One popular promotion for restaurants, especially around holiday time, is to offer a discount or bonus on gift certificates you buy in advance. For example, you might pay $20 and receive a $25 gift certificate. For restaurants where you eat often, this is like found … [Read more...] about Pick up discounted gift certificates to your favorite restaurants
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Join the frequent diner club
Restaurants love to encourage repeat business. Many now have loyalty clubs or cards, where you get points for each dollar you spend, or a stamp each time you order a certain drink or sandwich. These clubs are almost always free, and the bonuses usually lead to free stuff or big … [Read more...] about Join the frequent diner club
Look for tie-in promotions for free movie tickets
More and more products are offering free movie tickets with purchase. Sometimes the products cost less than the ticket would have, so it's like getting stuff for free. For example, Kellogg's recently offered 2 free tickets with purchase of 10 items (cereals, Pop Tarts, etc.). If … [Read more...] about Look for tie-in promotions for free movie tickets
Join movie reward clubs to get free tickets and concessions
Join the free loyalty or rewards clubs of local movie theaters to access discounts. The Regal Crown Club awards one point per $1 spent and they give rewards at each 50-point interval. In addition, they have $1 candy Mondays and $1 popcorn Tuesdays for members. AMC Theatres' … [Read more...] about Join movie reward clubs to get free tickets and concessions
Keep watch for free magazine subscriptions
Many popular magazines (Maxim is one of the most common) are often available for 1 year free subscriptions with no obligation. Publishers give them away to increase their advertising revenue. Keep a watch on user forums that compile current offers. Magazines should be completely … [Read more...] about Keep watch for free magazine subscriptions