Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween from
The Famous Ashley Grant
Tampa Bay Freebies
The Photographic Times
and
We Are Full of Bull!!!

Darn Near Free Bowling at AMF Lanes!!

I heard about this on Addicted to Saving a while back and did it twice!
Me, my husband and two friends were all able to bowl one game each for less than a dollar. Not per person-that was the total price for all four!!!
Get in on this fast before the link is shut down!!!


This was the post from Addicted to Saving's Website:

** Print now if interested – there is a limit of to the number of print each day and then it is gone**

**I signed up for this coupon a few weeks ago and just today I received a coupon from AMF for $0.99 bowling games!! So, if you sign up you will also receive awesome coupons in the future

This great AMF Bowling Center Coupon is back! I posted this coupon a month ago and it was extremely popular. Right now there is a $20.00 off Bowling per Group of 4 people or more coupon! (If you have already signed up for this coupon you will need to use a different email account in order to access your coupon.) Go HERE to print your coupon and find an AMF Bowling Center near you!

Free Shopping Event: Shopapalooza 11.20.2010

Got this awesome info from LocalShops1.com
Check out details on the Free Shopping Event that they sent me about
Shopapalooza 11.20.2010:

FREE ADMISSION!

ONE SHOPPER WILL WIN $1,000!

10-2 Saturday Nov. 20 in downtown St. Pete. We’re transforming BayWalk into a locals shopping haven, complete with a ton of Black Friday-type special offers, a food court packed with local restaurants and an amazing kids zone. Entertainment, too! And a ton of raffles!

Want more? How about $1,000 CASH prize? Yep, one lucky shopper will walk away with a bundle of cash. We want to see you there, lined up to get in 10 a.m. sharp. Because the earlier you get there, the better the deals! Just like the Big Box stores do it!

We're accepting applications from businesses interested in being a vendor or a sponsor. For details, email arlene@madhousefl.com or events@localshops1.com.

You can follow the Shopapalooza Blog at LS1 Girl's Diary,
http://www.localshops1.com/blog/category/shopapalloza/

FREE Gadget Grips From Celltonica

Here is a way to grab a nice FREE stocking stuffer for the techy on your Christmas list! Celltonica is offering FREE Gadget Grips. This tool is to prevent your cell phone from sliding all over your dashboard when driving! These grips will work with virtually any mobile device, so fill out the form and request some! It will arrive in about a week.

Please note, after you submit your form, another website pops-up, just close this and you will see that your request went through just fine on the original website.

Thanks Thrifty Couple!!

Free Playtex Sport Sample

There is a free sample available for Playtex Sport. You can head over here to request your free sample. There is also a $1/1 coupon available so make sure you snag that as well while you are there.

Thanks Living Rich With Coupons!

Free Betty Crocker 2011 Calendar

Heard about this on Hip 2 Save!!!



You not only can snag a FREE Eat Better America calendar, but you can also head on over here and snag a FREE 2011 Betty Crocker Calendar! This calendar will be filled with recipes and hopefully coupons, too!

Thanks Hip 2 Save!!!

Free Eat Better America 2011 Calendar

Eat Better America members can get a free Eat Better America 2011 Calendar now. Membership is free...go HERE to request your freebie.

Thanks Addicted to Saving!

Free Pumpkin Carving Templates

Well...Halloween is Sunday and if you haven't carved your pumpkin yet you are in luck!
Totally Target posted their FREE Pumpkin Carving Templates Roundup. See the list from their site below:

me and my husband Jeremy with our awesome pumpkin from Halloween 2009

Martha Stewart – 46 different templates from Martha.
Better Homes & Gardens – animals, spooky scenes, faces and more.
Hershey’s – A variety of templates categorized by difficulty level.
Pumpkin Masters – Four free patterns
History.com – A unique collection of easy and advanced stencils.
Betty Crocker Templates – Monster Cereal characters – Count Chocula, Franken Berry plus others.
Reader’s Digest – 12 basic patterns
Disney Family Fun- Family friendly patterns
HGTV (Beginner) - 8 beginner templates
HGTV (Advanced) - 11 advanced carving templates
Nick Jr.- Pablo & Uniqua from Backyardigans

Thanks Totally Target!!

Free Recipes You Have to Try

I just want to put it out there that most vegetables make me cringe...but not anymore.
Have you heard of The Sneaky Chef? She has been around a while but just recently stuff about her keeps showing up in my inbox and I thought maybe the powers that be are trying to tell me something. With that said I'm going to start trying out some free recipes and I hope you will too.

