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DoW: Best Deals of the Week!

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Playing around with the easiest way to read the DoWs…this week, in alphabetical order:

Armani Exchange: 30% OFF Select Outerwear + $25 OFF $100 + FREE Shipping (online) – AXGLAMOUR

Bath & Body Works: 20% Off Your Entire Purchase (In-Store and Online) – 1203

Borders: 30% off the list price of one item –In-Store / Online – BHB9149B

Borders: Borders In-Store Super coupons exp. 9/13

$2 off kids toy or game

$2 off magazine

$2 off sci-fi or romance book

$3 off sports book

$3 off test-prep book

Carter’s: 20% off on purchase of $50, 50% off baby sale, $10 GC with each $25 you spend (In-Stores)

Denny’s: 20% off Breakfast

Express: 15% OFF Your Purchase (in store) exp. 9/22

Godiva Chocolate – $10 off $50 Online Coupon SAVED10, Exp: 09/14/09

Hot Topic: Extra 50% off Clearance

Joann.com – 40% Off 1 Regular Priced Item – Online Coupon – SED256, Exp: 09/13/09

Kohl’s: 4-Day Power Shopping Sale Up to 60% Off + Extra 10% Off NFL Apparel – SAVE10NFL exp. 09/13/09

Michaels: 50% OFF Any One Regular Price Item (In-Store) – exp 9/22/09

Mimi’s Café: $5 off $15 at coupon exp. 9/22

Old Navy: 20% OFF Any Purchase + Free Shipping over $75 (Use Old Navy/ Gap/ Banana Republic Card) – STUFF75, Exp: 09/10/09

Restaurant.com: 90% off – NINETY

Scholastic Store – Clearance up to 75% Off + 15% Off $39 and Free Shipping (Certain Items Excluded) – BTS2009, Exp: 09/14/09

Snapfish: FREE Shipping and 50 FREE Prints (New Accounts Only) – FREELABOR, Exp: 09/13/09

The Limited is offering 20% off your entire purchase “276”, exp. 12/31/09

Wet Seal: $9 deals + $0.99 shipping + Extra 10% off – WSTC0509, Exp: 09/10/09

Yankee Candle: Buy 1 Get 1 Half OFF & Stack with $10 OFF $25 (online) – K9HMPZ

Nine 9/9/09 Events

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What are you doing on the 9th day of the 9th month of the 2009th year at 9am/pm?

Sure a lot of people will get married and babies will be born on September 9th, 2009.  Already appreciating September (the month of my birthday), I am excited to announce other ways people are choosing to celebrate this upcoming Wednesday:

1. One Million Random Acts of Kindness – @yokoono has been tweeting in support of One Million Random Acts of Kindness being executed on 9/9.

  • Follow @BecomePeace2009 on Twitter (and help make #peace a trending topic!)
  • RAK (Random Act of Kindness) – but BBC Radio also help start a growing RAK trend…read the blog to find out more (and print your own flyers or cards)!

2. FTD Good Neighbor Day 2009 – The flower experts are celebrating the 15th annual FTD Good Neighbor Day holiday.

  • Since 1994, FTD has encouraged all neighbors to foster community by offering (through local florists) same-day deliveries of beautiful, FREE bouquets.
  • Customers are encouraged to keep one flower for themselves and offer the rest to their neighbors.
  • Find your local FTD florist here.

3. Monopoly City Streets – Google (heard of them??) launches their Google Maps version of Monopoly!

  • Buy any street in the world!
  • Monopoly City Streets blog here.
  • Play against your friends and finally get into the real estate market like you always wanted to, become a property mogul.

4. Beatles Revolution 9 – the iconic Beatles have a lot going on, 9/9:

  • The Beatles Rockband – Comes out for Xbox 360, PS3, & Wii (check back for coupons – I’ll find them!)  Early review from CNET.
  • Digitally Remastered – after 22 years, the digitally remastered versions of the Beatles studio albums will be released, as confirmed by press release:

Please Please Me
With the Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles for Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles (The White Album)
Abbey Road
Let It Be
Past Masters
Yellow Submarine

5. World Day of Interconnectedness – “a shift from I llness to WE llness”…

  • Starting in New Zealand, take time at 9am, to participate in interconnectedness (or oneness) opportunities (formal to informal acts.)
  • Global Events – see what and when countries across the world are participating in.
  • Email a friend
  • Join the group.

