What did you get free in January?

**RetiredVeryEarly** · 01-05-2009, 02:35 AM

Today I got a case each of honeydew melons, canteloupe, lemons, limes, green peppers, and kiwi, plus a large bag of yellow onions (over 10 pounds), 6 heads of cauliflower, half a case of corn on the cob, and some assorted other produce such as one bag of cherries, a box of strawberries, a bag of grapes, a dozen small peaches, etc. A weekend produce stand gives me their leftovers. Sometimes a lot of it is for compost, but this week it was good quality so I will be sharing it with a lot of folks I know.

A neighbor came by and gave us several loaves of whole wheat and rye bread and bagels. Those are past the sell by date, but almost always of high quality.

**wunsagin** · 01-05-2009, 01:02 PM

Yesterday I got some Maybelline lip gloss.

**momofslg** · 01-05-2009, 01:27 PM

Yesterday I got 2 2liters of soda from my mom. They were leftover from my little brothers b-day party.
Today I got 2 suave deodorants and 3 Colgate toothpastes free with coupons.

**SweetPea** · 01-05-2009, 01:31 PM

January 5

*paperback from paperbackswap
*Fitness magazine
*Star magazine
*Bookmark

**[email protected]** · 01-05-2009, 01:48 PM

We got two free nights at the Showboat in
Atlantic City. We'll be using them next week.

**ladytoysdream** · 01-05-2009, 01:53 PM

Today I found free,
2 crossword puzzle books , new, at the recycle center.
7 paperbook books at a bookshelf, where you leave a book, take a book.
Hubby got a bottle of home made wine as gift

In December, my free find was a nice Singer sewing machine

**zenmama** · 01-05-2009, 01:57 PM

35 lbs of dog food, 2 cans of Nabob coffee and 10 lbs of Cariboo (my dad's a hunter)

**Spikey1341** · 01-05-2009, 03:00 PM

Toothpaste and floss from the Dentist (he keeps it in a basket and I grab some everytime I go. I figure I am paying for it in the long run)
1 bottle of Calcium + Vit D
Chapstick
Dog Toys
Bottle of Wine

**Gibs** · 01-05-2009, 03:31 PM

So far in January I got the following free.

From mother in law:
Weiners (for hotdogs)
hot dog buns
wedgies
coke

From mother:
a loaf of homemade bread
a loaf of homemade raisin bread
2 pks shake and bake
1 pack of rice
1 pack of stuff and such

In mail:
I received a novel in the mail today

**ilovechocolate** · 01-05-2009, 07:22 PM

I got 4 cans of dog food from a co-worker whose doggie passed away this weekend.

**RetiredVeryEarly** · 01-06-2009, 01:59 AM

I gave away most of the produce today, but one lady who picked stuff up brought us a large bag of tomatoes. Another gave me a can of garbanzo beans as she doesn't like them and knew I make hummus. Also the neighbor with all the bread came by today, and I took a box full. I kept a loaf of rye and two organic loaves plus a multigrain, gave the rest away to the last two women who came by for produce.

I saw that another thread was about bartering groups. I seem to have developed my own accidentally!

**wunsagin** · 01-06-2009, 03:07 AM

On 1-5 I got
2 bottles dish soap
1 can cool whip

**brainyblonde** · 01-06-2009, 07:02 AM

A bottle of cold medicine

**Doggiemom** · 01-06-2009, 11:54 AM

Over the weekend:

Pewter windchime from Freecycle
Gain laundry detergent

**kmonokwe** · 01-06-2009, 04:42 PM

The other day I went to CVS to get DH some deodorant. Found his favorite kind and was planning to use my extrabucks (I had 3) and some change if it went over. The sticks were on sale - buy 1 get one free, and they were marked down from $3.xx to $2.99. So, I got two sticks of DH's deodorant for $2.99. I used my $3 extrabucks and was ready to pull out some change for tax, but the cashier covered the entire purchase with my extrabucks!