Celebrate National Coffee Day- With Free Coffee

At participating Starbucks stores on October 2-5 to take the Starbucks VIA™ Taste Challenge. Let us know if you can taste the difference and receive a free tall brewed coffee for your time. Participants will receive a coupon for a complimentary Tall brewed coffee on their next visit as well as an offer for $1 off a Starbucks VIA Ready Brew purchase

For more information on Starbucks VIA™ Click Here. 

Find your local Starbucks by Clicking Here. 

State Fair of Texas Deals

Before you spend money on purchasing tickets, check out the deals that will save you admission at the fair. 

Dr Pepper $3 Tuesdays: Every Tuesday, bring an empty Dr Pepper can and enter for $3. Most rides on those Tuesdays (excluding the Thrillway, Texas Star & selected other attractions) are 5 coupons.

Dr Pepper $5 after 5 p.m.: Bring an empty Dr Pepper can to any State Fair admission gate after 5 p.m. and enter for $5.

Kroger "Three for $1" Wednesdays: Admission is $1 for each visitor bringing 3 cans of food for area food banks.

Coke $4 Thursdays: Bring an empty 20 oz. bottle of a Coca-Cola product and enter the Fair for $4 admission.

HealthSpring and Mature Texan Magazine sponsor of Seniors Day: FREE Thursdays for Senior Citizens 60 years and older.

FREE Cinemark Thursdays: Free admission with a Cinemark Theater ticket stub on Thursdays.

KISS-FM "Fridays at the Fair": Half-price admission and half-price rides after 5 p.m. on any Friday. Must present coupon printed from KISS-FM website for admission offer. Half-price ride wristbands will be distributed from KISS booth outside Midway Arch from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. on Fridays only.

Dickies Day: Friday, October 16, wear and show your Dickies logo clothing item at the staffed tent outside the gate and receive a voucher. The voucher is for FREE admission on Friday, October 16 only.

Any Day McDonald's Deal: McDonald's offers $4 off General Admission with one of their State Fair coupons (available on tray liner or bag stuffers) any day of the Fair. A free child ticket (with purchase of general admission) coupon is also distributed by McDonald's. Offer may not be combined with any other offer. 

Info was found at http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/consumer/Save_Me_Steve_State_Fair_Disc

.99cent Baby Clothes- The Children’s Place

The Children’s Place is having their summer mark down. In selected outlet stores, they have marked down many items to just .99cents.

With a quick call to your local Children’s Place , you can save the gas by finding out if the store is not participating in the .99cent sale. If you like to shop online, you can still get great deals  and discounts ranging from .99cent up to $4.99.

Don’t forget to keep your receipt. Some times, as the season change, items are marked down again within the coming weeks to clear all inventory. You can easily return (90 days) and repurchase many of those items at the newly reduced price.  

Coupon- Save 15%  with this coupon. 

this info has been found on http://www.nbcdfw.com/blogs/pennypinching/The-Childrens-Place---Summer-Clearance-61217972.html

5 Dollars Movie Tickets

Remember when it cost $5 to see a movie. Well Studio Movie Grill is offering $5 movie tickets in the month of September.

Free 30 Day Diet Plan from Curves

Curves is offering its 30-Day Diet Plan for free. No membership 

Click here to fill out the form on the Curves Web site . 

Forth Worth Museum- Free All Day

If you want to get outside of Dallas, take a trip to Fort Worth. On Saturday September 26th, the Forth Worth Museum (and other centers) will be offering free admission and performances at its location. 

Participating museum include Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, and more. Click here is a list of all the performance locations and times.


Don’t feel like driving?
As always, I am one for taking public transportation, and with easy access to the TRE, you can get to each location without the hassle of parking or getting lost. Moreover, don’t worry, the city of forth worth is providing free transportation through the Cultural District via the TRE. Need a list of the stops? Click Here.

Free Netflix Movie on October 3rd

With movie tockets at 9 dollars, and the gloomy weather, I like to sit back and enjoy a nice movie in the comfort of my house. So get ready to stay in on October 3th for a Free Classic Movie: The Wizard of Oz,  in the comfort of your own home.

October 3 marks the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. Netflix is offering a free live stream of the movie beginning at 9am that day. The movie will be streaming for 24 hours, and again its all Free!

I Scream You Scream We all Scream for Free Ice Cream

Rain or Sunshine, there is always time for free ice cream. Carvel and Cold Stone Creamery are giving away free ice cream today.