6. @BarackObama – Don’t just follow him on Twitter, listen to him address a joint session of Congress on health care reform in prime time!

  • Obama’s website highlights concisely.
  • Obama Mobile – somewhat unrelated, text “HOPE” to 62262 for updates from Obama’s camp.

7. Independence Day – the Republic of Tajikistan declared independence on this day from the Soviet Union in 1991.

8. Father Laval Day – I’d be remiss to exclude Father Laval Day, the 9/9 national holiday for Mauritius, the island republic off the coast of Africa.

  • Father Laval – Roman Catholic priest and missionary to the local people.
  • Mauritius – famous for being the only home of the Dodo bird!
  • On this day, Mauritians (not Martians…) locals head to his tombs in hopes of benefitting from his post-mortem healing powers.

9. SA’s Bartender Bash w/ YVodka – YVodka who I first read about in @SavorSA’s blog, envisioned a vodka for the ’77-’97, you guessed it!!, Y-generation consisting of young professionals (and +21 college students) who appreciated a top-of-the-line bottle for a bottom-of-the-barrel price.

  • Free Y Vodka to 1st 300 club goers!
  • $2 YVodka all nite!
  • Club Newsletters – Not close to San Antonio?  I imagine this is a BIG after-hours night for a lot of venues…sign up for their email subscriptions NOW to get alerts and coupons for Wendesday (and on your birthday, etc…)
  • Follow @TheYVodka & @ClubRive on Twitter!

Technically it just another day…but make 9/9/09 memorable by taking the time and participating in several, if not all, of the events listed above.  (If you don’t make it to Martian, I’ll understand…)

DoW: Best Deals of the Week!

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money copy My WoW posts boast the best Websites of the Week, in an economy where the DOW and stock markets don’t always treat us well, my DoWs will!  Deals of the Week (DoW) will be coupons, discounts, and other deals I’ve found, and consolidated to one organized section.  Depending on what’s available I’ll include more or less in various sections of the post.

Retail

  • On 9/17-9/20, shop at participating malls, spend $75, show receipt at guest relations and get $10 gift card!
  • North Star Mall is offering 122 (as of this post, originally 500) $10 gift cards merely signup! Bring voucher to mall, 9/17 – 9/20!
  • Payless Shoes offers 20% off entire purchase using “33231” at checkout, expires 8/31!
  • Banana Republic taking off 20% of entire purchase using promo code: BRSAVE20.
  • Now’s the time to shop at New York & Company, 30% off entire order (promocode: 3060 including REDLINES!)
  • Express is offering $30 off $75 purchases, “3891” online…expires 10/12 (“3892” to get $15 off $30!)
  • Lucky Brand Jeans has a promo for 30% off entire purchase, just use “9SEPAFF“!
  • Take advantage of Steve Madden’s 20% all items, FREE shipping, until 8/31!

Gifts

  • Excited for football season? NFL is giving 25% off entire store merchandise to help pysch fans up – use “COMEBACK25” until 12/31!
  • Shop PBS and get 25% off ENTIRE order! Great education gifts, with meaning and support of PBS.
  • Barnes and Nobles offers 30% off one toys or games item, use “Y3M7K9X” to take advantage by 9/1.

Arts and Crafts, Party, Home Office

  • Michael’s offers 20% off ENTIRE purchase (8/30-9/5)!
  • Oriental Trading offers 20% off entire purchase – “SU1012427” by 9/3.
  • Office Depot has 15% off with NO minimum if you use “11533462” by 9/14.
  • Target is offering 10% entire online purchase, no minimum either, with “S6BP388J” by end of September.

Food

  • Be one of the first 250,000 people to join the Chicken Wave at Chick-Fil-A and get a FREE chicken sandwich.
  • Hungry? $1 off large Jack in the Box combo meal!
  • Several GREAT coupons from Marie Callender’s here (exp. 9/4) 20% off entire bill, buy one get one entrée free x 2.
  • Panda Express has 2 coupons, buy one get one free and 10% off $25 purchase, here.
  • Help Cheesecake Factory stamp out hunger, bring 2 cans of soup and the first 500 guest will get a slice of Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake, a gift, and enjoy listening to live music.

