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SVP are giving away free samples of RiDisc DVDRs:

http://svp.co.uk/ridisc_prom_may_25.php

The Prince Charles cinema off Leicester Square is doing another Korean movie season with all of the movies free to see. The week runs from May 20th-26th. Further details are here:

http://www.princecharlescinema.com/events/korean_film_
festival/korean.htm

But be warned - this was extremely popular last year so queue early to avoid missing out.

The London Fire Brigade is offering to visit your home for a fire safety check and to fit a smoke alarm where necessary. Possibly the best freebie ever.

• call them free on 08000 28 44 28
• email them at smokealarms@london-fire.gov.uk
• fax them at 020 7587 4222

More details including a fire safety leaflet download on their site:

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/fire_safety/community_fire_safety/
home_fire_safety_checks.asp

Recycle now in association with local water companies are offering cheap compost bins at £6 each.

Details of the offer

Apparently in aid of Compost Awareness Week. There's a week for everything nowadays.

Yes WHSmith are in the printing free money business again (at least until the 18th anyhow). Here's the scoop:

• Print the voucher at this link
• Pick up something for £1 or more in WHSmith
• Hand over the printed voucher, clubcard and item to buy

Result - you get your item and 250 clubcard points (worth £2.50). For maximum effect you can even ask them to deduct the points from your clubcard to pay for the item. Here's an real life example:

• 1 copy of Sunday Mail = £1.20
• Points added = 250
• Points deducted = 120
• Net gain = 130 points = £1.30 points

At last, Smiths are sweetening the bitter pill of buying the Mail for the free DVD by paying you to take it away!

Dropshipping is an increasingly popular tactic used by many Ebay sellers. Basically it works like this:

• You sell an item
• Someone buys it
• You pay the wholesaler to ship to the buyer direct
  

This means you hold no stock and therefore there's very little risk to you (you still have to pay for listing costs on Ebay though). What if there was a zero outlay way to do the same thing?

Well there's no reason why you shouldn't do the same for Amazon marketplace. Amazon marketplace is useful because your listing lasts 60 days and you only pay if your listed item sells. And it turns out that Amazon is often one of the more expensive etailers so the chances of finding something cheaper elsewhere are fairly high.

Here are somethings to watch out for:

• Make sure you are still in profit once Amazon's commission is covered
• Keep a regular eye open on the retailer you are planning to use as your dropshipper for the item. Prices change regularly. You don't want to be caught having to ship an item that you can't source at a profit.