Facebook: Free pack of Stride Upgrade gum.

Stride Gum is offering another free pack when you "like" them on Facebook and fill out the form.  It looks pretty extreme to me! If you can handle it, I think you should sign up for a sample pack.

Free pack of Extra Dessert Delights gum.

First, let me just say that I don't believe a gum can really taste like dessert. But Extra wants to prove me wrong with a free sample pack. Click on the "Dessert" tab and "like" Extra, and you'll be on your way to getting yours. Choose from strawberry shortcake, key lime pie, or mint chocolate chip.

I picked strawberry shortcake because that seemed to have the best chance of tasting OK, if not actually dessert-like, but if you're a brave soul, go for mint chocolate chip!  (Actually, I did buy a pack of mint chocolate gum last year in Mexico. It was...odd.)

Free Wrigley Extra Dessert Delights.

As you probably guessed, the HTN went on a little vacation last week, hence the radio silence. But we're back now and ready for freebies!

Let's start things off with a free pack of Wrigley Extra Dessert Delights, the sugar-free gum that claims to taste like a delicious dessert. You can choose from Key Lime Pie, Mint Chocolate Chip, or Strawberry Shortcake. Oh, and use promo code 353637 when you do it.

After the week of deep-fried-cheese-curd eating I just had, sugar-free dessert gum sounds like a pretty good idea...

Facebook: Free sample pack of Dentyne Pure.

Here's a novelty: a Facebook freebie where you don't have to "like" anything to get your free stuff. Just go to Dentyne's Facebook page, and click through on the "get a free sample" bar to register for your free sample of Dentyne Pure.

In case you're a confirmation-email kind of person, you should note that some spam filters are sending the confirmation to spam folders, so keep your eyes peeled if you want to make sure your sample is on its way.

Facebook: Free Stride Mega Mystery Pack.

There's a lot of mystery here, but let's see what we can do to figure it out. First, become a fan of Stride Gum on Facebook. Then, using a browser that is not Internet Explorer, click the Mega Mystery tab and you'll get a signup page to register for your very own free pack of Mega Mystery gum!

I'm still not actually sure what that is, but I guess I'll find out when they send it to me...