Okay, okay, so if you look up the word finagle in the dictionary, it doesn't always have the kindest definition. But it doesn't have to be that way. I think it's a really cute word. It's a word with personality, And it's even fun to say - go ahead and give it a try! So, if I was in charge of coming up with definitions, here's how it would go.

Fi‧na‧gle [fi-ney-guhl]

--verb
    To obtain or achieve something by cleverness.

-- Related forms: Finagle, noun
    A mobile app that simply gives stuff away.

I sure hope that you do.

This is where notifications come into play and are so very important to our app. A push notification (as they are technically called) is a message that pops up on a mobile device from an app. App publishers like Finagle can send them at any time; users don't have to be in the app or using their devices to receive them.

We send a notification each and every time that we have a new Finagle. It’s really the best way to get notified that there's something new ready and waiting. One thing to note is that we don't bomb you with notifications, that's just not my style.

So, what if you’re not getting these notifications? Here’s some help.

For iOS: Go to Settings > Notifications > Finagle, and make sure that notifications are turned on.
For Android: Go to Settings > Apps > Finagle > Notifications, and make sure that notifications aren’t disabled.

If all else fails, uninstall Finagle and then reinstall it. Just make sure that if asked, you allow push notifications.

So, after you install Finagle on your smartphone, you need to activate your account to make it work. I really love keeping things simple and if I had a choice I wouldn’t ask for anything from you. Unfortunately, I haven’t quite figured out how to do that yet, mainly because I need to be able to contact you if/when you win something!!!

The process is pretty simple though.

Step 1: On the very first page after installing, you'll enter your email address and mobile phone number. The mobile number has to be real though, because a secret code is immediately sent to that number as a text message after you submit it.



Step 2: Once you receive that code, enter it on the next page and submit once more. This secret code is sort of like a password, but one that you don’t need to remember. Yippee!



That’s really it.

If for some reason Finagle forgets (ugh) who you are, you’ll just need to activate it again. It really should only take a few seconds - okay, maybe a bit longer, if you're a slow typer like me.

It’s probably one of the simplest apps that you’ll ever come across - all by design. I really don’t want to annoy people. I really don’t want to manipulate people. I really don’t want to confuse people. What you see is what you get.

So, how does Finagle work?

That’s it! Really, there’s nothing more to do.

As of today, we've had 95 giveaway winners. Check out where they're from.

Quirky mobile app spreads smiles, promotes product discovery.

One man on a mission. Nashville entrepreneur David Repas launches giveaway app to introduce cool products in a fun way. It’s called Finagle. And its purpose is to simply give stuff away.

The Finagle app, available in the App Store and Google Play, launched earlier this year with a steady assortment of unique giveaways designed to make winners smile. The “Skip Black Friday” giveaway (ending 11/24/15 at 2:00 PM ET) continues the playful spirit of discovering new products in a quick, light-hearted way. “I thought it would be a great antidote to the madness of Black Friday,” says David Repas, founder of Finagle, “and a reminder that the season shouldn’t be stressful.”

Winners receive a ZAQ Dew essential oils diffuser, KIS Oils top six gift box, Tea Forte Lotus tin sampler and Blue Star Coloring’s adult coloring book of stress relieving animal designs.

“I guess you could call it a giveaways app or something like that, but that would be boring,” Repas added. “Right now, since it’s just me doing this (and my wife thinks I’ve spent enough of our savings already), the giveaways may seem kind of lame. But the bottom line is I’m trying to create an app that makes people happy through random-drawing giveaways of products they may not have already discovered.”

About Finagle, Inc.

Finagle, Inc. is a Nashville-based startup that has created a mobile app to introduce new and cool products in a fun way. It’s called Finagle. And its purpose is to simply give stuff away.

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