This week’s roundup also features tips from a couple who manage to throw a wedding for mere $2,500.
Smart Spending
It’s a Deal: BOGO Top for $1 at Aeropostale
In an online-only sale, when you buy one top at Aeropostale, you can purchase a second top of equal or lesser value for just $1.
It’s a Deal: 50% Off Everything at Carter’s
Now through Sunday, March 27, the kids clothing retailer Carter’s is discounting all merchandise by 50%. The spring sale is valid in stores and online, and the only exclusions are baby bath and body care items, and merchandise that’s already on clearance.
It’s a Deal: Free Bagel & Cream Cheese at Bruegger’s
Follow this link (thanks Buxr) to print out a coupon for one free bagel with cream cheese at participating Bruegger’s locations (in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Texas, and Washington). The coupon is valid through Thursday, March 24.
Daily Deal Overkill: Are Consumers Already Over Groupon and the Rest of the Flash Deal Sites?
The thrill may be gone. After months of bingeing on daily deals and flash site coupons, there’s some indication that interest in Groupon and its competitors is waning. Why? The initial excitement has worn off, and consumers seem to feel both overwhelmed and bored by the constant onslaught of deals—which, folks are finally realizing, …
It’s a Deal: Flights from $29
Book a JetBlue flight today (Tuesday, March 22) and tickets cost as little as $29 each way (between Long Beach to Las Vegas). Other routes start at $49 (Baltimore-Boston, Sacramento-Long Beach), $94 (Buffalo-Fort Lauderdale, New York-New Orleans), and $129 for cross-country flights such as Los Angeles-New York and Washington-Oakland. …
Insider Insight: Doctor’s Assessment of Paperwork for Health Insurance Claims
“If you were running any other business, you would say this is ridiculous.”
It’s a Deal: Free Pancakes Today at Perkins Restaurants
Monday, March 21, is Perkins Free Pancakes Day, when participating locations are giving away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes to guests—who can consider making a donation to the non-profit Give Kids the World.
It’s a Deal: 40% Off Everything at the Star Wars Shop
Now through March 20, all in-stock merchandise at StarWarsShop.com—including Legos, posters, clothing, action figures, and more—is being discounted by 40% during the site’s Spring Cleaning Sale. Shipping adds an additional $4.95 to $9.95.
Impulse Buying 2.0: Groupon’s New Deals Tempt Anyone Who’s Hungry or Bored Right Now
Groupon, the runaway leader in the enormously popular group daily deals concept, is aiming to once again upend the way consumers leap for tempting, limited-time offers.
It’s a Deal: 30% Off at the Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic
Follow this link (thanks Fat Wallet) to print out a coupon that’ll knock 30% off in-store purchases at Old Navy, The Gap, or Banana Republic. The coupon is valid from March 17 to 20, and the retailers are giving 5% of all purchases to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
It’s a Deal: More Than 40% Off at The Children’s Place
The Children’s Place has marked down all sorts of apparel for babies, boys, and girls by 40%, and when you use the coupon code D2DTGF3Z2C (thanks Buxr), you’ll get an extra 15% knocked off. The code is valid for purchases made by March 17.