The idea behind The Sneaky Chef is that she teaches you how to hide fruits and vegetables (mainly vegetables) in your food and your kids food so that you can enjoy all the nutritional value without the icky veggie taste. I can't wait to try the Orange Puree and the White Puree in my next pasta dish. Maybe I'll try it tonight.

Although she has several books on the shelves now, she gives readers of her website several free sample recipe including the major puree recipes that are the base of many other recipes. Check out the free recipes HERE

Have you tried any of The Sneaky Chef recipes? How are they?

Free Meal at A&W

A friend of mine just emailed me this awesome deal mentioned HERE first.
Check out what "The Daily Deal" posted:

Valid through November 1
When we heard about this tasty deal, we couldn't keep it to ourselves! A&W restaurants are offering a coupon for a free Big Taste Meal when you "like" them on Facebook. You can get your choice of a Deluxe Cheeseburger, Cheddar Onion Crunch, BBQ Bacon Crunch or a Coney Cheese Dog, plus regular fries -- for free!

Just click on the "welcome" tab to print your coupon (if you have trouble printing you can email them at AWRestaurantsCustomerServiceTeam@yum.com) and bring it to a participating location by Nov. 1. Enjoy!


Thanks for the heads up Camille!

FREE 2011 Calendar from Oriental Trading Company

Heard about this deal on Hip 2 Save

From their website:

Oriental Trading Company is offering up a FREE 2011 calendar! This calendar has special money-saving offers for each month! Plus, lots of fun event planning tips and more! Just go on over here to request yours.

FREE Mike & Ike Candy

I saw this on My Tampa Bay Mommy

Like FREE candy? Head over and play the Mike & Ike Instant Win Game – “Take a Spin” and you can keep playing until you win FREE candy. Plus, you can also get a FREE pack of Hot Tamales.

Wellness USF offers STD, pregnancy testing

I know that this is not a fun topic-but if you have been sexually active and didn't use protection-please, please, please take advantage of this...

This was originally posted HERE
Wellness USF offers STD, pregnancy testing
Posted Oct 22, 2010 at 03:45 PM
Updated Oct 22, 2010 at 04:26 PM

They’re free and confidential, and they could ease your mind or help you get vital treatment.

Wellness USF and YES (Youth Education Services) are offering tests for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections on Wednesday, Oct. 27. You’ll get the results that day.

Do it. The number of people with STDs is soaring in Florida. Locally, too.

The rate for 15- to 24-year-olds in Hillsborough County has jumped from 21 to nearly 30 per 1,000 people.

That means that if you’re in a class of 100 people, three of them are likely to have an STD.

Some STDs, such as chlamydia, don’t have obvious symptoms, but they can lead to infertility if left untreated.

The problem is so severe, that the Centers for Disease Control recommends testing for all women 25 and under who are sexually active.

To get the USF tests, you must be a USF student and 24 or younger.

And you have to make an appointment. To do that, call YES (Youth Education Services) at 813-417-7233.

For more information, go here.

Free From tbt*- Things to do this weekend!

FREE
Th e Hub Grub 3 restaurant bicycle tour lets you work off the calories as you hit the hot spots of Seminole Heights on Saturday. It starts at 2:30 p.m. at the Seminole Heights Garden Center, 5800 N Central Ave., Tampa. (813) 274-8518.

FREE

Get through hump day with a relaxed night of live music by the village fountain in the Hyde Park Music Series . Shakes Society, a fivepiece Tampa band that plays rock, reggae and ska, is at the South Tampa shopping district starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Proceeds from beer sales go the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Free. hydeparkvillage.net.

FREE We’re happy to see this free showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show , because we just can’t get into the mood for Halloween until Brad and Janet stumble upon the creepy castle of the bisexual transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

Dress in character, get a bag of rice, toast, a squirt gun and have yourself a Rocky Horror night at Sunset Beach, 214 Shore Drive, Tarpon Springs on Saturday. Bring something to sit on. Movie props and refreshments are available for purchase, and the gates open at 8:30 p.m. $3 admission. (727) 942-5628.

It's Party Time-Request for Ideas

IT'S PARTY TIME!!!


Attention pals and gals...I decided that I want to host an official launch party of this site and the entire week of the party I want to do giveaways and promotions.
If you have anything free you would like to give away to entice customers to visit your place of business, visit your site or something else-please email me right away at
morethanphotographs at gmail dot com

Also-if you have any ideas on free places we can host the party or ways to handle it overall-holla!

