When you buy a sports coat on clearance at Men’s Wearhouse, you’ll get a second sports coat of equal or lesser value for free. Clearance sports coats start at just $69.99—meaning that with this promotion, you can get two coats at that price.
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Shout Out: ShopSmart Mag’s ‘Supermarket Smarts’
The September 2010 issue has a feature detailing 50 or so tips for saving on groceries, rounded up with the help of bargain-shopping experts and coupon aficionados.
It’s a Deal: $10 Off Lee Jeans
Now through September 27, you’ll get a flat $10 off each pair of Lee jeans purchased at the company website. No coupon code necessary. Free shipping for orders of $50 and up.
Cheapskate Wisdom from … Actress Edie Falco
“It’s hard to justify spending a lot of money on kid’s clothes because they grow out of them in five minutes … And my kids don’t really care what they wear.”
It’s a Deal: Free Carvel Ice Cream on Thursday, September 23
All day on Thursday, September 23, Carvel shops are dishing out free 3 oz. scoops of Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate ice cream—which presumably is actually cold, not hot. Anyway, more importantly, it’s free. And that’s not the only ice cream freebie to keep on your radar.
It’s a Deal: 40% Off Sherwin-Williams Paints and Stains This Weekend
From September 24 to 26, Sherwin-Williams is selling nearly all paints and stains at 40% off the retail price. Also, painting supplies are discounted by 30%, and wall coverings are marked down by 10%. Find a Sherwin-Williams store here.
Something I Expected: Health Insurers’ Requested Rate Hikes Are Way Higher Than Expected
We were told that health care reform would result in an increase of premiums to the tune of 1% or 2%. Now, however, insurers are trying to jack up premiums by more than 20%.
It’s a Deal: Buy Two Toys, Get Third Free at Toys R Us
During Geoffrey’s Birthday Toy Sale at Toys R Us (lasting through September 25), when you buy two LEGO construction sets, Barbie Dolls, LeapFrog Learning Toys, video games priced up to $19.99, and toys from Playmobil, Mega Bloks, Playskool, Melissa & Doug, and Hasbro, you’ll get a third free.
The Newly Insecure, Unsteady, Unsafe Middle Class
“Middle class used to be synonymous with secure, with steady, with boring, because middle-class people were people who were pretty much safe from the time they first started work on through retirement and until their deaths, no longer. Now, to be middle class is to worry, is to be insecure, is to face much increased odds of job loss, of …
It’s a Deal: Buy One, Get One Free Jamba Juice Smoothie
Print this coupon and bring it in to a Jamba Juice location to get a free smoothie when you buy one at regular price. Valid through September 22.
Lookout Groupon: More Daily Deals En Route, Courtesy of Valpak
A little while ago, it was user-review specialist Yelp encroaching on Groupon’s turf with its test move selling coupons for a single day that grant special discounts at local businesses. Now, old-school coupon veteran Valpak—you know, the business that mails those blue envelopes filled with coupons for local businesses—is entering …
It’s a Deal: Extra 30% Off at Timberland
Use the coupon code FRIENDS10 (thanks dealnews) to get 30% off purchases made by September 20 at Timberland.com. For the biggest discounts, use the code for added savings on items already marked down by as much as 60%.