48 fabulous freebies

Here's a round-up of some fabulous freebies on offer nationwide right now!

Free entertainment

1) Download films legally for free from lovefilm.com, blinkbox.com, crackle.com, the Entertainment magazine website and Indiemoviesonline.com.

2) Use free-events.co.uk, allgigs.co.uk and gighit.com to search for free events, festivals, gigs and concerts near you.

3) Get two weeks of free DVD and computer game rentals with a lovefilm.com trial – but don’t forget to cancel after 14 days!

4) Get a free cinema ticket by signing up for free preview screenings with Show Film First, SeeFilmFirst, Disney Screenings and MomentumScreenings.

5) Swap books for free using book swap sites like readitswapit.co.uk and bookmooch.com.

6) Watch cutting edge films for free at a free film festival

7) Join the audience at your favourite TV show using BBC Tickets, sroaudiences, TVRecordings, ClappersTickets, ApplauseStore, HatTrick and LostInTV.

8) Get a free issue of current affairs magazine The Week.

9) Download free computer games onto your PC at freepcgamers.com

Free hair and beauty products

10) Destroy your wrinkles with a free sample of Revitalift 10, an anti-ageing product from L’Oreal (deal expires on 12 August 2011), and a free Garnier Ultralift Sample pack, containing 14 samples from their anti-wrinkle range.

11) Glam up your lips with a free Glamshine lip-gloss from L’Oreal.

12) Get two free Bodyform sanitary towels and a free Tena Lady liners pack

13) Tame that frizz with a free sample of Herbal Essences ‘Tame the Wild’ hair product

14) Smell better with a free BOSS fragrance sample plus gift

15) Enjoy a free spa treatment with each promotional pack of laundry product Bold.

16) Repair your hair with a free sample from Dove’s new Damage therapy range

17) Revitalise those locks with a free haircut from Vidal Sassoon’s training academy.

18) Swap your old products for new ones using free swap site Beautyswapshop.co.uk.

19) Get free cosmetics from Cosmeticresearchonline.co.uk in exchange for reviews.

Free food and drink

20) Get a free bottle of Tabasco pepper sauce via Facebook

21) Download and print off free recipes from celebrity chefs at our sister site, lovefood.com.

22) Have a free drink at a Marstons pub and a free cocktail at Pitcher and Piano when you register your email address.

23) Enjoy 50% off restaurants across the UK with a free three-month Tastecard.

24) Quench your thirst with a free sample of red bush tea, a free sample of Clipper Green tea, a free sample of Dilmah Ceylon tea, two free samples of Twinings tea and a voucher for a free 500ml bottle of Dr Pepper.

25) Try free healthy snacks from Graze by post.

26) Gorge yourself on a free Casa di Mama pizza (you have to buy one and claim your money back).

27) Get a free Energy bar when you register your email address.

Home, garden, gadgets and other free stuff

28) Listen to a free CD of garden birdsongs so you can identify the birds in your garden.

29) Get free Windows live Programs (thanks to lovemoney.com member Mike10613 for this tip!)

30) Get free loft and cavity wall insulation from British Gas (if you’re a British Gas energy or Homecare customer).

31) Sign up for a free pack that will help you create the ideal hedgehog habitat in your garden.

32) Create a personalised A5 greeting card for free with promo code FUNKYTEACH at Funky Pigeon, or send a free digital e-card.

33) Learn Welsh by downloading free MP3 Welsh lessons.

34) Get 60 free standard prints or a free Photo book worth £13.99 from photobox.co.uk/pregnant

35) Use the free spend tracker software right here at lovemoney.com to track your spending and create a realistic monthly budget.

36) Download free antivirus software from Panda cloud.

37) Grab a free Ring Sizer so you can buy a perfectly sized ring!

38) Get three free condoms or, alternatively, two free pregnancy tests!

Parents and expectant mothers

39) Download Samuel Jackson reading the hilarious ‘Go the F**k to Sleep’ for free at audible.co.uk.

40) Get a free organic baby weaning recipe and advice folder.

41) Snap up free high visibility vests for kids aged 4 to 9.

42) Wave goodbye to stretch marks with a free sample of SilDerm stretch mark massage oil.

43) Get three packs of free parent/baby products from Argos and Lloyds pharmacies: the Mum-to-be package (PDF), the Bump to baby package (PDF) and the New Family package.

44) Become a member of the Argos Lego club and get a free Lego minifigure called Max.

45) Print off up to 1,000 free Crayola colouring pages and a free puzzle book.

46) Email enquiry@vitacare.co.uk to get a free sample of Nannycare Goat growing-up milk (if you then buy a tin, you get a free cuddly goat).

47) Get a free children’s book about Bobby the Boiler who looks after the ‘Green family’.

48) Finally, last but by no means least, would your life be complete without a a free nappy rash sample?

Find freebies yourself!

You can find all sorts of freebies yourself on sites like bobsfreestuffforum.co.uk, freebiesiteuk.co.uk, freestuffjunction.co.uk, freesamplesuk.org, freebielist.com and hotukdeals.co.uk, as well as our weekly Frugal Friday and Frugal Food blogs every Friday lunchtime.

If you’ve found any fantastic freebies I’ve missed, please share them with other lovemoney.com readers using the comments box below!

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