2009. The shipping date is contingent on printing deadlines, which are subject to change.

Find more information and resources for women's health topics at www.womenshealth.gov .

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Free Sample Oregon Chai Tea Latte Mix

Get a Free Sample of Oregon Chai Tea Latte Mix. Fill out the sample request form online to receive a sample of The Original Oregon Chai Tea Latte Mix, a combination of honey, black tea and spices. Each sample makes one 8oz serving. While supplies last. Limit one sample per household.

Find out more about Oregon Chai products by visiting www.oregonchai.com.


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Free Stuff from Ted's Montana Grill, Garnier Shampoo, Nirvana and The Wizard of OZ

Play Ted's 8 Wonders each week, answer correctly, and receive certificates for Free $8 Entrees from Ted's Montana Grill. Over the next 4 weeks, Ted's Montana Grill will reveal clues to Ted's 8 Wonders every Tuesday & Friday. For each clue answered correctly, you will receive a certificate good for one free eat great for $8 entrees. Certificate will be emailed to you in 7-10 days. See a list of Ted's Montana Grill locations here.

Get a Free Sample of Garnier Fructis Trible Nutrition Shampoo & Conditioner from Walmart.com. Limit one sample per household while supplies last.

Listen and download Nirvana's Song Scoff Live for Free from Sub Pop Records. Just click the play button under the "Listen" section to stream audio of the song or right click to download the free Nirvana Scoff MP3.

Watch The Wizard of OZ for Free Online on October 3, 2009 from Netflix. In celebration of The Wizard of OZ 70th Anniversary, Netflix will offer viewers to watch the movie for free on their website. You do not have to be a Netflix member. Viewers may need to download the Microsoft Silverlight browser plug-in. You can also have some free fun and Oz Yourself.

Free Starbucks, Eukanuba Puppy Food, Dove Hair Therapy & Hippopost Photo Postcards

Take the Starbucks VIA Challenge 10/2 - 10/5 and receive a coupon for a Free Tall Brewed Starbucks Coffee

Receive a voucher for a Free Bag of Eukanuba Puppy Food. (Scroll down and click on offer near the bottom of the page. Fill out the online form and you will receive the voucher by mail in 6-8 weeks.) While supplies last.

Send Free Personalized Printed Postcards using your own photos from Hippopost. They take care of the printing and postage. Limit 2 free postcards per person per day. Must register.

Sign up to receive a Free Sample of Dove Heat Defense Therapy or Intense Damage Therapy. Limit one free sample per household, while supplies last.

Free Stuff 9/24

What's better than cactus in your pants? Free stuff of course! Here are some freebies to check out:

Sign up for a Free New Yorker 2010 Calendar Poster. No strings, nothing to buy. Measures 18" X 26", the calendar is printed on heavy high-gloss paper that is perfect for display. Offer expires 10/31/2009. Quantities are limited.

Create a Free Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3-D Postcard. Choose your favorite background, characters and food. Add your photo (optional), preview your 3-D postcard and order a print for free.

Get 27 Secret Restaurant Copycat Recipes from Recipe Lion. Includes recipes such as Applebee's Bourbon Steak, Chili's Boneless Buffalo Wings, Melting Pot Green Goddess Dip and more. Recipes are in PDF format.

Fill out the form to receive a Free Sample Sore No More Natural Pain Relieving Gel.

Enjoy! - Cheap Cindy