Carvel is giving away free Oreo Lil Rounders, an ice cream sandwich made with Oreos, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. for their customer appreciation day.
Cold Stone Creamery is having its 8th annual "World's Largest Ice Cream Social" from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Give a donation to the Make a Wish Foundation and receive a free 3 oz. serving of Jack's Creation ice cream - sweet cream ice cream topped with brownie chunks, rainbow sprinkles and carmel.

Hungry? Free Chick-Fila Sandwich- Seriously!

Chick fil A's in Dallas/ Fort Worth area are giving away free Chick Fil A sandwich on a whole wheat bun today (Thursday 24th) from 6pm to 7pm.

Tips
- Arrive early and expect to wait in line.
- Be patience
- Make sure your local restaurant is a participating restaurant (Go here to see)

Wednesday - Weekend Report 9.23.09

As payday approaches for many, some people rejoice while others groan as they hand it over to those “30th and the 1st “ day bills. Don’t worry though, for those who have just enough to get by for another two weeks, I have found a great weekend event around town that shouldn’t break your piggy bank (or savings account) and will not have the State Fair of Texas Weekend Crowd.

Uptown (right outside of Downtown), is having its 2nd annual All About Uptown Festival: A Celebration of Art and Living.

There is a plethora of to do such as local bands, pet stations, kids area with face painting and crafts, tours and yes, food all day long.   

• Local bands--including Beatles cover band Hard Night's Day, Scott Whitaker and Grammy-Award winning Brave Combo--will play at the festival's main stage throughout the day.
• Food and beverages- Chipotle, Dream Cafe, Genghis Grill, Sambuca, The Ginger Man, and Uptown Bar and Grill
• Kids Korner- face-painting and crafts from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Time:
The festival is set for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
On Fairmount Street from McKinney Avenue to Howell Street.
Parking
Always an issue for me, but in this instance, its actually free! Free parking will be available at the Crescent Real Estate Tower
Admission
Free for everyone, including pets. :)

Check it out--- allaboutuptown.com

State Fair of Texas

One of my favorite events in Dallas is the State Fair of Texas. I wait every year to binge on a variety of fried foods. I always try one new fried food (fried coke, fried alligator, fried ice cream etc), after taking in a Belgian waffle with all the toppings and a large fresh lemonade. Yes, a large smile is written across my face along with powder and syrup.

This year marks the first year where people can save money on going before going to the Fair. I for one hate parking at events, and luckily I always know where the free legal parking is located at. This year you can save money by taking the DART thanks to Kroger’s being the official advance ticket outlet of the State Fair.

By taking the DART to the State Fair of Texas, not only will it save you time with the parking line, but also it’s much cheaper than the $10 parking, and ecofriendly! This will decrease the normal panic right before coming back to your car as you brace yourself to see a dent or scratch on your car.

Side note- I also love taking the DART. A few weeks ago, a friend and I took the TRE/DART to the Dallas Museum and not only did it save us gas, but it allowed us a moment to interact more with each other and the “people” we meet and saw.

Kroger’s is offering DART/State Fair Combo Tickets for 16 dollars(Saves you up to 5 dollars). This includes transportation on the DART rail and local buses on the date of use.

(There are a few stipulations- The passes are not valid for services on TRE, Fort Worth T, or paratransit service. A simple solution to the “stipulations” is to simply park at a DART train station and avoid the traffic and extra charges. )

Bonus!!! For more savings check this out

Advance General Admission: $13.50 (compared to $15 gate at State Fair admission gates).
Advance Season Pass: $29.95 (not sold at State Fair admission gates).

A season pass includes:

• Unlimited visits to the 2009 State Fair of Texas.
• One free companion ticket redeemable any Monday-Friday during operating hours as posted at admission gates. Valid for one visit only.
• One free Cinemark Theatre ticket (Valid Sunday thru Thursday only – Sept. 1- Oct. 29, 2009). Not good for pass restricted films or the Cinemark IMAX and XD locations. Additional premiums will apply for Real D 3D presentations.
  
• Season Pass Stipulation…. The season pass must be presented at all times in order to gain admission. The season pass may be used once per day. If you wish to leave and return on the same day, you must have your hand stamped before exiting the park. Season passes are non-transferable, non-refundable, and non-replaceable. The 2009 Season Pass expires on the last day of the 2009 operating season