Now through July 5, you can choose three items (choices include meatballs, mac and cheese, two cookies, yogurt, and chocolate milk) to make a kids’ meal at IKEA free of charge. No purchase necessary. For kids under the age of 12 only. More details here.
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Discount Merchandise Only: 32 Websites and Stores Where You’ll Never Pay Full Price
Why pay retail when you don’t have to? Whenever I’m shopping for something I need—and that’s pretty much the only time I go shopping, which is really more like hunting—I’ll swing by a store’s clearance section to see if something there will do the trick. Utilizing the resources listed below is the equivalent of taking a quick look in …
It’s a Deal: $10 Off $10 Purchase at DSW
Use the coupon code TAKE10 (thanks for the heads up Buxr) to get $10 off purchases of $10 or more at the Designer Shoe Warehouse website. The offer is valid for purchases through June 28. More details here.
With a Target Credit Card, You’ll Get a 5% Discount Off Everything in the Store
Starting this autumn, Target shoppers who use a store-affiliated credit card will get an unprecedented, no-exceptions discount.
The Hassles of Getting Rewards from CVS’s Rewards Program
CVS’s ExtraCare rewards program promises a lot: 2% back on everything you buy in the store, along with an “Extra Buck” for every two prescriptions filled. The problem is that an unknown (but presumably huge) number of customers never realize those rewards.
It’s a Deal: Southwest Airlines Flights from $39
To celebrate its 39th year of flying, Southwest Airlines is holding a sale with flights up to 450 miles for $39, flights 451-1,000 miles for $79, and flights 1,001 miles and up for $119 each way. Tickets must be booked by June 24, with flights valid for travel between September 8 and November 17. More details here.
It’s a Deal: Stay Twice with Choice Hotels and Get a $50 Chili’s Gift Card
With a summer promotion from Choice Hotels, after you stay two separate times at any of the company’s brands, including Comfort Inn, Clarion, and EconoLodge, you’ll receive a $50 gift card at Chili’s. Valid for hotel stays through August 5.
Men Are from Mars, Women Drive VW Beetles and Don’t Shop at Best Buy
Everybody likes getting good value for their money, but how and where you try to get bang for your buck may have a lot to do with which public restroom door you’d enter: Ladies or Gents? If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then apparently, there’s a lot of hardcore negotiating happening on Mars, not so much on Venus. Also, it …
Soda Wars: $3.99 for a Case of Coke
Last summer, the average price for a case of soda was $6.12 in grocery stores. Beverage manufacturers preferred it that way, before soda price wars broke out, with Wal-Mart charging $4 or $5 for a case of Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and other top brands, and grocery store competitors matching prices.
Tips! 84 Fresh and Frugal Ones!
Cheap date ideas, tactics for negotiating with your landlord, ways your phone isn’t as dumb as you think, reasons life would be better if it was more like Monopoly, days of the year when people hand you stuff for free, and more.
It’s a Deal: Up to 50% Off at Eddie Bauer
During Eddie Bauer’s biannual Ultimate Sale, clothing, shoes, accessories, bags, and gear are on sale at discounts of up to 50%.
It’s a Deal: Every T-Mobile Phone Is Free this Saturday
On Saturday, June 19, all T-Mobile phones are free, so long as you sign up or add a new line to a family plan with a two-year agreement.
