To ask what little freebies you get in life?

[Funfreethings]

So not much in life is free…we all know that.
im moving house soon and i was on the hunt for boxes so i asked in work. The waste management guys told me they would keep some boxes to the side for me. When I went down he had a stack for me already flattened so I could get them in my car and he gave me a big roll of tape to use also. I was so happy, I feel like I’m haemorrhaging money at the moment so even though it was something small it made such a difference for me.
we also have free tea/coffee/milk/water in work! Love that too!
whats your freebie? ☺️

I live in central London and there are frequently promo stalls outside my local station giving away snacks and drinks - yoghurt, bottled drinks, cereal bars, crisps.

I work in a supermarket & get a lot of free food if it's not sold. We get really generous discounts too.
Free fruit, pastries & coffee at work too.

DH & I are also farmers - mainly sheep but we have 2 pet jersey cows & 4 goats so fresh milk is never an issue (although not sure that counts as free 😂)

Recently

Free cinema tickets to odd type of films

Free money when switching banks & the last one also included a free night in a hotel as part of their deal

Free National Trust days out if you buy certain news papers offer ongoing. We have already used some of the vouchers for days out
Huge money saver.

Free food when I have been volunteering

Where I live we get a "free birthday bus pass" - you can apply to get a card to use for free bus travel in your birthday month. I don't use buses very much as I cycle to work and I have a car, but I make a point of doing a few trips as it's free!

Books. I'm frequently sent books by authors who are with the same publisher as me so I can give a cover quote. Lots and lots of books. Plus many of my friends who are authors send me their books when they come out.
My house is 90% paperback.

Ladies’ products in the loos at work

Oooh yes we have this too! I totally forgot!

Can't remember last time l got anything free... or " owt for nowt".
Only gifts..
Flowers from my daughter other day ( I'd just come out of hospital) ..
But now I've just remembered...
Best free thing ever!
Hugs and kisses from my 10 year old Grandson. ❤️
Surely that counts?

Pret a Manger are allowed to give away a certain number of free coffees in a day. I have three times had this honour bestowed upon me. I must look like someone who really needs a coffee 🤣

Anything I spend on food & drink for my job gets reimbursed (up to around £10 per day) so I can usually get a sandwich & a nice coffee

Me too! My birthday is in a few days. I haven't actually used my pass yet but fully intend to...

Probably moving soon, so free boxes etc from work. Also I can take in some rubbish instead of a tip run. Really useful.

Oh is a postie, and we get parking at the mail centre near the airport for £2 a day. Not free, but an absolute bargain!

Are you my husband?! He keeps getting free pairs too and we are drowning in them !

I used to get sent these. But now no longer 😞

A few times I have been in Waitrose near closing time and have been invited to help myself to avocados or a bunch of flowers.
The other week I was in Ikea and a staff member gave me a bag of mini cinnamon rolls on the way out (near expiry date).
DP and I, and any friends we want to take , get on the guest list for his brother's gigs (fairly well-known band) plus drinks at the after-party.
Free or heavily discounted food and drinks at the very posh restaurant where DD works.
Free last-minute theatre and concert tickets from being on various mailing lists.
So far this year I have had three free shelving units, two tables, a wicker hamper and four outdoor chairs for free from neighbours; some I am using, some I have passed on to my DC.

Two olive trees that somebody on the local FB group were giving away. They were looking a bit miserable but are now thriving in the garden

I do try to give things away for free if they are good quality but no longer needed

I get a few freebies through work. The main one is free private health insurance and a free gym membership. We also get a fruit box delivered every day, free tea and coffee, and on the last Friday of every month there is drinks and pizza in a boardroom.

My mother gets me a subscription to PlayStation Plus each year for Xmas. The last couple of years, every time I come close to buying a game, it turns up for free the next month as part of the subscription.

I've stopped buying anything now as I can keep playing everything I want without spending.

We have a weekly bake sale at our school which I volunteer for. My co-volunteer bakes and she always 'insists' I do a taste test every week.

Best part of my week.

Oh this happened to me a few weeks ago too! Totally made my day.

Plants! Come from a family of gardeners so everyone has cuttings, split herbaceous perennials or extra seedlings going spare. Garden centre plants are so expensive and often poor quality in comparison!

I have a social media page dedicated to books and reading with an ok following, and I get free books sent by publishers to review and also advanced copies of unreleased ones, and it makes my entire day every single time

Awwwww, congratulations on your grandchooks 😁♥️

I have 2 - one Muslim family always always bring my kids treats/food. My oldest child is autistic and funny with foods but they make a special dish just for him. (He told them it smelled nice once, they've made the same dish the same way probably 20 times and he loves it)
I also have an elderly neighbour who grows fruit in his greenhouse. He left a punnet of strawberries on my doorstep yesterday for my children.

You would think the kids were hungry - they're not! I just have really lovely neighbours. I'm extremely fortunate to be surrounded by such lovely people.

We also used to get free coffee etc at my old workplace - we had a really fancy, bean-to-cup machine so it was proper coffee 😍
They also used to give us free stuff with the company logo on it all the time, so we were like a walking advert when we weren’t at work. I got a great insulated mug, car air fresheners, an umbrella - useful stuff!