Savings Central Blog

Restaurant.com is running and extra 80% off their already discounted gift certificates using code "TASTE". This means a $25 gift certiificate will only cost you $2. This is pretty much as good of a deal as you will get from this great website.

Microsoft is the largest distributor of productivity applications, flag shipped by its office suite. Microsoft Office is such a common tool that many people have problems using anything else because they are so used to how they interact with this suite of applications.

Google and Sun Microsystems have been slowly but surely edging into Microsoft’s lead by offering competitive products that are free (

Google Docs and Open Office). Both of the applications allow you to do most of the features offered in the MS Office suite and they are able to save files in the Office formats so that they can be easily opened by someone using the more popular suite. I have seen many small businesses decide to offer their lower level employees one of these two office applications in order to cut costs and still enjoy high productivity.

Microsoft has finally decided to take the bull by the horns and offer a free online version of Office to combat these competitors (mostly Google). Of course this will not be a full version but will contain all the major features that people use. For many home users this suite will give you the option of not needing to purchase a version of MS Office for your home computer. Initial reports from people who have done some beta testing is that the MS product will be more robust than what is available through Google Docs. Either way I am pleased that the market is finally brining Microsoft into line.

Coupon for free trial pair of

Acuvue Oasys contact lenses

Free sample of Neutrogena or Dove cleansing cloths

Free sample of Nescafe Taster's Choice stick packs

Voucher for a free Onion Baby Blossom at Texas Roadhouse (expires 8/3)

Free sample of Honey Nut Cheerios and a $1 off coupon

Coupon for free sample of Aveda men Pure-Formance shampoo

Coupon for two free tacos at Jack in the Box on August 4th

Complete survey for free sample of Parent's Choice Immune Support formula.

Free sample of

Real Lemon, Lime and Orange. Add to water to give you a nice citrus drink.

Signup for the TGI Friday’s Give Me More Stripes program and get a free appetizer or desert.

$5.00 coupon for FlexNow joint formula

Free samples and coupons from Neoteric Cosmetics

Coupon for $2 off Carnation Instant Breakfast

Free Sample pack of John Frieda Frizz-Ease products from Wal-Mart

Free samples from Silk Skin

Free sample of Kashii Mountain Medley granola

Here is a link for some free starbucks coffee for all you addicts.

Free sample of Naturemade Triple Flex joint supplement

Free sample for Gano Coffee (see two coffee samples in one post; now I’m just spoiling you)

Coupon for a free game of bowling

Free sample of Herbalife from Shapeworks

Coupon for $8 off Hill’s Science Diet pet food

Finally, for those of you with young children, you can call 1-866-356-6847 and let your child hear Elmo sing a “brush your teeth song”. They can press 1 to hear it again. This has two benefits 1. your child is entertained 2. you do not have to listen to the entertainment.