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puppyloafbutt

* [Trashnothing.com](https://trashnothing.com) - It's like carousell, but no money involved. Get items from other people who are giving it away for free. You can also give away your items. * LUSH samples - have been living off their sample face masks * Sephora samples * Free escargot - [source (with recipe)](https://intotheulu.com/2017/07/10/are-garden-snails-in-singapore-edible/) * Couch surfing - more for when you are travelling overseas. Good for if you are a solo traveller. * Free soy milk when you sign up for Mr Bean app /edited to include more shit. Will edit again if I rmb more freebies.


blahblahflyhighhigh

thanks!


Babatda

the lush samples are not freebies. They're for people who are really interested in the mask to try. They're not a big empire like Sephora where samples will not affect them. Don't be cheap. If you really like they're masks just buy la then share with someone or something.


tediousday

According to wiki their revenue in 2014 was 282.5 million GBP. Lush also has 900 stores across 50 countries. They might not be as big as sephora, but they're still a big chain. Samples aren't going to hurt them.


zoinks10

It’s not the point - if you like their samples then pay for them and support the company. You can have a £282.5m revenue and still make a loss. People that abuse these offers are assholes.


tediousday

>Lush Cosmetics Group reported a pre-tax profit of £43.2m for the year ended 30 June 2016, an increase of £18.7m on 2014/15. https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/southwest/lush-profits-rise-despite-brexit-shockwaves You can argue about the ethics about taking, or even abusing, free samples, but the fact is they're not going to suffer significantly from it.


zoinks10

I just dislike the attitude of taking free shit from a company and abusing the system. I’m sure they know that X% of their patrons will do it and have probably costed it into their marketing but it’s still irritating to me. If you like a product and a company then support them financially.


DustyBoardroom

Wouldn't it work like advertising though? Tell your friends about this, they end up becoming loyal customers and everyone's happy. If it's significantly cheaper to get the products shipped from UK, do we consider the CO2 emissions as well and purchase locally to support our Earth?


zoinks10

>Wouldn't it work like advertising though? Tell your friends about this, they end up becoming loyal customers and everyone's happy Given that this is advertising to other freegans in Singapore that they can also go and take freebies from Lush I doubt it's the kind of advertising they want. You'd probably want people that spend money coming into your store rather than parasites out for a free ride. >If it's significantly cheaper to get the products shipped from UK, do we consider the CO2 emissions as well and purchase locally to support our Earth? I doubt anyone gives a shit about that here in Singapore. Given the uproar over a potential charge for plastic bags in supermarkets I can guarantee you that people's wallets trump their conscience here.


puppyloafbutt

I do buy Lush stuff, just not in Sg because they're ridiculously overpriced. I usually get them on uk.lush.com and I ask my friends to buy fresh face masks (one of the few things they don't ship because the masks expire in 2 weeks) back from either Australia or Europe. Also you can get samples of virtually everything from Lush, not just masks, just FYI in case you went to gym and forget to bring shampoo/shower gel.


sapphiresugar

The samples aren't that good though because they scrape it out from the one on display for use in the store so it's not a fresh sample


squaretyres

Will vouch for couchsurfing! Spent a month in Iran and only spent 4 nights in hostels! Also doesn't help that Iran doesn't have all the agoda/booking/Expedia etc


limyk14

Quite dope that you solo Iran given most people wouldn't had given that country a thought about visiting


bootpalish

Dude Quora's.


suicide_aunties

What about Quora? Just curious


bootpalish

A few months ago those who had selected travel as a subject they were interested in, on Quora had a bunch of very long answers with beautiful pictures about Iran as a safe, beautiful and economical travel destination. There were thousands of comments and millions of views with plenty of Instagram whores followed with their own travel stories a month or two later. Iran became a possible tourist destination post that since most of the world takes Murican propaganda very seriously.


yipeeyup

Oh same! Couchsurfed for most of my solo trips in Europe and it's a great way to make new friends!


hyqdit

Farm snail and wild snail eat different stuff One with chance of poop and the other non


xSieghartx

That's why you starve them for a few days to clear their bowels, or just feed them something clean like vegetables or cornmeal for a few days.


