JoeTheCouponGuy.com Deals Blog

CLEVELAND INDIANS
The Cleveland Indians reduced ticket prices by 50% today for this weekend’s series against
the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field. Next week’s series against the Toronto Blue Jays is also on sale.

The following seats are available for April 30 – May 2 and
May 3-5 games:
– Bleachers … $8 (reg. $16)
– Mezzanine … $9 (reg. $18)
– Upper Box … $10 (reg. $20)
– Lower Reserved … $12 (reg. $24)

Tickets to the May 7-9 series against the Detroit Tigers are also available at a discounted rate. The series will feature fireworks and give-aways.

To purchase these tickets and for more information click below. Enter code “TRAVEL” in the promotions box. Additional taxes and fees may apply. Full price tickets are subject to
the same fees. Visit Indians.com for more information. Click here to order:
http://www.travelzoo.com/newsflash/71563510-802764/

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

GOLF DOME
Pay $12 for Choice of Either Four Rounds of Mini-Golf or 24 Batting-Cage Tokens at The Golf Dome – normally $24. Located at 8198 E. Washington St. Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023.
Click here to order:
GOLF DOME DEAL

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

DILLARDS
Take an additional 30% off on all clearance merchandise. Limited time.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
This Saturday, May 1st is Free Comic Book Day. More than 2 million comics will be given away in the U.S., Canada, and England. Go to http://www.freecomicbookday.com to find participating locations. Looks like I’m in for an afternoon of comic books, my corn-cob pipe, loose-fitting cordoroys, and some adult beverages.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

CHESTERS LEGACY TAVERN
Get a $35 gift certificate for food and drink for $15! Certificate expires 10/29/10. Must purchase today! Located in Painesville at 11 Chester Street.
– Seafood flown in from Honolulu
– Hand-cut steaks
– Expansive menu
– Outdoor patio
Click here to order:
http://www.groupon.com/r/uu661645

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

CLEVELAND INDEPENDENTS
Their discounted restaurant gift certificate sale starts this Tuesday, April 27th. Find gift certificates on the site for non-chain independent restaurants found in the Cleveland area.
To order go to:
http://www.clevelandindependents.com

PLASTIC JUNGLE
Get gift cards for up to 30% off. Many different stores gift cards on sale – Foot Locker, Payless, etc. Also sell your gift cards that you won’t use for up to 90% of their value.
Click here to order or sell your gift cards:
PLASTIC JUNGLE

BEST DEAL MAGAZINES
DAILY DEALS:
4/26 Car & Driver 1 Year $4.29
4/27 Elle Decor 1 Year $5.29
4/28 Dog Fancy 1 Year $8.49
4/29 Wine Enthusiast 1 Year $4.29
4/30 Cat Fancy 1 Year $8.49
5/1 Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel 1 Year $4.29
5/2 Motor Trend 1 Year $4.29

WEEKLY SPECIALS:
Family Fun – $3.75 – 1 year
Rachel Ray – $5.99 – 1 year
Use code: WKLYSPEC

Coupon codes – codes expire 5/2/10:
Take An Extra 15% Off Most Titles – Code: PXCJ52
TAKE AN EXTRA $5 OFF $30 ORDER COUPON – Code: MNDCJ52
TAKE AN EXTRA $7.50 OFF $40 ORDER COUPON – Code: MQQCJ52
TAKE AN EXTRA $10 OFF $50 ORDER COUPON – Code: MQPCJ52
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BEST DEAL MAGAZINE DEALS

THE PARADE
I organized a parade. Not just any parade. A parade down my street. No reason. It was a spur of the moment thing. I expected everyone to line the streets waiting to see all the hub-bub. It was a quiet day and I wanted to create some excitement.

It had to be big I thought. Nothing rinky-dink. Maybe I could get those Al Koran fez-hatted old men in those mini-cars driving in dizzying figure-eight routes. I also wanted to ride a tank or man a howitzer from the back of a pick-up truck. I figured I could scrounge one up from the front of a city hall. I thought about it some and realized that there was probably some legal mumbo-jumbo that would prevent me from just hauling one off. So I went for a smaller scale parade.

I got out all the bikes and wagons I had. I thought about getting some floats. The best I could do was to heap some old lawn clippings onto a wagon and hoped people would use their imagination as to what it was. To me it looked like a toad with shifty eyes. It smelled bad too like an old leathery shoe that was worn past it’s time. But that was going to be my big to do. I didn’t have much else I could put together. So the smelly toad would have to be my pièce de résistance!

