My Favorite Apps for Getting Free Stuff
If there’s one thing about me, it’s that I will download any app. If I see an ad or hear about an app , it will immediately appear on my phone. I don’t care at all that this is just an attempt to get my data. My data is out there, baby, and it’s too late to worry, so I can take advantage of all the benefits these no-frills venture capital backing apps can give me. Often I don’t get much. But sometimes I get free stuff! I love trading my data and precious, limited time on this earth for meager rewards. Here are my favorite ways to do it.
The Best Ways to Get Free Food or Drinks
I’ve mentioned this before , but the Dunkin’ Donuts app is elite in terms of rewards. The authorities would restructure it a few years ago, which caused some controversy, but if you play it right, you can get all kinds of treats for free. Yes, you have to spend money to make money , but if you’re already going to Dunkin’, it doesn’t really matter. Spending one dollar will earn you 10 bonus points, but if you visit 12 times a month and reach “elevated” status, you will earn 12 points. Get enough points and you can get an espresso shot for 150, a donut for 250, any size coffee for 500, and so on.
There are also ongoing promotions to increase points. Sometimes you get bonus points for ordering a certain snack. On Mondays, you get 100 points just for your mobile order. It all adds up pretty quickly and soon you’re getting free drinks and bagels. Here:
When it comes to food and beverage, I have a membership and associated app with almost every restaurant chain. McDonald’s is a good option because they constantly run promotions where you can get something for free, like McNuggets, usually without doing anything other than using the app. I’m not a huge fan of Panera because the rewards are minimal (but again, that’s just my opinion), but I think 7 Eleven is an underrated rewards app. I usually get about a dollar off every few visits.
For a slightly different way to get free products from a food app, try Seated . Again, I ‘ve preached about this before . What sets Seated apart from other restaurant-related apps is that the free stuff you get for using it doesn’t come from the restaurants themselves. Instead, you get a percentage of your money back every time you use the app to make a reservation and dine, and you can then spend that money on gift cards for things like Uber, Amazon, and TJMaxx. Again, you will have to spend money to make money, but it’s better than getting nothing. I have received hundreds of dollars from Seated and turned it into hundreds of dollars worth of free stuff. I was already planning to eat at these restaurants, so by my logic, the things I bought with my earnings were indeed free.
Other free apps
I’m passionate about cosmetics and personal care products, so I’m always looking for ways to buy more. A few years ago, I downloaded an app called Influenster , which promised free samples in exchange for a little effort on my part. Mostly I had to do product reviews. On the app you can read reviews from other users about various cosmetics, skin care products, perfumes and other personal care items, so I contributed a lot to that. After I built a reputation on the app, they started sending me free materials, all with the caveat that I would review them carefully. There were other tasks I could have done, like creating public Instagram posts about products, but I decided against it – it’s not my style. Even without completing these tasks, I was able to get a ton: I bought some Maybelline lipsticks that I loved so much that I’ve been repurchasing them constantly since 2018, plus I bought an Armani perfume that got me more compliments than all my fashion perfumes taken together. I didn’t pay anything. Not a cent. Great app.
Lately I’ve been messing around with Goss , which is similar in possible rewards. The best way I can describe it is as betting on sports, but on pop culture. By using in-game currency to bet on things like how many likes a celebrity’s Instagram post will get in 24 hours or who will be eliminated from a reality show first, I get a second kind of in-game currency that can be exchanged for real-life products. Right now I’m feverishly playing every day in hopes of getting my hands on the Summer Friday lip balm. Can I go to Sephora right now and buy it for $24? Absolutely I could. Isn’t it more fun to answer questions, place bets, and gamify the whole challenge? Absolutely so. You can buy in-game currency with real money, but this is not necessary. By completing random tasks, such as logging in daily or making certain types of bets, you can quickly accumulate enough funds to play consistently.
Thoughts on free apps
I understand that nothing in life is truly free. I give mysterious companies access to my data and spend hours playing games, writing reviews, or spending money to get some money back. I understand that! But it’s fun, and that’s the point. By choosing apps that align with what you’re already doing (in my case, buying makeup after reading reviews or going to Dunkin’ twice a day), you can earn free rewards, make a game out of it, and get the most out of it. your daily activities.