One of the cool things I’ve discovered since moving to the United States has been the amazing onslaught of eligibility for free stuff. Not many places in New Zealand gave stuff away for free (that was worth anything, at least), and the vast majority of places in the US or Canada giving away stuff wouldn’t ship internationally.

Over the last few days I’ve been trawling the free stuff sites, and getting a whole bunch of free (or very nearly free) stuff or samples. From personal supplies, to pet treats, to t-shirts (custom and generic), bumper stickers, all kinds of things I probably wouldn’t otherwise buy, except that I can get them free. And who knows, maybe some of them will serve their purpose and drive me to buy things from the companies. A couple of them, particularly the t-shirt companies are very likely to again receive my business, although they’re the ones I paid shipping on. Especially if I ever actually start a business of any kind, or come up with more t-shirt designs, somewhere easy to get a startup would be good.

So now I’m sitting back and waiting to see when the free stuff starts rolling in!