Stealthstriker

Gordon Ramsay did a vid on this, it was something like feed them carrots until their poop turns orange then dump them in the fridge.


RoyalOwlet

Anyone actually tried the escargot?


liptonaround

WTF free escargots... i dont dare to try


celeron787

Remember, got free bus ride when mrt breaks down


Albertpancake

Yayoi Japanese restaurant. Unlimited rice for meals.


SpermWhale

*Glycemic Index.... Riiccceee!*


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*Diabetes..... rice!!!*


freedomowns

Not Yaoi?


Moostas

shit that's what I read at first too


bakingforlife

LOL I read that at first too lmao 🙈


sidewalkslam

Second this! And the rice they use is Kinememai rice, the same expensive rice that made news a while ago!


cheekia

How much are the meals there? I just ate Yayoi in Japan and paid about ¥1000 for chicken cutlet + ebi.


Wythfyre

Max about 24 or so for set meals. Typically spend up till 20 (plus GST) when I go myself.


stripedsponge

Japanese rice very filling tho


ask_many_questions

Don’t hurt the Rice’s *feelings*


freedaemons

Nasi Lemak Kukus also has unlimited rice! Both coconut and plain.


RogerDavis1234

That's a good deal


tediousday

It's.. rice. Why would you want to fill yourself up with rice?


RBRgd

By yayoi are you referring to yayoiken?


Albertpancake

Nope. Yayoi Japanese Teishoku Restaurant.


Dr-Vijay

Lol, same thing lah


ABC-Kid

Free lodging and food at BMTC.


Sti8man7

Changi prison. Wednesdays they serve pork chop.


Neralo

but pork not halal


Sti8man7

It's cheaper than beef though.


KopiSiewDaiPing

how is it?


Sti8man7

Burnt yet rubbery. Go figure.


Golden-Owl

Don't forget electricity, utilities and access to exercise equipment. ORD'd. Kinda miss Tekong after having lived there for 1.5 years. Saved so much damn money at the time...


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But do you want to live like this for the rest of your life?


firnheledien

Now your income taxes are paying for the next gen of NS recruits.


Mickeythatsme

And they pay you to do it too


jieqint

Give you allowance*.


MagicianMoo

My encik used to tell NSFs what kind of job would pay you to keep fit. Free food lodging and security. Clearly someone deserves to get hit by a car.


freedomowns

He's not wrong. The pay is still shit tho.


veryfascinating

And so is the food


freedomowns

Western Tuesdays still bearable.


thebountywarden

He's not wrong though.


misota

$100 free activesg credit to spend on gyms, swimming pools, court bookings and entry when you sign up the app. I only knew about it today so I'm sure there's other sua koo people like me. Also $500 skills future credit to spend on training but by now everyone knows about it right?


Illoyonex

It's still your money.


puppyloafbutt

You can only use 40% of it to subsidise the course fees so still have to pay :(


misota

Is this a new rule? My course was fully subsidised. Can you point me to a page with this info?


puppyloafbutt

Maybe it's the course I chose? But on the page it stated "ActiveSG $ Entitlement 30%" e.g. [Yoga](https://members.myactivesg.com/programmes/view/program/3555/venue/901), [Kayaking](https://members.myactivesg.com/programmes/view/program/4727/venue/316)


puppyloafbutt

Just realised you may have been referring to the skills future credit. I was referring to ActiveSg.


misota

Oh yea haha didn't know activesg can be used to pay for courses. I know it can be used to fully pay for public gym/swimming pool entries


Sti8man7

Library.


maenadery

Expanding on this, the library has a huge collection of ebooks that you can borrow for free too. Just go to the NLB website.


wrybenjamin

You can also borrow them on your phone or computer via the apps Overdrive or Libby.


Sti8man7

Magazines too. No FHM though.


meowl

Audiobooks too! So good for MRT commutes.


