Quick Tips On This Frugal Black Friday
Posted on November 28, 2008
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Today is Black Friday, though I’ve barely heard that phrase this year and don’t know of any actual deals going on today. Still, I have a feeling that if my regular Frugal Friday readers aren’t out shopping for deals, they’re probably still in recovery mode from yesterday’s National Day of Overeating. So I’m just going to drop some quick news/tips/whatever with y’all.
I’ve written about the Safeway PowerPump Gas Rewards at Morgan Hill Review and about their doubling of points on gift card sales here in last week’s Friday Frugality. They did finally get things together and credit me for the missing gift card purchases last week. But on Monday when I went shopping I received yet another surprise: the coupon pictured above, left. The coupon reads “$2 off your total shopping trip when you buy ANY 1 card.” I did purchase a single small gift card on this purchase so I’m not sure if the coupon was triggered by that gift card purchase or my repeated calls to their customer service line, but I was still glad to use it on my Thanksgiving shopping trip and look forward to getting another one before the promotion ends at New Year’s.
The second tip has been sitting around my “to write about” file for a few weeks now, but its deadline is coming up soon so I’m dropping it in here.
About six months ago I wrote a comparison of the different coin counting machines available in my area and came to the conclusion that Coinstar was, by far, the best. The primary motivation behind this choice was the ability to get the full value of your coins when exchanging them for a gift card instead of cash. Well, now Coinstar’s gotten even better…
Now through December 7th, 2008 when you cash in $40.00 or more in coins at any Coinstar machine and redeem your coins for a gift certificate you will receive a small form to complete and mail in. Then, within a month or so, Coinstar will send you a bonus gift certificate for the same company valued at $10.00. No strings attached (except, of course selling your personal info to Coinstar).
Part of the Friday Frugality Series - Previous in series
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- Free Cash For Coins From Coinstar
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