Darn Near Free: Clorox Toilet Cleaner

Hey guys! I know this website is supposed to be about free stuff only but I voted and decided that you might want to know about stuff that is darn near free as well...therefore-if I find a darn near free deal-I'm gonna add it to the posts as well =)
Any complaints? Didn't think so...with that said...I offer you exhibit A of darn near free stuff.

Right now an awesome deal going on at Publix will score you 2 bottles of Clorox Toilet Cleaner for the bargain price of $0.38!!!


What do you need to accomplish this?
1. The yellow Bountiful Savings flyer that is free at the front of the store

2. "The Flu is Ready. Are You?" booklet that a lot of the pharmacies are giving away at Publix

3. $0.38 (plus tax)

Inside both flyers there is a coupon for $2 off 2 bottles of Clorox Toilet Cleaner. Use both coupons with 2 bottles you purchase and your grand total is the darn near free price of $0.38 (plus tax)

Awesome!

Free Orange Juice at Publix

You have today Tuesday 10/19/2010 and tomorrow 10/20/2010 to take advantage of this!!!
Publix has Simply Orange Juice on sale 10 for $10 and there is a coupon available right now for $1 off one bottle. Buy a bottle and use a $1 off coupon and you get the bottle FREE!

No-you do not have to buy 10 bottles!
You can print the coupon twice per computer so if you have one desktop and one laptop you can print it four times and get four bottles completely free at Publix!!!

Where is the coupon you ask? HERE
"Like" Simply Orange on Facebook and then click the coupon tab and then click the button that says "Click here to get your $1 coupon" and you can print the coupon twice =)

Heard about this deal on Addicted To Saving

What Are The Abbreviations?

Ok...I've started using some abbreviations in my posts and I know you want to know what they mean...so...here is the meaning behind them =)

I use the same abbreviations that Addicted to Saving, Becentsable, Couponing to Disney and every other site I have found uses. These specific definitions are from Addicted to Saving.

B1G1 or BOGO = Buy One, Get One Free

B2G1 = Buy Two, Get One Free

Blinkies = Coupons that are in the coupon dispensers attached to shelves in your store. Dispenser is often red and often blinking.

DND = Do Not Double (this applies to people who shop at stores that double coupons. If you live in FL, most stores in FL do not double coupons)

ECB = Extra Care Bucks (instant rewards that print out when you purchase select sales items at CVS)

Hangtag = Coupons “hanging” around the necks of bottles, jars, etc at your store.

MAN or MFR = Manufacturer Coupon

MIR = Mail in Rebate

MM = Moneymaker

OOP = Out of Pocket

PG = Procter & Gamble Coupon Insert

Peelie = Coupon attached to items at stores that you have to peel off

RP = Red Plum Insert or printable coupons HERE

RR= Register Rewards (instant rewards that print out when you purchase select sales items at Walgreens)

SS = Smart Source Insert or printable coupons HERE

Tearpad = Coupons you have to tear off of pads at your grocery store

WYB = When You Buy

Free Stuff at Walgreens This Week!

According to Becentsable there are some freebies at Walgreens this week!

From their site:

Coffeemate liquid 16-oz $2.69, B1G1 free
Use $1.50 printable HERE-use two
Final Price: two for FREE

Ricola cough drops 19-24 ct $1
Use $.50 off from October coupon booklet
Use with $1 off 2 from 10/17 SS insert
Final Price: FREE

Mucinex nasal spray $7.99
Get $7.99 RR
Final Price: FREE

Blistex medicated lip ointment $2.59
Get $2.59 RR
Final Price: FREE

Free Stuff at CVS This Week!!!

According to Becentsable there are some freebies at CVS this week!

From their site:

***CVS is offering a free Hand Sanitizing Spray Pen! Enter your Extra Care Buck Card number as well as your email address and you will get a coupon for a free CVS Hand Sanitizing Spray Pen coupon in your inbox. This offer expires on 10/20.

Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Razors $8.99 (Limit 1)
Get $5 ECB
Use $4 off from 10/3 SS insert
Final Price: Free!

Mentos Gum B1G1
Use $1 off from 10/10 SS insert or $.55 printable HERE-use 2
Final Price: 2 Free

Reposting About Swagbucks

I post on facebook and twitter about Swagbucks all the time. Figured it was time to respost this article because Christmas is getting close and ya'll might as well start earning every free thing you can. I have already gotten $55 in Amazon.com gift cards with two more $5 gift cards on the way. Every time I search the internet I am attempting to earn points that can be exchanged for awesome free gifts and it is so simple to do. You already go online anyway-why not "get paid" for it?

