We do love a good freebie and what better way to start the long weekend than with a round up of some of the great free stuff we've found this week on our FREEBIE FRIDAY listing? All we can say is, TGIFF - Thank Goodness it's Freebie Friday!

• Crystal Light - FREE Sample ("like" their Facebook page to receive your 4 samples from their 18 flavours)
• Always & Tampax - FREE Samples (fill out the online form to receive your freebie)
• Emergen-C - FREE Sample (fill out the form to receive yours)
• Superstore / Extra Foods (West) - Tax FREE Days (not exactly a freebie, but Tax Free qualifies as a great deal to us!)
• Kellogs Hunny Nut All-Bran Bar - FREE Sample (fill out form to receive yours)
• Pottery Barn Canada - FREE Batman Story Time & Celebration

Have a happy and safe long weekend and remember, one good deal always deserves another ... if you know of a great freebie or deal send us a quick note so we can share the mother of a deal loving!

If you own a Visa card, before you head out on your next shopping trip, or book your next vacation, check the visaperks.ca website. There are some great savings to be had with coupon vouchers for in-store use and coupon codes for online shopping. Some good deal examples we found include; $50 off each nights stay at participating Fairmont hotels, Canadian Family 1 year subscription for only $10 (70% savings), $10 off $50 at Gap stores, and buy one, get one FREE waffle cones at Baskin Robins. Definitely worth a quick search of their site for these savings!

To celebrate back-to-school week, Mother of a Deal is giving away a terrific prize pack to one of our newsletter subscribers from Easy Daysies. This company was recently featured in Parents Canada magazine's "Need it, Want it, Gotta Have it" article. Find out what "it" is and all the other juicy details in this week's newsletters (sign up now and enter Thrilling Thursday as your referral) and on Mother of a Deal's Facebook page.

Bluenotes Canada has a FREE shipping offer on right now until September 6th, 2010. Another deal they've got going is buy one, get one 50% off on jeans and hoodies for girls and guys. If you have tweens or teens in the house this might be a great back-to-school shopping trip (minus the trip to the mall!).

Head on over to the Crystal Light page on Facebook, "like" them and then fill out the form to receive your 4 FREE samples (from their 18 flavours). It states this offer is for a limited time only so act quick to get yours.

September 3rd - 9th, you can buy one, get one FREE on towels by: Lauren, Greenwich, Nautica, J-Class, Distinctly Home, Supima and Fieldcrest Luxury at The Bay as well as buy one, get one FREE on all pillows by Glucksteinhome and Distinctly Home. They also have an additional 40% off all clearance-priced pillows, duvets, mattress pads, bedding, towels and more. Check your local flyer for details.

On now, until September 9th, spend $25 at Kodak Canada and get a FREE medium printed paperback photo book ($19.99 value), use coupon code: CA25BOOK. If you act quick, they also have another promotion on right now for 25% off when you spend $25 or more with code: 25SAVE25CA (expires September 2nd, 2010). You can pick up your orders from Kodak for free at any Best Buy location.

Just got a new Gifts to Grow bonus code from Pampers on Facebook today worth 10 points, SepFacebook2010. Did a little searching for more bonus point codes and came up with these: XKCMYXFVD96VXVK (10 points), GTGGETREADYSOON (10 points), HangOn2Summer20 (20 points), GTGCOUPONPOINTS (10 points), GTGFIVEMONTHS10 (10 points), GTGTENMONTHCODE (10 points), CAREFORNEWBORNS (10 points). These were all verified as of September 1st, 2010. Don't forget to check our previous post for more Pampers Gifts to Grow Bonus points.

The clock is ticking and there's less than a day left for your chance to win a fantastic prize from designer children's boutique, Homeworks Etc. How do you win? Become a Mother of a Deal newsletter subscriber and you're automatically entered. Want to up the chances of winning? Sign-up for Homework's once-per-month special offers newsletter to get another ballot. Good luck! If you're a regular deal hunter, you know all about Mother of a Deal's Thrilling Thursday. If not, read up here for your chance to win great prizes from some of our favourite retailers.

Well.ca has some great deals this week for back-to-school, including; IronKids Multi-Vitamins for Active Kids ($1.50 off), Annie's Homegrown Organic Chedder Bunnies (we're excited they've got snacks in too!) and Band-aid Antibiotic Neon Bandages ($.80 off), check here for all their weekly sale items. Well.ca is an online pharmacy that ships FREE on all orders in Canada (love FREE shipping!).