I wore a clown costume because all parades have clowns. I pulled one out that I hadn’t worn since I was a kid. With my newfound weight loss I was able to fit into it better, but I thought I heard a couple rips as I put it on. Boy was I skinny when I was a kid.

Halfway into my plan I realized I didn’t have other people to ride the bikes and pull the wagons. I was going to be super-busy walking in front of the parade greeting well-wishers, so I didn’t have time tooling around with anything else. As I lined up everything I noticed the mailman coming down the street. I also spotted some girl scouts selling their cookies door-to-door. First I flagged down the mailman and asked if he could pull the smelly toad wagon. I told him he would be the Grand Marshall and get the best float…I didn’t tell him it was the only one. He tried to dodge around the task, but when I told him it meant a lot to me he relented.

I then ran after the girl scouts to tell them I had magic bikes for them to ride in my parade. I told them they were magic because I think they wouldn’t have gone for just plain old bikes. They ran screaming down the street. ‘Fraidy cats. So it was just me and the postman.

I then realized I could get my cats in on the parade. They’re like little horses. I could tie them up to the lawn fertilizer cart and put some Grape Nuts in it and set it to spread the Grape Nuts to all the people lined up on the street to watch the parade. People love Grape Nuts and there were enough nuggets for a large crowd. I also had some old Halloween candy that I was going to toss to people. The hard candy was probably gummy now. It could double as bubble gum I thought. It’s easy on the dentures too. Always thinking ahead. I’m smart like that.

There needs to be a band or music in every parade, so I walked down the street with a boom box on my shoulder. Luckily, I had just purchased some fresh D batteries. But I didn’t have enough to replace all of them. So there was going to be one bad battery in with all the fresh ones. I sniffed them to see which one I would mix with the good ones. I figured the one that was the strongest of the ones left over had to smell a little heartier than the rest.

I had to get the neighbors aware of the parade. So I laid on the car horn for about 15 minutes. After enough people came out of their houses I decided to kick off the parade.

The cats ran ahead of me in different directions. Grape Nuts were everywhere. They ran past some people on the side of the road and the spreader fell over and landed on them. I kicked some dirt in an ‘aw schucks’ manner. I didn’t have time to deal with any issues. I just wanted this to go without a hitch. Right about then I noticed some rain clouds. I had to get going with the parade. I flipped on the radio. The song “Una Poloma Blanca” by Bobby Vinton was playing. Good enough I thought.

I marched a high step and started whipping the candy every which way. The mailman was trailing behind me with the smelly toad. Right about then the one neighbor was driving their car down the street. Awesome I thought. The neighbors want to join in. I jumped on their car bumper. He did a real neat zig-zag pattern driving down the road with his car. I cranked up the radio louder with all the excitement. It accidentaly switched to a scratchy AM station, but by then I eyeballed some neighbors that brought out their fiddles to clearly pick up the beat. What looked like sure disaster turned out to be alright. Nothing was gonna rain on my parade.

INTERNET COUPONS
I’m not crazy about internet coupons because they take more time to process (signing in, remembering passwords, picking & choosing, etc.). If you have an inkjet printer it can cost you around 25 cents a page to print a page of coupons. To figure out how much it costs to print a page divide the cost of the ink cartridges by it’s yield.

Did you also know that when you link up to a site it knows where you are? It uniquely identifies you and should you print fraudulent coupons, it may know that also. I say coupons should all be in the Sunday paper for easy access. And for people who don’t use the coupon – give them to those that can use them or donate them to a coupon exchange or charity group.

Find your IP address at: http://www.whatismyip.com/tools/ip-address-lookup.asp
Here is a story about coupons and your IP address:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Web-Coupons-Know-Lots-About-nytimes-1198489466.html?x=0&.v=1

APPLIANCE REBATES
Ohio is reallocating their funding to more popular appliances for their rebate program as some appliances rebates went fast while others didn’t. Click here to get your rebate form for Ohio: http://www.ohioappliancereabates.com

Check other states programs here:
http://www.10news.com/cash-for-appliances/21965289/detail.html

WALGREENS
Free after register rewards:
Stayfree – plus make profit with recent $2 or $1 coupon
Plackers Dental Flossers
Skintimate Shave Cream
Clio Beuatytrim personal hair trimmer

Tone body wash – 99 cents
One gallon milk – $1.99

RITE AID
Get a $25 gift card when you transfer a prescription to Rite Aid coupon in ad this week.
Free after rebate:
Reach toothbrush (2) after using BOGO coupon

PRANZO
Located in downtown Willoughby. They let you bring in wine and beer without charging an uncorking fee. Entree prices are reasonable too. When restaurants start charging $30 and more for a bottle of wine I appreciate restaurants like Pranzo that let you have a fine bottle of wine without costing as much as a month’s worth of what I pay for groceries.