WoW: Borders crossing Educational Borders

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NOTE:  Educator Appreciation Week

Twice a year, teaching and retired educators and instructors will get 30% off including everything (even the Seattle’s Best Coffee!) for professional OR personal use.

    9/29/2009 thru 10/7/2009 – Tell a teacher and make a difference in their classroom!  During this time, 10/10 at 6pm at Borders locations will be a Where the Wild Things Are rumpus!  Come for activities, crafts, and other giveaways, this Friday!

Website of the Week (WoW): BORDERS Teaching Zone

Quick Bit: I was very impressed with Borders Book Store’s thoughtful, one stop shop for back to school teachers (preschool through high school, librarians, and homeschool educators.) Check out their list of why to join
with information about fundraising for your school, getting required reading lists out there, to events your students can enjoy throughout the year.

They also offer different media teaching resources online with suggested books, online videos from other educators. I’ll do a longer post high lighting other awesome offers from Borders online…I really wanted to spread the word on opportunities that educators may not have known about. Please let your child’s teacher know about this incredible savings opportunity.

$$$-Saver(s):

  • 25% off Classroom Discount Card – save 25% off list prices of books and CDs, 10% off
    DVDs, sign up, in-store with proof of teacher card, not just once but EVERY purchase!
  • Educator Appreciation Week
    – twice a year, teaching and retired educators and instructors will get 30% off including everything (even the Seattle’s Best Coffee!) for professional OR personal use.
  • FREE E-cards
    – send one to a fellow co-worker or a teacher that’s made a difference in your life! Parents, sit down with your children and send one to your child’s teacher…start the school year off right! No gift could be more meaningful or encouraging!
  • 20% off Toy Coupon
    – look at age appropriate gift and classroom toys, use their coupon!
  • Used Textbooks
    – search through Borders Used Books catalog to save up to 90%!

Time-Saver(s):

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Borders-Teaching-Zone/119980846515

Twitter: www.twitter.com/bordersmedia

E-mail Group: Signup now to receive awesome email alerts!

WoW: Now that’s Entertainment

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Partially in tribute to my WOW loving co-workers (you hear the funniest things when you stop to listen to World of Warcraft conversations…), I have chosen the same abbreviation for my ‘Website of the Week’ (WoW) blog post. This will highlight a website I feel especially impressed by. It might be a great money-saver, like this week’s, or it could be a wonderful web app. Something stands out enough AND I don’t think enough people know about its awesomeness. Some weeks I might post multiple, there are so many out there it’s hard to get through them all.

Website of the Week (WoW): www.entertainment.com

Quick Bit: “The premiere source for discounts and promotions”, I agree. I love that the HUGE coupon book, neatly organized with perforated pages, has a corresponding online membership with ADDITIONAL coupons!

About: Started in 1962 by a suburban Detroit couple created local coupon book, Entertainment has expanded exponentially as a wonderful discount resource AND fundraiser of choice by many schools and programs. Take the time to look through the entire books, some coupons only appear once and if you’re skimming you might miss a GREAT deal! Cut them out and paste then on the calendar when the outing is planned.

$$$-Saver(s):

  • Normally $25 at the start of the year, buy yours now for $9.99!
  • Buy 2010, get 2009 FREE! (Aug. 12th)
  • Coupon Book – based on major cities, find offers for:
    • Dining out – local eateries and chains included
    • Casual and family dining – relaxed family joints
    • Fast food and carryout – chains, bakeries, ice cream shops (hint hint during THIS summer!)
    • Entertainment and sports – included Dave and Buster’s, 2 for 1 movie tickets to several different movie theaters, 50% off pre-season Spurs tickets, 2 for 1 admission to several museums, mini golf and real golf courses, tubing, the circus, Disney on Ice, theaters, fitness gyms, and MORE!
    • Travel and hotel – travelling for a friend’s wedding, used their hotel voucher for an ADDITIONAL 20% off, also include discounts at www.hotwire.com (an already severely discounted travel site), 25% off Nickelodeon Family vacation packages, and GREAT savings on car rentals (although I would check Hotwire first if you’re renting a car), etc.
    • Retail and services – during Valentine’s Day they had free delivery for 2 dozen roses, $19.99, Netflix, video rentals, car washes, World Market, home security alarms, Walgreens, photographers, oil change, spas, dry cleaners, seriously, the list goes on and on and on!
  • Membership Card – found inside the book, use at local participating restaurants and online travel agencies to get additional savings
  • Website – register w/ member ID. Use the membership ID to register on their website. You’ll find additional printable and online coupons, receive weekly emails, and get other member only promotional offers. I love being able to easily search through their website. I normally check here and www.retailmentnot.com whenever I’m looking for deals. If I used up all the coupons at a favorite restaurant in the book, I just go online and print out additional coupons for the same place! Everything found in the coupon book PLUS more! Check out the different sections here. Another nice thing about the book – if you’re going on vacation just print out coupons for that city without buying that book… Nice little Back to school section on the website.

