This Friday is Free Fryday at Jack in the Box, when the fast food chain is giving each customer one order of its new fries free of charge.
Smart Spending
16 Freebies and Discounts on Tax Day and Beyond
The deals include free coffee, free breakfast, free food for kids all month, and 50% discounts on alcoholic beverages.
It’s a Deal: Free Shipping on Orders at Efloors
If you purchase at least $750 worth of laminate, cork, or vinyl flooring by April 19 from Efloors, your order will be shipped for free—no minor discount, seeing as shipping can easily add more than $100 to the bill. Hardwood or bamboo purchases qualify for free shipping if the order costs $99 or more. Also, three flour samples are …
Q&A with the $5 Dinner Mom
Her budgetary goal is pretty simple to follow: The ingredients for each evening meal for her family of four must cost five bucks or less. Her strategies for reaching that goal: Among other things, clipping coupons (big-time), using cash only instead of plastic, and never, ever paying full for anything. Her as-yet unreached goal, which is …
April 15: The Day to File Taxes, Snag Freebies, Spend Money
All sorts of promotions entice the tax-weary to head out and indulge a bit on Tax Day—perhaps with free Cinnabon cupcakes or free tacos, a discount on your dinner tab or tax-free shopping at a range of retailers.
It’s a Deal: JetBlue Flights from $39
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, along with the end of winter, JetBlue is having a Spring Sale, with all sorts of discounted routes: One-way flights are priced from $39 on routes like Boston to Baltimore and Las Vegas to Burbank, $68 between Washington, D.C., and Fort Lauderdale, and $129 between New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX). …
It’s a Deal: $10 Off $50 Staples Purchase
From April 11 to 17, you’ll get $10 off in-store purchases of $50 or more at Staples, so long as you print out and present this coupon (thanks Fat Wallet).
Everything that Guzzles Gas Must Go!
GM’s Hummer brand is being shut down, but there are still thousands of the oversized, impractical gas guzzlers sitting at car dealers needing to be bought—hence a going-out-of-business sale.
It’s a Deal: $10 Off $50 Purchase at Ace Hardware
Thanks to Buxr, here’s a coupon that gives $10 off purchases of $50 or more at Ace Hardware. Good in-store only, through April 12.
It’s a Deal: 1¢ Rooms at Red Roof Inn
Every day through April 15, participating Red Roof Inns are offering one room per day for just a penny. To get the deal, you must book online a maximum of one or two days ahead of your stay (and you must be pretty darn lucky). The 1¢ rooms can be booked starting at noon ET daily. More details here.
The History of Coupons
Continuing on with the riveting consumer-life lecture series, which covers topics such as “Self Checkout: Burden or Blessing?” and “Customer Service Confrontations Through the Ages,” today’s discussion takes a look back at the history of a marketing ploy that seems to give customers something for nothing.
It’s a Deal: $10 Gift Card with $50 L.L. Bean Purchase
When you make a purchase of $50 or more via L.L. Bean’s website, stores, or catalog, you’ll receive a $10 gift card. The promotion is valid on purchases made by April 26. More details here.