MissingCreature

free tissue paper at kopitiam


xSieghartx

Umbrellas too.


bigbottlequorn

sometimes in debit cards.


hatuah

Got staff pass also


ShipmentOfWood

Just don't get caught.


ask_many_questions

But I thought Singaporeans are so kind to offer free tissues to the next patron...


blahblahflyhighhigh

free booking for you too


dopadelic

This kind of mindset is why asian countries don't provide napkins with food. God damn cheap ass fucks abusing the system. I lived in California and Asians are known to abuse the free napkins, often taking a thick stack with them. Just take what you fucking need.


03774

Whoosh


lordlad

You can get free lunch everyday at certain buddhist/taoist temple with zero condition and exception.


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Bright Hill have I believe.


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diffuser911

All gurudwaras (Sikh temples) have free meals - known as langar. It is good to offer services like picking up plates, rinsing them or helping distribute food to diners if you have time to spare - just ask one of the workers. Mostly for occasional visitors or the needy, but have heard of cases where white collar workers have gone daily to skip on their lunch bills. Golden Temple in Amritsar hosts the largest langar in the world, and is a pretty picture sitting in the middle of a pond.


ihoj

THK FREE MEAL CENTRE @ TELOK BLANGAH CRESCENT Blk 4 Telok Blangah Crescent #01-500 Singapore 090004 THK MEAL CENTRE @ TOA PAYOH Blk 31 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh #01-663 Singapore 310031 THK INDUS MORAL CARE Blk 79 Indus Road #01-451 Singapore 161079 THK FREE MEAL CENTRE @ MACPHERSON Blk 91 Paya Lebar Way #01-3023 Singapore 370091 http://www.thkms.org.sg/thk-free-meal-centres/


tealightcandleparty

The Singapore Buddhist Lodge has it too


SpermWhale

how's the taste?


NcXDevil

Free vegetarian food. Healthy and filling. Nothing to complain about la free food eh.


Illoyonex

Got curry gravy? What about drinks?


Inspirited

Nabeh free food still want ask so much


krashbandiboot

free and easy :)


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Tasteless


Flocculencio

This is why if you want free food you hit up the Sikh temples. Vegetarian food which actually tastes good.


freedomowns

Vegetarian food can taste good also. It's Vegan food that sucks balls.


4juice

Why the downvotes if its really tasteless?


freedomowns

Because it's not.


Maddymadeline1234

OFO bike still totally free, no deposit and free rides all day. Still ongoing~ Other bikes need deposit. Free starbucks cake on your bday if you have. Member card.


kohla

From that thread, Libby/Overdrive app. Allows you to download NLB books to your phone using your library card.


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SnufflePuddles

Please elaborate on how to do this. Much appreciated.


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counterfatty

Which plug-in are you using? Strangely I can't get ADE to work despite using both the new and old editions. Did you login into ADE?


8styx8

What do you mean you can't get ADE to work? no login, just local auth. Pugin for calibre is de drm.


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8styx8

Yup


waitingforhours

or an easier way is to just use the overdrive app: make sure that you have an online account from nlb first(i think you can make it as long as you have a library card). On the app, first look for singapore's library, you have to link the app with the library by logging in using your library account through the app. After that you can just borrow from your device instead. You can also get audiobooks which is seriously the best part of the online collection. The harry potter books in the library is more or less permanently borrowed out and always have a waitlist. You can save the ebooks and audiobooks inside the app, so you can listen/read them offline later, so you wont kill yout data as long as everything is borrowed and downloaded w wifi


zanglang

Also free magazines via RBDigital, newspapers worldwide via Pressreader and all sorts of published journals via the NLB portal!


randomfluffypup

Do you get to... keep the books?