*Side note: When I first used ATT, they had an incentive to join (through their moving package I believe) that also included 10 vouchers for 10 coupons from this site. This is what they were talking about.

***Charity/Schools – learn more about their fundraising programs. Not limited to the coupon book, learn about selling cookie dough and other fundraising ideas for schools, non-profits, sports, and churches.

***Career Opportunities – in this economy you never know or might be looking, start here.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Entertainment-Coupon-Book (I wrote to make sure this is the official site, will update post if it’s not.)

Twitter: www.twitter.com/entbooksavings (not easy to find either!)

E-mail Group: Once you setup an account online, you can modify your account preferences to receive semi-frequent email alerts, based on your interests. (Definitely worth it!)

No wheelin’ & dealin’ at Discount Tires!

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I have a few mantras in life and they all include saving time and money.  As I’ve gained experience through the years, one of the best ways to do this is not only by taking the time to find coupons and specials…but through preventive measures.

 Let me give you the perfect example.  Tire maintenance.  I can spend outrageous amounts of money buying all 4 tires at once (as I did today) OR I can go to Discount Tire and take advantage of their FREE to EVERYONE air pressure and tire check drive ins. 

As I sat there for a little under an hour, I saw elderly ladies, tattooed motorcyclists, soccer moms, and a 360, pull up, get out and grab a free water.  Literally by the time they sat down, took a sip, and opened a magazine, their name was being called as I wistfully watched on.  Although not everything can be prevented…a lot can.  Take the time to let them check your tires and air pressure; it makes their job easier when you come in a rush, expecting them to see instant results.

Let me tell you, the Discount Tire I went to, off Bandera and 1604 treated me, potentially the perfect sitting duck, incredibly well.  I came in armed with my tire size and the brand I was looking at (based on online reviews) prepared to face the judgment of my poor tire maintenance.  They didn’t judge, they said not to list to the website, just call – there are often appointments available.  They even drew pictures so I could understand the difference between steel and alloy rims.  They scheduled me for a time and when I came, they drove my car in immediately.

I watched many disgruntled customers come in, disgusted to find their cars ready without being alerts on their cell phone.  I watched and their cars were ready just as they got there.  There are a lot of younger mechanics working as quickly as they can, there was no admin, manning the front.  They all efficiently took turns.   I was just so impressed with this well oiled machine.  They kept their sense of humor and just brought a lot of light to the room. 

Be patient, they are trying and they want to make it as easy as possible for you.

They broke the bad and worse news to me gently – I’d need 4 new wheels and 4 new tires.  (NOTE: wheels <=> rims are used interchangeably.)  They showed me why, they showed me what to pick and why, and they did it without making me feel miserable. 

Find the nearest store to you!  And go in armed with current promotions.  Don’t forget to subscribe to their mailing list with specials.  Become a Fan on Facebook and follow on Twitter, I am!

When I go back in 50 miles (just so they can make sure everything is working out as designed) I will bring not only a smile but cookies and other baked goods.  Also, they’ll sign you up for email reminders, whenever you need to come in for your FREE rotations…

Classic like the Sunday Newspaper

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Growing up, reading the printed newspaper with my dad while he drank coffee was always a special tradition.  In order to remind people while online isn’t always best, I decided to post about great deals and alerts I found in different sections of the local newspaper…I’m sure the paper in your city has similar deals as well!

