{"id":6961,"date":"2019-05-04T23:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T06:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=6961"},"modified":"2019-06-04T12:27:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T19:27:35","slug":"free-cat-food-iams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=6961","title":{"rendered":"Using junk mail coupons to donate cat food to charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>25 Bags of Free Cat Food Donated to ARF Alberta<\/h2>\n<p>Back in March of 2019, I received a coupon in the mail, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iams.ca\/en\/cat-food\/dry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iams<\/a>, offering up a 1.59kg bag of their dry cat food for free. No catch, nothing to buy, they even included the GST, 100% free cat food. This is nothing out of the ordinary, people get freebie coupons in the mail all the time. You may have received the free cat food coupon yourself. I sure don&#8217;t mind getting free stuff coupons in the mail, and it gave me an idea.<\/p>\n<p>I then used these coupons to donate over $300 in free cat food to ARF Alberta. ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation) is where we adopted a rescue cat from, and they (like many local rescues) were in need of cat food, so we went with them. Not a super easy choice as there are are many local animal rescues that can use donations of cat food, dog food, or other supplies all the time. Check their websites for info. Links at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25 bags of Iams 1.59kg cat food at retail price comes to $314.75 ($12.59 each bag)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well, just how in the hell did I do that? Stay a while and listen. Read on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams.jpg\" alt=\"Free cat food iams\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-620x349.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-644x362.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"symple-column symple-one-half symple-column-first  \">\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=crackmacs0b-20&amp;language=en_CA&amp;o=15&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;asins=B07G15RQ6J&amp;linkId=73c50994b6261b6984e9fc4ecdfdeea2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=crackmacs0b-20&amp;language=en_CA&amp;o=15&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;asins=B00JSJHEJE&amp;linkId=1a63ed898b2fb6815db02bced832f658\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"symple-column symple-one-half symple-column-last  \"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=crackmacs0b-20&amp;language=en_CA&amp;o=15&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;asins=B007VPFC8C&amp;linkId=19cdf50767d1651c613ca2f627ba8328\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=crackmacs0b-20&amp;language=en_CA&amp;o=15&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;asins=B000CMKHDG&amp;linkId=49dceda8702d2082c0c99c7b9f116484\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"symple-clear-floats\"><\/div>\n<h2>The Free Cat Food Iams Coupons<\/h2>\n<p>This is what the free cat food coupons looked like, front and back. Every unit in our building got one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-1.jpg\" alt=\"Free cat food iams\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-1-620x310.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-1-644x322.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-2.jpg\" alt=\"Free cat food iams\" width=\"1200\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-2-620x261.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-2-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/free-cat-food-iams-coupon-2-644x272.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Apartment Buildings and Coupons<\/h2>\n<p>Print advertising ain&#8217;t what it used to be and a lot of people just don&#8217;t like junk mail, no matter what it is, including free stuff. This leads to people simply throwing the coupons away. Combine that with living in a huge apartment building with thousands of people in it (the East and West buildings have their <em>own mailrooms<\/em>), that&#8217;s a lot of coupons. That&#8217;s a lot of free cat food. More cat food than we can use.<\/p>\n<p>I collected as many free cat food coupons I could and began using them any chance I could. Walking by Safeway? Grab a bag. Going to Walmart with the kid? That&#8217;s 2 bags. You get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>The coupons expired May 1st, so we knew when end game was. One by one the free cat food was collected as best we could. Once it did, we picked a charity and sent them a DM. Later that day the cat food was in the back of an SUV and on it&#8217;s way to hungry kitties.<\/p>\n<h2>In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>You can use do this too if you live in an apartment building! Anytime free stuff coupons come a knocking, collect them, use them, give to friends, or donate to charity.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some cool animal rescues you may want to consider donating to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalrescuetransfersociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARTS Senior Animal Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aarcs.ca\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AARCS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meowfoundation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meow Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arf.ab.ca\/donations\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARF Alberta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockymountainanimalrescue.com\/ways-to-donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fur-everhomesrescue.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fur-ever Homes Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scarscare.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Chance Animal Rescue Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calgaryhumane.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Humane Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranehumane.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cochrane Humane Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pawsitivematch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pawsitive Match Rescue Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mistycreekdogrescue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misty Creek Dog Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abetterchanceanimalrescue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Better Chance Animal Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t donate dollarydoos, maybe volunteer? They can always use a paw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25 Bags of Free Cat Food Donated to ARF Alberta Back in March of 2019, I received a coupon in the mail, from Iams, offering &#8230; <a title=\"Using junk mail coupons to donate cat food to charity\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=6961\" aria-label=\"Read more about Using junk mail coupons to donate cat food to charity\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[423],"class_list":["post-6961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-charity","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/logo-free-cat-food-iams.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}