Free Isn't Too Good to be True

As a company that provides phone service for free, we often hear the phrase “that’s too good to be true.” Actually, “often” is an understatement – we hear it a lot. We get it, getting something as essential as phone service for free – something that no other provider has done before– sounds too good to be true. But we figured that if streaming services figured out a way to make entertainment free, why couldn't we? And so we did, by using ads in our texting & calling app to keep you connected wherever you go without ever worrying about a bill.

But that's not the only way you can get free things. In fact, there is a lot of “free” out there if you know where to look – so let us show you. 

Free Food & Drinks

The best kind of treat is a free treat, and there is more than one way to get it:

Birthday Freebies:	Sign up for loyalty programs with Starbucks, Dunkin', IHOP, Panera, and Baskin Robbins to enjoy a free item on your birthday.
Fast Food Apps:	McDonald's, Wendy's, and Chick-fil-A often offer free fries or burgers with their app downloads. McDonald's is also currently offering free medium fries every Friday until the end of the year when you make a purchase of $1 or more through the McDonald’s app (Summer $1 Drink Days, anyone?)
Receipt Surveys:	Always check your receipts, especially fast food receipts (Taco Bell, Burger King, etc.) as they often offer a free item if you complete a quick survey.

Birthday Freebies: Sign up for loyalty programs with Starbucks, Dunkin', IHOP, Panera, and Baskin Robbins to enjoy a free item on your birthday.

Fast Food Apps: McDonald's, Wendy's, and Chick-fil-A often offer free fries or burgers with their app downloads. McDonald's is also currently offering free medium fries every Friday until the end of the year when you make a purchase of $1 or more through the McDonald’s app (Summer $1 Drink Days, anyone?)

Receipt Surveys: Always check your receipts, especially fast food receipts (Taco Bell, Burger King, etc.) as they often offer a free item if you complete a quick survey.

Free Shopping

Not many stores offer items for free, but there are still hacks to get samples and other free gifts from your favorite retail stores:

Birthday Freebies:	Join Sephora’s, Ulta’s, The Body Shop’s, or CVS’ loyalty programs to get free birthday gifts and/or extra rewards.
Free Samples:	Walmart has a free sample program in select stores, where you can pick up free samples at demo stations. There are also sites like PINCHme, SampleSource, and Influenster that will send you free products in skincare, beauty, or snacks in exchange for a review.
Free Baby Gifts:	Retailers like Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Babylist will send you a free baby welcome box filled with samples and other items when you create a registry with them.

Birthday Freebies: Join Sephora’s, Ulta’s, The Body Shop’s, or CVS’ loyalty programs to get free birthday gifts and/or extra rewards.

Free Samples: Walmart has a free sample program in select stores, where you can pick up free samples at demo stations.


There are also sites like PINCHme, SampleSource, and Influenster that will send you free products in skincare, beauty, or snacks in exchange for a review.

Free Baby Gifts: Retailers like Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Babylist will send you a free baby welcome box filled with samples and other items when you create a registry with them.

Free Money & Gift Cards

Surveys:	There are a lot of sites and apps that will grant you rewards in the form of money or gift cards for taking surveys, like InboxDollars, Swagbucks, or you can find similar offers on TextNow Perks.
Cashback:	Other than cashback rewards with certain credit cards, you can also use websites like Rakuten, Honey, or TopCashback to earn cashback for shopping at sites you already would otherwise.

Surveys: There are a lot of sites and apps that will grant you rewards in the form of money or gift cards for taking surveys, like InboxDollars, Swagbucks, or you can find similar offers on TextNow Perks.

Cashback: Other than cashback rewards with certain credit cards, you can also use websites like Rakuten, Honey, or TopCashback to earn cashback for shopping at sites you already would otherwise.

Everyday Freebies

While online marketplaces are still valuable for finding things at more affordable prices, you can go one step further and use marketplaces that allow you to find things at no cost at all:  

Freecycle.org:	Use this site to find free items local to you: furniture, tools, clothes, and more!
Buy Nothing Facebook Groups:	In the same vein, you can join your local buy nothing Facebook group to find free items.
Local Libraries:	Did you know that your local library offers more than just books? You can borrow video games, movies, power tools, musical instruments, even exchange plant seeds! They don’t make ‘em like they used to anymore, in the best way possible.

Freecycle.org: Use this site to find free items local to you: furniture, tools, clothes, and more!

Buy Nothing Facebook Groups: In the same vein, you can join your local buy nothing Facebook group to find free items.

Local Libraries: Did you know that your local library offers more than just books? You can borrow video games, movies, power tools, musical instruments, even exchange plant seeds! They don’t make ‘em like they used to anymore, in the best way possible.

The best things in life are usually free, you just have to know where to find them.