Coupon for free Ensure

Fill out this form at Ensure.com to get coupons for a free Ensure 8 oz. shake and one for savings on a six-pack. You can choose to have the coupon mailed to you or print it from your computer. (Note: I got a weird "California residents" message, but when I told it to proceed without downloading some permission slip, my request *seemed* to go through without a problem.)

Via A Full Cup.

Free Mambo Sprouts coupon book

Sign up now and get the next coupon book in September. You can have the coupon books mailed to your home three times a year.

Via A Full Cup.

Free Fiber One samples

Fill out this form for a free sample of Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal and Fiber One Oats & Chocolate Bar, plus $5 in coupons. Via Freebies 4 Mom.

Free Ziploc samples

The first 10,000 members of Right at Home to fill out this form will receive one full pack of Ziploc® Brand Sandwich Bags and one small Ziploc® Fresh Shield® Twist 'n Loc® Container. Via Freebies 4 Mom.

Sitter City: Free trial

Click on the banner and sign up to get a free 7-day trial membership in Sitter City, a service that matches parents and babysitters. The service allows you to run background checks, check references, and conduct interviews. (They have babysitters, nannies, senior caregivers, pet caregivers, house sitters, and tutors.) Baby Cheapskate wrote a review last January.

If you know that you definitely want to sign up for a paid membership with Sitter City, you can earn a $25 cash back rebate through shopping portal Cashbaq. I've yet to review Cashbaq for Chief Family Officer, but I've using it for a few months now and have been satisfied with it (it works a lot like Ebates). If you're new to Cashbaq, I'd appreciate it if you'd sign up through my referral link (you'll get a $5 sign up bonus and I'll get a small percentage of your rebate) - thank you!

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Free Sample: Kotex Overnight

Click on the banner to sign up for a FREE sample pack including Kotex® Ultra Overnight Pads with Wings. I got my sample a while back and really liked it, especially the way it was narrower at the front than the back.

Disclosure: This link is served by MySavings.com, and CFO is a MySavings.com affiliate.

Two word movie review: Star Trek

Totally awesome.




Oh, you were hoping for more.

Okay.

As a long-time Star Trek fan, I waited more than a month for my chance to finally see the new movie with my darling husband. I spent the last month avoiding learning any details about the movie, and that was worth it too. I knew Leonard Nimoy was in it, but I thought it would just be a cameo, not that he'd be central to the plot. I spent the first few minutes thinking, What just happened? George Kirk doesn't die when Jim is born, Jim Kirk totally knew his dad.

And then: Amanda Grayson doesn't die like this. Spock's mom dies of old age. Oh my God, did they just obliterate Vulcan? Side note: A.C. Crispin's novel about Spock's dad, Sarek,is one of my very favorite Star Trek novels (and yes, I've read many).

So I was absolutely thrilled that they so cleverly created an alternate universe for this generation of characters. They won't be tied down by the stories that have already come to pass - which, I've heard, really hampered the writers for the more recent television series because they'd hear back, We already did that back in Episode 113, or, That conflicts with Episode 25 of the other series.

Plus, except for Uhura, the characters were perfectly cast. (There wasn't anything wrong with her, and she has a great look - although her similarity to Jada Pinkett Smith kind of bothered me - but her performance was very blah compared to the rest of the cast.) There were many laugh-out-loud moments, although if I had to pick a favorite scene, it would be when Bones is chasing Kirk around injecting him with various antidotes.

It really was a great movie - non-Star Trek fans got to see a great action film, while die-hard fans got a movie that stayed true to the things we love dearly but that was also fresh and exciting and new at the same time. So I'll say it again:

Totally awesome.

Free iTunes downloads for Facebook fans

Fans of iTunes on Facebook in the U.S. get a 10-song download that includes "two exclusive songs from Dave Matthews Band." (Exclusive to iTunes? I'm not sure.) Go to the "Featured" tab to get a free download of Depeche Mode's new song, "Wrong."

Via My Good Cents.