God, I'm Cheap

I’m a big fan of getting things for free. The last couple of weeks have cost me somewhere in the region of two grand, so I’m on a big ‘get stuff for free’ drive. Fortunately, the Internet is perfectly designed for skinflints like me.

For the last few months I’ve been switching around between DVD rental free trials to get a pile of free rentals before settling on an account. As long as you remember to cancel your trial before they start taking money from your bank you can watch a ton of movies for free. Unfortunately, my cheapness is paired with a criminally poor memory, so I forgot to cancel two free trials and ended up paying for services I didn’t use. Bah. Still, as long as you have your head screwed on straight you can get a lot of mileage from a DVD rental trial, allowing you to figure out which is the right service for you before committing for the long term.

As well as DVD rentals there are bags of special offers and freebies to be had from the Internet. Just follow the links and you’ll find a ton of free stuff. While in the past the majority of free trials and special offers have been confined mostly to the US, British retailers have finally caught on to the fact that consumers love special offers and free gifts. Today, there are endless freebies in UK sites for motor insurance, mobile phones, credit cards and a million and one other things. All you have to do is take a look around before buying anything bigger than a chocolate bar and grab all the free samples and discount vouchers that retailers are willing to throw at you for the privilege of shopping with them.

God, I’m turning into such an old man.

Comments

[Best DVD Ever]

I'm having kittens about which DVD Recorder to Buy. Blu-Ray, HD, all very confusing. Why is there so much choice?

[joeking]

I prefer free trials to pure freebies. It brings real value and benefit by trying out their products.