Children's Advil Sugar-Free Dye-Free Berry

I received a free sample of Children's Advil Sugar-Free Dye-Free Berry from Smiley 360 in return for my review.

Yesterday my six year old niece complained or a sore throat while I was getting her ready for school. The directions on the box where easy to read and follow. She questioned why it was white so I told her it was white berry, like white grape.

She said she didn't like the taste, and after her complaint I put a drop on my finger and tasted it for myself. As an adult it tasted as i expected, but I don't believe she liked the flavor of the artificial sweetener in the product; the label reads that sucralose is one of its ingredients.

As I am someone who is raising a child, I like the Sugar and Dye free concept, but I believe that the taste of the sucralose is a bit too strong for a child's taste buds, especially the picky children. as it is a product for children, maybe it would be better to make a product with less sugar than the original product, and if needed use sugar and sweeteners combined.

o.b. Pro-comfort tampons

I received a free 40-count package of o.b. Pro-comfort tampons. They arrived literally two days before my period which was nice. They don't have applicators which makes them easier to hide in my purse or pocket. The wrapper is discreet and there is no need to wrap it in toilet paper to hide the fact that you are on your period. They are easy to put in and take out. The level of comfort provided was outstanding, I could barely tell that I had a tampon in. They absorb well on my moderate flow days. This sample was sent to me for free by Smiley 360 for the purpose of my review.

ChapStick dual-ended Hydration Lock Review

I love the new ChapStick dual-ended Hydration Lock. It makes my lips feel soft and smooth for hours before needing to reapply unlike many other brands of chapstick. The subtle flavor is pleasant. I'm trying to get used to the way each side extends, I am finding it hard to get used to twisting the top of the stick instead of the bottom. I received my ChapStick dual-ended Hydration Lock for Free from Smiley 360 in return for my honest feedback.

My Samples

I have 3 free samples on the way. Smiley360 is sending me these samples for free, in return for my review.

the first is Children’s Advil® Sugar-Free Dye-Free Berry. This sample pack comes with tissues, as well as coupons to share with my friends.

The second mission is for new ChapStick.  This pack comes with ChapStick Hydration Lock Moisturize & Renew or ChapStick Hydration Lock Day & Night, as well as coupons to share with friends. 

The third sample coming from Smiley360 is o.b. ProComfort tampons. in this box I am recieveing a free 40-count package of o.b.® ProComfort® tampons, and also the coupons to share with friends.

Free samples are starting to be fun.

Free Sample Sites Type 3

In an earlier post listed the types of free sample sites, in that post I listed type 3 as: " Websites that require you to be an active member of the community are tiresome, but usually the best option. Most websites in this category pay you to test products, but you must remain active in order to qualify to test new products."

Here are some links to my favorite "Type 3" Free sample sites:

Pinch Me
Smiley 360
Toluna



More possibly to come.

Types of Free Sample Sites

There are many types of free sample sites out there: there are sites where you click a link and are sent to the manufacturers website or Facebook; ones where you have to sign up and they options for free samples in your email; and some that require signing up, being an active member in their community and giving feedback.

Type 1: Free sample sites that send you to Facebook, or the manufacturers website, are the fastest way to receive free samples. The down side is that the samples are usually small, and when you frequently sign up for samples your email becomes bogged down with junk mail. Some free samples require a phone number when applying, meaning your phone gets spam as well.

Type 2: Websites that send you email options for samples are nice, they don't usually bogg down your email, but usually they limit you to one free sample a month. On the bright side, these websites sometimes send out full size samples. These websites are usually a part of a large manufacturers company.

Type 3: Websites that require you to be an active member of the community are tiresome, but usually the best option. Most websites in this category pay you to test products, but you must remain active in order to qualify to test new products.

Posts to come with specific websites to try.

News Paper Subscription Cost

Lately I have been getting into coupons and free samples. One thing I like about getting free samples is that usually they come with coupons.

It is hard to remember to go out and buy a news paper every Sunday. I would pay for a subscription but it is not worth the money. Buying a news paper for coupons only saves you money if you save at least as much as the cost of the news paper. If you buy a subscription some papers charge $15 a month if you just get the Sunday paper, while others don't give you a Sunday only option and charge $20 a month. That means you have to use 4-5 dollars worth of coupons from each paper to make back your money. If you go out and buy the paper every Sunday it costs 1-2 dollars depending on where you buy it, therefore you only need to use that much in coupons.

Some weeks the coupons are great, but other days the flyers are filled with stuff I don't need or won't eat, making the four to eight dollars I spend on papers a better buy, even when I forget to buy one.

Some sources say that most dollar stores sell the Sunday paper all week long, I have yet to investigate this.