How to Get the Most Out of Swagbucks
Getting Rewarded for Searching Online

Swagbucks is becoming all the rage throughout the blogosphere. Freebie hunters everywhere are using it and talking about it every chance they get in order to pump up their referrals and to show off all the free stuff they are getting by using Swagbucks.

At this point, you may be asking yourself, "What is Swagbucks?" Basically Swagbucks is a rewards program that gives you points for searching online. Random search queries throughout the day are rewarded with points and they accumulate in an account. These points can be redeemed for gift cards, t-shirts, magazine subscriptions and so much more.

Searching on Swagbucks is not the only way to get these rewards points. There are several things that can be done to get these precious points. Below is a list of how to get more out of your Swagbucks account and eventually more Swag.

Special Offers- There are several offers in the "special offers" section of the website that reward Swagbucks for purchases, downloads and sometimes just for viewing another website.

Surveys- Fill out a profile and then apply to be apart of the surveys on the site and if you qualify you earn Swagbucks for your answers. There is no limit to how many surveys you can do as long as you qualify for them.

Shop-Stores like iTunes, Footlocker.com, Wal-Mart and Petco have links on Swagbucks that reward you for shopping. In order to receive the Swagbucks go to the site, click Ways to Earn, and select Shop from the column and choose the store you want to shop from. You will be redirected to the store of your choice through a special link that tells Swagbucks how much you are spending and Swagbucks will reward you upon completion of the purchase.

Trade in- Swagbucks rewards you points for trading in video games and consoles and for recycling cell phones and MP3 players.

Daily Polls- Everyday there is a daily poll that asks a random question and Swagbucks rewards you for answering it. If you have a suggestion for a poll send it to Swagbucks and if they use it you'll receive 100 points.

Referrals-You can invite friends through a referral link like this one: http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/ashbabe1984

Promote the link via blogs, emails to friends and other websites to get the maximum referrals.

Blog- View the Swagbucks blog a few times a day because they will often put codes within the blog posts that you can enter into the GIMME box on the Swagbucks homepage to get additional points.

Facebook- on the Swagbucks Facebook page there are sometimes codes posted that you can enter into the GIMME box on the Swagbucks homepage to get additional points.

SWidget-On Swagbucks there is a link to put a Widget on your blog or website that can get you additional points as well. There is a button on the Widget that says Swag Codes and when clicked it lets you know if there are additional codes for points available at the time.

Toolbar-Downloading the Swagbucks toolbar can get you points just for having it. When you log onto the internet points will sometimes be added to your account if you have the toolbar.

To join Swagbucks go HERE

Please visit my other blog at www.thefamousashleygrant.com

Free From tbt*- Things to do this weekend!

This is the list of free activities this weekend mentioned on page 26 of The Weekend edition of this weeks tbt*

FREE

This iconic Clearwater Jazz Holiday , a four-day festival that is as popular for the waterfront setting in Clearwater’s Coachman Park as for the cool jazz, is free and packed with noted artists. See Page 30 for the rundown today through Sunday.

FREE

We not only have some movies in the park this weekend, we have some really good ones. There’s

The Wizard of Oz , which very well may turn into a sing-along Friday at Pioneer Park in Dunedin. How to Train Your Dragon is presented by Tampa Theatre on Saturday at Al Lopez Park in Tampa. You can also see movies outside at Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach. Friday is PG-rated Beetlejuice and Saturday is How to Train Your Dragon. All of these movies are free and start around dark.

FREE

Combine the humor of Benny Hill and the music of the mod British invasion and you get the Shaguars at Music in the Park at Seminole City Park on Friday starting at 7 p.m. Park yourself on the cool grass at 7464 Ridge Road, Seminole.

Alcohol and glass containers are prohibited, but dogs and kids are welcome. Free.

FREE

Stuart Malina conducts the Florida Orchestra in two free Pops in the Park concerts this weekend, and he’ll be joined onstage by a pair of soloists from Opera Tampa.

The program will include music from La Boheme, Verdi’s La Traviata,

Carmen, South Pacific , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and a salute to the armed forces. Concerts are Friday at River Tower Park in the Sulphur Springs neighborhood of Tampa and Saturday at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg, both at 7 p.m. Audience members are invited to bring canned food donations for Tampa Bay Harvest.

Free Drink and Appetizer at Copa Lounge

Received an email from The Copa Lounge last night offering a free drink and appetizer.
Go HERE for the free drink coupon
Go HERE for the free appetizer coupon

If it's your birthday you get even more FREE STUFF!!!

