Every three months, Procter & Gamble offers a new set of free samples and coupons to consumers.

The samples take awhile to arrive in the mail but are usually worth the wait.

If you've got photos to print, Walgreens is the spot to go today, Thursday, April 5.

Order 25 4x6 prints on walgreens.com and get them FREE.

If you didn't win any of the Blue Bell ice cream I gave away last month, you've got another shot at scoring a free half gallon.

My colleague Andrea Weigl is giving away another five half gallons of Blue Bell on her food blog, Mouthful.

As you may recall, the ice cream, which hails from Texas, recently became available in North Carolina stores.

Click here and leave Andrea a comment by Friday, April 20. She'll pick five winners at random.

Good luck.

I've got five coupons for a free half gallon of Blue Bell Ice Cream, the Texas brand which recently became available in North Carolina. (Interesting tidbit: Blue Bell is the number three selling branded ice cream in the United States despite being sold in only 20 states.)

Here's how you can win one of these coupons: Leave a comment below this post before noon Friday, April 20. I'll choose a winner at random (using random.org). Good luck!

Go ahead. Allow yourself to indulge in ice cream today.

It's Ben & Jerry's treat.

It's Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops, which means you can stop by any location between noon and 8 p.m. today and score a free ice cream cone.

There are 13 Ben & Jerry's shops in North Carolina, including two in Raleigh, one in Durham and one in Chapel Hill. Click here to see all N.C. locations.

Chick-fil-A is giving away thousands of free breakfasts this month -- free for the asking.

All you have to do is reserve yourself a spot and an entree by clicking here.

You have your choice of any Thursday in April. Then pick any of Chick-fil-A's breakfast entrees.

But don't procrastinate on this one. It's going fast.

A quick check of the main reservations page here showed the new Chick-fil-A in Raleigh's Cameron Village is already booked.

Don't forget to tell your friends and families. This freebie is available at Triangle restaurants but also in Rocky Mount, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Henderson, Jacksonville, Kinston, Morehead City, New Bern, Roanoke Rapids, Sanford, Smithfield, Southern Pines, Winterville and Wilson.

Here's a great freebie for the kids.

Take them to the Lego store at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh to build a free mini model.

The fun starts at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, while supplies last so you might want to get there early.

This month's model is a miniature duck.

The mini model build is open to kids ages 6 to 14. Click here for more details.

McDonald's restaurants in the Triangle will be selling small frozen strawberry lemonade for 25 cents today.

That's lemonade stand prices.

Call ahead to be sure your location is participating in the promotion.

Today's the first day of spring and Rita's is celebrating.

The chain that serves up Italian ice is giving everyone who stops in a free regular-size Italian ice. Your choice of flavor!

The giveaway, a 19-year tradition, runs from noon until 9 p.m. Last year, Rita's gave away 1.2 million cups of Italian ice. Click here to find a nearby location.

Two McDonald's restaurants in the Triangle are hosting upcoming coupon swaps.

Mark your calendars for 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22. The swaps will be held at the following McDonald's: