A lot of FTers appreciate the freebies & quite often bring the samples on the road, and are always posting thanks etc. Some of them even collect some of the toiletries to donate to shelters, such as is done at Sea-Do & London Dos.

Never heard of fatwallet or slickdeals before the thread, and haven't gone to them as I spend way too much time on FT

I understand how those who went to S.P.A.M for its original intent might be put off by the evolvement of other items besides sites w/ alternate points & miles, so I'm not saying a change shouldn't be made. But I think deleting the freebies entirely is too drastic, as mentioned above.

My suggestion (which I made when chexfan started the thread last year in ORP) is:

a) create a 'freebie sticky' where all the freebie offers can go. We already have ipod & magazine sticky's & goodness knows those aren't really related for the most part to alternate sites for points & miles, so there is a precedent, or:

b) create a subforum in the S.P.A.M forum, similar to the mileage run/hotel deals or travel/travel photography forums.

Either a or b would clear up the clutter for those who want to keep it in its original format, yet still meet the needs of other FTers who do like the freebies. Meets the needs of both sides.

I have no thoughts either way on whether to keep the forum titled S.P.A.M. or change it to another name. I didn't even know what S.P.A.M stood for until today.

Cheers.