From their website
"Come have lunch or dinner with 2 or more friends and enjoy the great taste of an exquisite selection in our menu absolutely free. Then come to the night club with 5 or more friends to enjoy great music in a fantastic atmosphere with a free bottle of Champagne."

Check out The Copa Lounge HERE

How to get FREE Chick-Fil-A

The 2011 Chick-Fil-A Calendar is now available for purchase!


If you have been debating about whether or not to buy the 2011 Chick-Fil-A calendar, let me tell you now to just go ahead and get it!For just a little more than $6 you get everything below:

January Free Chick-Fil-A spicy chicken biscuit or small ball of hearty breast of chicken soup

February Free Yogurt parfait and Dasani bottled water

March Free large diet coke

April Free Chick-Fil-A 8 Count Nuggets

May Free Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad

June Free small hand spun milkshake

July Free medium freshly squeezed Chick-Fil-A lemonade

August Free large sprite

September Free Spicy Chicken Sandwich

October Free large Coca-Cola

November Free Chick-N-Minis (3 Count) or Free Large Waffle Potato Fries

December Free large Coca-Cola Zero

***Think about it this way...you are already going need a calendar and most likely going to buy one. Instead of spending $20 on one, spend $5 on this one-it's a really funny one anyway and you get all this food and drink FREE!!!***

Free Redbox Rentals

According to Addicted to Saving the Redbox codes below the image will get you a free Redbox Rental.




From Addicted to Saving's website:

Below is a list of current Redbox movie codes that to my knowledge are still working. You can use each code once per debit/credit card. Just make sure you return your movie(s) to Redbox by 9 pm the next day to avoid a $1.00/day charge.

REDBOX (valid for new customers anywhere)
BREAKROOM (Valid anywhere)
DVDONME (Valid anywhere)
DATE124 (valid anywhere)
CLIMB5 (valid anywhere)
DVDATWAG (Valid only at Walgreens)
Walgreens(valid only at Walgreens)
CHANCEMONOP (valid at McDonalds locations – once this code has been used 1 million times, it will no longer work)
DVDKROG (valid only at Kroger locations)
DRIVEIN (valid only at Sonic locations)

Free Drinks At Oak Room

Did you know that every Monday-Friday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. the Oak Room in Westchase gives ladies free drinks?!? Oak Room is located at 9882 W. Linebaugh Ave. Suite 12 Tampa, FL, 33636

Facebook them HERE

Check out their website HERE

Metromix is Offering FREE Movie Tickets

Tampa Bay Metromix is giving away FREE movie tickets for Jackass 3-D and for Conviction.
You will need to register with GoFoBo to obtain your free passes.

Get info for Jackass 3-D HERE

Get info for Conviction HERE

Free Movie Tickets with GoFoBo

Have you heard about GoFoBo? Through this website you can get free movie tickets BEFORE the movies even come out!!! Register HERE

Getting Serious About Freebies

Over the past few months I have really been getting into couponing and saving every penny I can for several reasons. The economy, desire to become debt free, waiting until I get my big break...you get the idea. Well, because of my new found obsession I have also been looking for every free thing I can get my hands on. I began saving free items in a container because I figured since Christmas is coming up I might as well see what I can get to give my friends and family without breaking my budget. The container turned into four containers and I'm still adding to my collection.

I started this freebies site as a blog and never kept up with it but after seeing how many things I was able to collect within 30 days I knew I had to share this with everyone I can. Below are two photos with just some of the stuff I have gotten for free. How have I been getting this stuff for free? Coupons, deals, sales and all that jazz. From now on every time I find out about something I can get for free I'll post it on this site.

What better day to set up this website officially then 10-10-10? It seemed like the perfect time to launch!!! I figure if Mark Zuckerberg can launch facebook within a week, why not officially launch this on such an epic date?

If your business has a freebie for new customers, old customers or even just free samples to offer and you want me to tell all of Tampa about it...please email me at morethanphotographs at gmail dot com and I would be happy to spread the word!

We're Official Now

Woohoo! We are officially www.tampabayfreebies.com now and that means big things are coming. I have been toying around with this and trying to figure out exactly what to do with this blog and I have decided this should be a place to go to find all the free things available in Tampa. From free events to free toothpaste I will scour the web, the news and any other resource I can find to bring you all the freebies Tampa Bay has to offer. If you have a freebie you want mentioned-let me know and we will get it on the site!!! I look forward to showing you just how much you can get for free =)