Before you get started snagging all kinds of free stuff for you and your pets, take a sec to help feed shelter animals and visit FreeKibble.com to answer a daily trivia question and earn free pet food for needy rescue pets.

Hopefully you had a chance last Friday to check out my roundup of Popular Sites for Printable Coupons and Money Saving Deals Around the Web. This week I thought I’d do a rundown of some of the top places to go online to find Free Stuff, Samples and Trial Offers.  In addition to saving you money, sample offers and freebies are fun because they give you the opportunity to try new products and brands you might not otherwise buy, without any expense or commitment! Because signing up for free stuff can tend to increase the amount of emails you receive, you should only signup for offers you want, and you might consider setting up one email account that you use especially for new offer signups!

Get Free Samples of brand name products and other Free Stuff at freeflys.com. I recently saw some pet food freebies here, including Rachael Ray’s Nutrish, but these change all the time. After you join for free you also get to complete surveys for more rewards and free stuff.

A similar source of free samples and products is That Freebie Site. They update you daily (or as soon as new samples or coupons become available) so you always know when new free stuff is offered. Unlike some freebie sites you may see advertised online that offer gimmicks or make you refer a bunch of friends, this site takes pride in only posting real freebies and samples.

Cool Savings is a well-established and longstanding source of all kinds of free offers, samples and coupons. They often have offers from PetSmart and other pet supply brands and have price comparison tools and more!

In addition to offering coupons, Deals for Mommy is also a great source for free samples and other valuable offers from brands you know and trust. As a member of the free online community you can share and find access to all kinds of money saving tips and ideas, too!

Woman Freebies is a site where you can find samples, coupons, sweepstakes and freebies from your favorite big brands specially chosen by women for women. Offers change all the time but you’ll find health & beauty items, home goods and cleaning products, and other samples and freebies to help you save money and try new brands.

 A final tip for getting Free Samples: if there is a brand or product that you’d like to try, be sure to visit them on Facebook and Twitter. More and more companies are offering exclusive opportunities for product sampling through social media. If all else fails, visit the brand’s website and use the Contact Us link to send them a message letting them know you’d really like a sample. They will almost always send you a coupon or trial size!

Next week I’ll be highlighting some Survey sites where you can earn points, rewards, gift cards or even cash for taking surveys or answering questionnaires online! If you’ve found this post informative, please use one of the buttons below to LIKE or Share it with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.