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Black Friday is just days away and can’t-miss deals will be around every corner, like $128 Blu-Ray players and $50 digital cameras. Sure, these are great prices, but how about some gifts you can get and give for free? Here are five ways to get free gift cards, dining certificates, candles and more.

1) Pick Up Drugstore Freebies: Look out for “free after rebate” items at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. Get there early for free razors, lip gloss, headphones, universal remotes, shampoo and nail polish, all of which make great stocking stuffers. Look out for ads in Thursday’s newspaper and call ahead to find out what time your store opens.

2) Redeem Mileage Rewards: It’s not so easy to use airline miles for free flights anymore, so turn those miles into gifts. Cash in United Airlines miles for free newspaper subscriptions and restaurant gift certificates. American Airlines will give you free magazine subscriptions for as little as 300 miles. Points.com lets you combine points you have through various airline and hotel rewards programs to use toward gift cards and dining certificates.

3) Get “Free with Purchase” Gifts: It’s easy to pick up great stocking stuffers through “free with purchase” offers. Just by signing up for the Bath & Body Works mailing list you’ll get a printable coupon for a free 2 oz. Signature Collection lotion ($3.50 value) with any purchase. Spend $50 at L.L. Bean and get a $10 gift card or spend $100 at Restoration Hardware to get a $20 gift card (both through December 24). Keep your eyes open for these deals.

4) Tap Trade-In Programs: You can now trade in old electronics for gift cards or cash to spend on gifts. Best Buy recently launched Trade-In at Best Buy to let shoppers trade old digital cameras, laptops, cell phones and more for Best Buy gift cards. Another to check out is Gazelle.com to do the same and get cash for old gadgets.

5) Earn Free Gifts: Several online sites, such as CandleBay.com and PerfumeEmporium.com, let you earn free candles, diffusers etc. (at Candle Bay) or free perfume and skin care products (at Perfume Emporium). You earn $5-$10 when you sign up and $.50 for each friend you refer. Or, earn a $10 gift card by cashing in $40 in coins with Coinstar (through December 7) or a $10 gift card by signing up with cash-back shopping site Ebates.com.

Black Friday is just days away and can’t-miss deals will be around every corner, like $128 Blu-Ray players and $50 digital cameras. Sure, these are great prices, but how about some gifts you can get and give for free? Here are five ways to get free gift cards, dining certificates, candles and more.

1) Pick Up Drugstore Freebies: Look out for “free after rebate” items at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens. Get there early for free razors, lip gloss, headphones, universal remotes, shampoo and nail polish, all of which make great stocking stuffers. Look out for ads in Thursday’s newspaper and call ahead to find out what time your store opens.

2) Redeem Mileage Rewards: It’s not so easy to use airline miles for free flights anymore, so turn those miles into gifts. Cash in United Airlines miles for free newspaper subscriptions and restaurant gift certificates. American Airlines will give you free magazine subscriptions for as little as 300 miles. Points.com lets you combine points you have through various airline and hotel rewards programs to use toward gift cards and dining certificates.

3) Get “Free with Purchase” Gifts: It’s easy to pick up great stocking stuffers through “free with purchase” offers. Just by signing up for the Bath & Body Works mailing list you’ll get a printable coupon for a free 2 oz. Signature Collection lotion ($3.50 value) with any purchase. Spend $50 at L.L. Bean and get a $10 gift card or spend $100 at Restoration Hardware to get a $20 gift card (both through December 24). Keep your eyes open for these deals.

4) Tap Trade-In Programs: You can now trade in old electronics for gift cards or cash to spend on gifts. Best Buy recently launched Trade-In at Best Buy to let shoppers trade old digital cameras, laptops, cell phones and more for Best Buy gift cards. Another to check out is Gazelle.com to do the same and get cash for old gadgets.

5) Earn Free Gifts: Several online sites, such as CandleBay.com and PerfumeEmporium.com, let you earn free candles, diffusers etc. (at Candle Bay) or free perfume and skin care products (at Perfume Emporium). You earn $5-$10 when you sign up and $.50 for each friend you refer. Or, earn a $10 gift card by cashing in $40 in coins with Coinstar (through December 7) or a $10 gift card by signing up with cash-back shopping site Ebates.com.