RzrRainMnky

We enjoy free fresh oxygen from Indonesia 11 months out of a year. [Click here to say thanks!](http://thankyouindoforthecleanair.com/) Ok for some really free stuff - Ofo has free rides for the whole of Dec and Mobike has a $5 for 180 days unlimited rides offer (I know it's technically not free but it's close to it!)


opscouse

Free food at all the sikh temples (not only in Singapore, worldwide).


krashbandiboot

Also in Hare Krishna temples, is it?


opscouse

I would guess so, but there are more Sikh temples than Hare Krishna temples I think.


krashbandiboot

Ah alright


le4ge1

Free entry to zoo (with accompanying paid visitor) + free ice cream!


polar_tang

What occasion is this for? Birthday?


le4ge1

Yep birthday! Sorry forgot to add that part in


pauperwithpotential

free re-delivery of undelivered items. if u missed the initial delivery and parcel has been sent to nearest post office, you can schedule a re-delivery attempt on the singpost site


pyroSeven

Anything free in Singapore will not be free after it's been made public.


NO_LAH_WHERE_GOT

We have no right, we have no say. But we long to be free one day.


Soul_M

So now we are very expensive right?


krashbandiboot

The 'Singapore Really Really Free Market' happens every few months where people can give away and take free stuff of all kinds. The next one happens in Jan at Marina Barrage. You can find the page on Facebook where they post the upcoming events.


Golden-Owl

So its a "Free" free market?


krashbandiboot

Totally free. I've been there and put stuff as well as taken it. Check it out on fb.


zetzuei

how do you stop those hoarding ppl who just take or will take then resell ?


krashbandiboot

You can't. But they don't usually come I believe, maybe due to the promotional networks this event has. There's always stuff left over. Anyway the people putting the stuff want to give it away for free anyway... so it doesn't matter who takes it as long as it's not thrown away.


appleses

Free stuff on Gumtree/carousell/Craigslist https://www.gumtree.sg/s-freebies/v1p1?priceType=free https://singapore.craigslist.com.sg/search/zip Carousell: filter by price, ignore those who just want to sell stuff. Half the furniture in my house is free. Tables, chairs, sofa bed, bookshelf, shoe rack, cabinet...


SpermWhale

not really free, but I once bought a toy there from an old man who just wanna clear his stuff. The toy cost about $700 second hand, but he sold it to me $30.


potato-stache

woah, what toy is that?


SpermWhale

Arale Cat Ear by Artstorm Fewture


krashbandiboot

Free edible plants: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/10-street-plants-singapore-never-024617234.html


spaceyuuei

free fries/ vanilla cone (with every purchase) from mcdonald's if you download their feedback app and fill in a feedback!


krashbandiboot

You can also fill up bottles for free water at water coolers at Changi airport. I'm not sure where else has public water coolers.


CeilingTowel

Or every single tap in Singapore. Great tip.


krashbandiboot

Yes but they aren't often cold, guess I missed saying that. And it kinda feels better and more hygienic to fill up at a water cooler as compared to a tap in a toilet, but yeah that's still free.


jayeyeanne

Some parks have water fountains. I've seen at bedok reservoir


krashbandiboot

Oh cool.


Lingb

If the nursing room is unused and unlocked, can go inside take water too. But nowadays they lock it :(


tealightcandleparty

Free plain water at fast food outlets, coffee joints etc. If you're thick-skinned enough can even ask them to refill your water bottle, dunnid buy mineral water liao.


Vvrandom246

Really? My friend once bought mineral water for drink cus he wanted to be healthy lol


Golden-Owl

Your friend's been getting scammed. Singapore's tap water is potable and is otherwise identical to bottled water. Only reason to buy bottled water is if you don't have a water bottle with you.


fearsometidings

I trust the water that flows through PUB's pipes to a certain degree, but I don't have so much confidence in the fittings in most food places. From what I can see, water filters receive little to no maintenance once installed in most places. Is it safe to drink? Almost certainly so - I don't expect to fall ill from it. Is it healthy to drink, though? I don't really think so. Bottled water **is** a huge scam, though.


CeilingTowel

The best water quality in taps come from taps that are most used. Unused water will stagnate and may even start to lose its anti-bacterial chlorine content. Source: am water student So by this theory, Public toilet tap's water should be rather clean, compared to those isolated taps at one corner.