The newspapers website offers online articles, contests (I won season tickets to Splashtown once!!), and other great interactive online resources.  Use their Twitter directory to follow individual sections – sports, food, etc.  You’ll be surprised how many people are Twittering!

I’m also a big fan of their food section and their annual Reader’ Choice Awards, here’s 2009.  List includes picks for different types of eateries and entertainment venus (1st, 2nd, 3rd, & my favorite – Critics Choice.)

Although you can subscribe to the San Antonio Express-News paper online, the best deals are offered in front of HEB or Walmarts where they’re desperate to sell and have additional bonus and great discounts.  You can order it Monday-Sunday, Sundays only, Fridays-Sundays…

Favorite Newspaper Days of the Week (and why I like them):

  • Wednesday – Food section of the newspaper!!!  Local cooking classes, events, highlights of local eateries, interviews by local chefs, recipes from restaurants, and other fun food trivia.
  • Friday – Weekender!  Highlights everything going on this weekend, upcoming music venues, movie reviews, and other events you might have missed…there is also a “kids event” with a lot of interesting tidbits as well.  Car review – I like to see what car is being reviewed…the section also includes Click and Clack’s Cartalk column…another family tradition.
  • Sunday – about to go into detail but the deals, deals, deals!  The advertisements, coupons, etc!

Sunday Newspaper Deals – different sections of the paper

  • Express-News Star – (Gossip section) not only read celebrity gossip for the week but also includes pictures of the locales at recent events (include your pictures by uploading to mysa.com KEYWORD: Entertainment.)  This weeks included pictures from the “Happy Hours, Happy Tails” pet adoption, “Julyfest” at the Polish American Center…
  • Advertisements – obviously you’d find a lot of good deals here, some examples this week include:
    • Petco – join Petco P.A.L.S. to get coupons, FREE food/grooming, exclusive pet friendly event invites.  (Petco is also a fun, FREE outing for kids – kid sized shopping carts, and opportunity to walk around and see all the different animals.)
    • Academy – register instantly for the CCA Texas/STAR Fishing tournament running through Sept. 7.  (Who knew you could register at Academy sports + outdoors…)
    • Office Depot – purchases receive 20% at all Foot Lockers coupon, Project Backpack (create unique design on blank canvas backpack with sharpie to win!), FREE glue with $5 purchase, 2 for 1 printing sign coupon…
  • Travel – Coupon alert!  Aiport Security Park offers 1 day FREE (with 2 day stay)!  Also, on the bottom left-hand page was a small blip about the Tourism Development Corporation of the State of Nuevo Leon offers deals to tourist for coming thru Dec. 2009.  Details at www.nuevoleonsesuma.com (although the front page is in Spanish, the tabs are in English – print maps, coupons, and find out where to stay, when!)  Offers include 2 nights/3rd night free, buy one entrance to park or activity/2nd free, refunds on tollbooth expenses, buffets also buy one get one free!
  • Front Page section – Buying Gold & Silver at 2 hotels near the airport (Holiday Inn Airport & Comfort Suites (next to Cracker Barrel, exit Rittiman.))  Do you have old gold or silver coins?  Old paper money?  Coin collectors unite!  Bring misc. items too – sterling silver, fine jewelry, diamonds, lamps, toys (metal, pre-1950)…7 days only!
  • Classifieds – Job Fair, Tues. Aug. 25, 9am-3pm at Crossroads Mall.  The Sunday before newspaper will include a preview of employers set to attend.  Free seminars offered throughout the day.  (Want a booth?  Call 210-250-2387 for details.)
  • Entertainment – not only were there multiple sections on volunteering opportunities, there’s also a poetry section, tributes to the arts, home decorating articles, and a “Bookmarks” section that includes info about local literary events.
  • Metro – this week’s section of the paper included an ad from the San Antonio Water System with details about the water restrictions and days.  On your day you can water from 3am-8am and 8pm-10pm with a sprinkler, soaker hose, or irrigation system.  Hand water anytime. Details on their website and to find out your day….
  • Sports – I have always found good deals here (nestled away…coupons to Rodeo, Spurs family nights…don’t miss this section…even during the week!)  This week I found a coupon for La Cantera Golf Club…Two for One golf, valid through Aug. 30th, starting at 1pm, $45…great deal! Great course!  Ad must be presented at tee time…deal valid for up to 12 players valid.  Right next to that was the 16th Annual Project Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive Aug. 7th from 7am-7pm…bring supplies to any area Walmarts!

