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Fun St. Patty's Day Freebies

SavvySugar — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:40 -0700

Happy St. Patrick's Day! There's no shortage of green on this festive holiday, and some businesses are adding to the influx by offering freebies for the day. There may not be a pot of gold waiting for you, but you can take advantage of some fun free food and services offered today.

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Free Pancakes Tomorrow at IHOP For National Pancake Day

YumSugar — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:00:29 -0800

Did you have a chance to score big with free Denny's Grand Slams earlier this month? Don't worry if you didn't, because you've got another free breakfast waiting for you. Tomorrow, Denny's rival IHOP will be giving out free short stacks of pancakes. In observance of the momentous occurrence known as National Pancake Day, the beacon of all things breakfast will be doling out three free buttermilk pancakes to dine-in guests who eat between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. tomorrow - no purchase necessary. In return, the breakfast house asks that you consider donating to its charity Children's Miracle Network, or any other local charitable organization. Are you marking your calendar?

Denny's Will Give Out Free Grand Slams Tomorrow

YumSugar — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:29 -0800

Now that Jamba Juice's $1 oatmeal deal has ended, hungry diners will need to look elsewhere for breakfast on a budget. Thankfully, Denny's has stepped in with a promotion that's too good to pass up. Tomorrow, the casual dining chain will offer its Original Grand Slam for free from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. News of the free breakfast combo (two eggs, two sausages, two bacon strips, and two pancakes) debuted during a Super Bowl spot yesterday. To see the humorous commercial and get more details, keep reading.

Have You Ever Left Furniture Out on the Street?

CasaSugar — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:30:14 -0800

In San Francisco, it's common to see furniture abandoned on the street. Sometimes a Craigslist ad announces the furniture's presence, and sometimes it just randomly appears. While it's a good way to find free furniture, often this abandoned furniture poses a problem for garbage removal services. Plus, it's just an eyesore.

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Geek Tip: Find Free Kindle Content Fast

GeekSugar — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:47:17 -0800

Just in time to fill my favorite new gadget this tip couldn't have come at a better time. With hundreds of thousands of book titles, blogs, newspapers, and magazines available for download in Amazon's Kindle Store it's daunting to try and find your way to free content - especially when you're browsing the store directly from your device.

I've posted an easy way to find free content on Amazon but just found an equally easy way to search for free content directly from your Kindle. Simply type "-domain" (without the quotations) into the search box, and the results returned include all free book, blog, newspaper and magazine content. There are nearly 64,000 pages of free books alone, including literary fiction, biographies, humor titles, and more.

Shop For Less on Your Birthday

SavvySugar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:00:38 -0800

Not only can you score a complimentary meal and free entertainment on your birthday, you can also treat yourself to a little birthday shopping spree on the cheap! Several retailers offer discounts and freebies on your special day - read on to start building your birthday wish list.

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Cool Idea: Blu Dot Chairs Go Curbside

CasaSugar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:10:05 -0800

Live in New York? Want to grab a Blu Dot chair for free? You're in luck, because today and tomorrow, Blu Dot's dropping 25 Real Good Chairs around New York City. Some of the chairs have been enabled with GPS, so you can trace the chairs' progress on Blu Dot's site. You can also follow each chair's progress on Blu Dot's Twitter feed.

Blu Dot explains the inspiration for this project thusly:

When we opened our SoHo store in 2008, we became surrounded by the resourceful culture of "curb-mining": the act of finding furniture and art on the street. Now that a year has passed, our friends at mono approached us with a way to conduct a curb-mining experiment of our own: What would happen if we left a bunch of Real Good Chairs all over New York, free for the take? Who will grab them? Where will they go? How will they get there? What will their new homes look like?

Do you live in New York? Have you spotted any Blu Dot chairs today?

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KFC Braves Another Grilled Chicken Giveaway

YumSugar — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:50:23 -0700

Now that KFC's finally named a winner in its search for the right grilled chicken spokesperson, the chain is ready for yet another Kentucky Grilled Chicken giveaway. Declaring next Monday, Oct. 26 "UNFry Day," KFC will be handing out one free piece of grilled chicken to customers at more than 5,000 restaurants across the US.

The fast food company's last grilled chicken giveaway, which was backed by none other than Oprah Winfrey, caused quite a stir when KFC, faced with overwhelming demand, was forced to issue an apology and staggered rainchecks to customers who were turned away.

Considering what happened during the last giveaway, I'm not sure I'm ready to show up for this one. Did you have a bad experience with the last promotion? Would you be willing give KFC another try?

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Will You Use the New Photoshop App?

GeekSugar — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:16:08 -0700

There's no shortage of photo editing software programs or cool iPhone camera apps, but Photoshop is arguably one of the best around. The free (yes, free!) app lets you perform basic photo editing tasks: crop and rotate, adjust colors, add tint or switch to black and white, and add filters or effects like vignette blur and warm vintage. Creating an account on photoshop.com and store up to 2G of photos that you can access anytime straight from your phone.

You can download the Photoshop app from the App Store.

Sweet Freebies For Your Birthday

SavvySugar — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:30:15 -0700

Now that you've dined, shopped, and played to your heart's content, treat yourself to something sweet on your birthday. Here are five places to score a free, creamy treat.

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