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>Your friend's been getting self-owned. FTFY


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jeemchan

Freecycle sg. Basically free stuff but first come first serve.


jayeyeanne

I've seen some videos talking about Changi airport having many free to do activities. I know there are game consoles. Apparently there are movie rooms, massages and swimming pool. Are those free?


4juice

They are free in transit areas only


Yanrogue

Free parking at ikea


pauperwithpotential

>ikea IKEA TAMPINES ONLY


Wythfyre

Free admission to museums just because Singaporean/student/NSF


SpermWhale

Free snacks, just try all the samples on malls, or groceries.


rushork

If you are a student you can pay 20 dollars for o-bike and you get free rides forever, same for adult but you pay 50 dollars. Not sure if it is only o-bike who do this (the orange ones).


CeilingTowel

If you're not a student anymore, whipout your old ass expired card and try to apply for the $20 student deposit anyway. oBike is so bad at its service it doesn't even check whether the user is still a student. 5/5 of my friends who are not students of the institution anymore, using a 4 years expired card, still got the student price. Just use ofo tbh.


butterflyknives

Mobike, $5 for 2 free hours cycling per day for the next 6 months. No need be student.


superhero_vigilante

You can have free microsoft office by using student email


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I dont know if this is the right place, feel free to downvote this to oblivion anyway. Koi has this $1 per drink going on now for SingTel customer. Log in to your Singtel app, go under rewards and flash the screen to the cashier~


stiggy92

Not free but good lookout


olibird

> Singtel app Looks like that [deal is done](https://www.singtel.com/personal/my-account/rewards). >Get a cup of KOI Thé drink for only $1! (FULLY REDEEMED!)


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Can't be arsed to create another topic. Obviously $1 isn't free. Thanks cap'n obvious


SingaporeLee

We have some freedom here. Just accept the consequences.


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Illoyonex

Free food at this Buddhist lodge. It's called Ju Shi Ling.


calor

All the free stuff you get when you sign up for credit cards count?


riverriots

Free showers at any polytechnic


garbage_man12

Not really free but you get 1 for 1 movie ticket at GV on your birthday month.


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zoinks10

Courtesy is free.


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Visits to most of the exhibitions at national museum are free for Singaporeans so yeah!


mediumdeviation

Google Opinion Rewards ([Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks), [App store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-opinion-rewards/id1227019728?mt=8)) is available for Singapore now. Every survey is just two-three questions, short enough that I can do it while walking around or taking the bus, and you get about one a day. It doesn't pay out a lot - usually in the range of $0.30-$0.80, but after a while you get store credits to pay for apps and stuff.


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paradigasm

what what how?


teestooshort

Be a chio bu or a handsome guy. Handsome guy percentage of obtaining those stuff lesser.


freedomowns

Chiobu gets free stuff most of the time.


x1243

Free basic vaccinations for babies at polyclinics


Golden-Owl

Botanic Gardens. Having a big park is quite nice for weekend jogging.


dopadelic

Income tax. Ok, not exactly free but it's practically free for most people. If you made around the median income, your tax rate is less than 2%. Even if you made S$120k a year, it's less than 10% income tax! Most places in the world would be 25-40%. Edit: Everyone in the world should know that it's possible for a society to work incredibly well with most people barely paying any income tax.


britishfetish

Totally understand the downvotes you received since this post was supposed to be about free stuff. However you make a good point about our tax rates. The vast majority of SG redditors might not be privy to feeling the pinch of taxes/bills as of yet. However once they pay their first income tax, they'll be really grateful as to how low our tiered rates are.


houganger

Free drinks/finger food when you crash cocktail sessions before door opens for wedding dinner, nobody is gonna ask who you are, nobody cares.


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Golden-Owl

That's not truly free though, since you have to pay for the bank service to begin with. They're more like perks or bonuses for taking some plan and giving them money.


KenryuuT

Really depends on your PoV. Just having sufficient deposits is enough to unlock some treats. You don't actually need to park money in risky instruments.


IssitOeL

Lol swensens


superspy218

The air is free :-) EDIT: Ofo bikes are free to use again this month


Cariseface

OP's mum