University Bowl 101…

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At University Bowl, take advantage of the free student bowling program.  Students bowl their first game free, Monday through Friday, 9am-12pm.  Make sure you print out the consent form first.  Shoes are required but available for a discounted rate – $2.25 per pass holder.

Also make sure you join them on Aug. 5th for Customer Appreciation Day!  From 5pm-7pm, bowl for FREE!  First come, first served, limit to 2 games per person!  Shoe rentals for only $1.79!

Want to hear about all the specials in the future?  Become a fan on FB and join their mailing lists.

BUXR – hot deals this week!!!

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You may have noticed I’ve added a new side bar widget “Current Deals @ BUXR.”  I have found incredible deals at buxr.com and now you can too!  Don’t wait for me!  Sign up for an account now:

This site also offers a lot of incentives to spread the word and find your own great offers to share.  Monthly and daily monetary awards are given out for best offers found, details here.  Once you join and Buxr and refer friends who signup and buy products you’ll get a commission (2-10%) of whatever the site makes!  People have made thousands of dollars!  Even if you’re just buying you’ll still get a nice little kick back.

I had a hard time finding the “Affiliate Tab” mentioned in the FAQ…so I included it.

From their “About Me” section” on using BUXR:

  • Browse the shopping deals we pick and post daily in our shopping section and save money buying stuff. Look at it as an opportunity to get more for less, to treat yourself to an occasional gadget and not break the bank.
  • Bargain hunting should be fun and we have tried to spice it up with our daily and monthly contests. You don’t need to do anything special though, you participate whenever you submit deals to Buxr or vote deals up/down on our website.
  • If you have a blog or website, you can share our shopping deals with your readers/visitors and earn a commission when they buy stuff.

Look at all the things I’ve found on BUXR today!

  • 100 FREE 4×6 Prints (new members only!) from Snapfish, sign up now!
  • $5 off $25 @ Payless which comes in handy if you have kids heading back to school.
  • Fantasy Football?  Seasons coming up so host your NFL Draft Party @ Dave & Buster’s and get all kinds of GREAT incentives!!!!
  • EL POLLO LOCO is offering FREE Pollo Bowl with purchase of a Pollo Bowl
  • FREE Chocolate coupon through September!  Sign up for a reminder – every Friday visit the website and receive a voucher for M&Ms, Snickers, Twix, Dove, 3 Musketeers, or Milky Way.
  • Pizza Hut – Get 20% off any ONLINE order
  • Office Depot – $15 off $50 Purchase Printable Coupon
  • Bath & Body Works – Hand Soap Event (all kinds of fun discounts and freebies!)
  • Victoria’s Secret – 40% OFF Any Single Clearance Item + FREE Shipping
  • Office Depot – $20 off $80 Purchase
  • Amazon Prime – 3 months trail
  • 25 Favorite Very Veggie Tunes (MP3 Downloads) $1.99, regularly $22.76!
  • Webcam 2 Pack!
  • Panda Internet Security 2009 – 3 User Panda Security licenses included!  FREE after rebate.
  • Thinking about making an iPhone purchase?  Refurb Apple iPhone 3G 8GB w/ 2-yr Contract - $49.99 from AT&T!!!!!!!!!!!!

8 reasons to follow Geekette Bits…

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Taking advantage of all the social media opportunities, I have tried to reach out to possible readers through multiple channels.  Something incredibly important to me and the goal of my entire blog – make your life easier…by saving you time and money!

Everything I do on my blog should do just that and here’s 8 ways I tried to take advantage of Web 2.0:

  1. Follow me on Twitter! @geekettebits
    Follow me on Twitter!Not only will you be alerted of new posts – you’ll also see them conveniently with everyone else status updates!
  2. Friend me on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/geekettebits facebook
  3. Once you add me on FB and Twitter, check out who I am following.  Businesses local to San Antonio, websites that offer GREAT deals, get the scoop before I do!  Or if you don’t want the extra noise, check out my profile to see the alerts without having to add anyone!
  4. iGoogle Gadget – have a personalized Google homepage?  Add the Geekette Bits Google gadget there!  See quick summaries of the most recent posts! 
  5. iPhone – my site is mobile friendly!  Got an iPhone?  Doesn’t have to be 3G but it’s very iPhone friendly!  Bookmark me!
  6. rss-feed-pinkRSS Feed – don’t want to mess with those other tools?  Just subscribe to RSS feeds directly!!
  7. Leave Comments - sign up for my site through Google Friend Connect to leave comments, good and bad on my posts.  Let me know what you really would’ve like information on OR what you’d like to see next time!
  8. Google Maps - I have 3 right now…whenever I post about something I try to also include it in one of 3 maps:
    • Lil’ Bits – take a quick glance on a Saturday morning to see what’s free and close…or look to see a map view of kid friendly places!
    • Geekette HotSpots – just places I think are worth checking out!
    • Great Bytes – places I’ve reviewed or want to check out or will eventually blog about!
    • Links can be found at anytime on the right hand column of my blog “Bitmaps”.

Today ONLY! Free iPhone apps!!

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Normally $14.99 and $2.99, in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo landing…get SkyVoyager and SkyGazer, respectively from iTunes!  Find more information here, here are the details, copied.

SkyGazer:  “planetarium app that gives you a precise view of the sky from any position on Earth.  If you have a telescope that’s linked to a computer, the app can control it via Wi-Fi.”

SkyVoyager:  “features a database of 300,000 stars and 30,000 deep-sky objects.  Definitely sounds like a must-have for hardcore astronomers.”

Who wouldn’t want to take the night up and look at the stars!?

FREE stuff and great coupons this week!!

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Check back each week for great coupon deals!  I’ll try to do this every Sunday!  Finding the deals, so you don’t have to!

Sun., July 19/Thru Aug. 2 - Origin.com‘s 10th birthday!  Celebrate by choosing 5 FREE samples from this extensive list with online purchase.  Along with that, FREE shipping for purchases over $50!

Also, stop by the store by Aug. 2nd for a FREE mini-facial!

Sun., Aug. 19 - 20% off coupon at Big Lots from 5pm to 9pm!

Mon., July 20 - Print out these coupons at Barnes and Nobles.

Tues., July 21 - Starbucks FREE Pastry Day!!!  Click here to add the event reminder in FB.  Don’t have a printer?  Don’t worry – pull up this website on your mobile phone and show the barista!  Starts from opening until 10:30am.

Wed., July 22 – Arby’s has specials every Wednesday if you live in various cities across the country.  Buy a soft-drink and get a FREE roastburger by printing out this coupon.

Sun., July 19 – Sun., July 26

  • Joann’s - online coupon code “TTE205A” online gets you 40% off one item!  Click here for the printable coupon to use in-store.
  • AMC Movies - printable coupon for FREE small popcorn with purchase of a drink.  Check here for other printable concession specials.  Printable coupon for large popcorn when you buy a large drink.

Mon., July 27 (Expires – Use soon!)

  • Barnes and Nobles coupon for 10% off one item, printable.
  • Payless Shoes 15% off coupon.

Fri., July 31

  • And finally if you want to beat the summer heat, do it with this coupon for a $1 off a Blizzard treat from Dairy Queen.  (Doesn’t expire until 10/31/09!)
  • KFC coupons, 9 great deals!

Tue., Aug 18 - Printable or online coupon for World Market for 10% your entire purchase!

Notable FREE stuff this week online and/or in-store

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FREE Tote Bag from Worl d Market (Folow on Facebook or Twitter)

FREE Mocha Mondays – free 8 oz mocha (or 7 oz iced mocha per person, per visit) @ McDonalds every Monday until August 3rd!  Follow on Twitter.

FREE Chili Dog or Small Cone July 14th from 5pm-8pm @ Wienerschnitzel!

FREE Amazon E-Books for download.

Fee FREE Summer weekends – National Park Service will offer three fee-free wewekends this summer to encourage Americans seeking afforable vacations to visit their national parks.  Additional offers by local parks.  June 20-21, July 18-19, August 15-16 waived entrance fees!

FREE ABCs of Safety Coloring Book includes 28 pages of activities (not just coloring, connect the dots, word de-coders, etc.) to go through with your children.  Not only will it kill time during the long summer break but also educate your children on the ABC’s of safety.