ALDIS
Strawberries – 99 cents
Pineapple – $1.49
Head of lettuce – 49 cents
Avocado – 49 cents

GIANT EAGLE
20 cents off on GetGo gas with each $50 gift card purchased at Giant Eagle.
Large Eggs – $1
Lunchables – free after $1 coupon

CLOSING
Avenue Supermarket – Reserve Square Apartments – downtown Cleveland – it will be replaced with a convenience store
Seville Hardware
Hollywood Video – Willoughby – 60% to 85% off
K-Mart – 30% to 60% off – last 2 weeks – mostly clothes and toys are left
Alvin’s Jewelers – 75% to 85% off
Sleep Source – Willoughby – 20% to 80% off

EXPANDING
Constantino’s – downtown Cleveland

OPENING
Discount Drug Mart – Mayfield (across from Kohls)
Cruisin 50’s Diner – Mentor

FACEBOOK
Like me on Facebook…they changed it from being a fan. I’m guessing next up is be fond or be somewhat uniquely apprehensive of me. Click here to ‘like’ me:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-The-Coupon-Guy/197073886914

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

TOP TWELVE BEST SECOND JOBS
12) Putting those little stickers on apples, bananas, and other produce
11) Saxophone playing bum
10) Pinch hitter
9) Freddy Kreuger’s wardrobe consultant
8) Parade candy cleaner-upper
7) Larry King’s wedding hall consultant
6) Spiderweb repairman
5) Pitching count counter
4) Natural gas odor installer
3) Heckler bouncer
2) Diary reader
1) Carnival engineer

TOP TWELVE WORST SECOND JOBS
12) Person that let’s stinky breath Opticians know that they get too close to you when they check your eyes
11) Woolworth’s tattoo department attendant
10) Tidy Bowl Man at a Taco Bell restaurant toilet.
9) Kate Gosselin School of Dance instructor
8) Political debate professional interrupter stopper
7) Ladder carrier and holder person for scaling castles for attacks
6) Deodorant effectiveness sniff tester
5) Mike Rowe’s Dirtiest Jobs show cameraman
4) Spinach in teeth pointer-outter
3) Dick Goddard’s retirement party planner
2) Coupon short expiration date maker-upper
1) Bluto’s sparring partner

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

METROPOLITAN MARKETGet a $30 gift certificate for $16. They are a gourmet market offering fresh seafood daily and USDA choice meats or better. Located in Pepper Pike. Offer good through 4/25. Coupon expires 6/19/10.
Click here to order:
METROPOLITAN MARKET DEAL

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RESTAURANT.COM
Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $2 (normally $10)! All gift certificates, gift cards, and dinner of the month club deals are 80% off!
Deal ends 4/30.
Use discount code: MEAL
Click here to order: RESTAURANT.COM 80% OFF DEAL

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

LOWES
Buy one get one free Bonnie vegetables and herbs, and NK seed packets. Good until 4/26.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

MORTGAGE RATES
We recently refinanced our house. Got a 15 year rate of 4.25%. It was at 5.375% for a 30 year rate. We’ll save over $60K over the life of the loan and knock off 7 years. If you have a rate of 6% or higher and plan to stay in your home for the long term, check into refinancing. You may be surprised as to how much you can save.

Rates have crept up and some are saying that 30-year rates may rise to 6% later this year. Rates have hovered around 5% and even below 5% until recently. You could put in an extra payment each year and that will knock off a considerable amount of time on your loan. If you did that each year on a 30-year loan it brings it down to around a 24-year loan. Some scammy banks try to get you to pay bi-weekly and that, in essence adds and extra payment for the year and does the same thing. But the bank charges you extra to do so!

Need to find out what rates are out there? Check http://www.bankrate.com. Also check your local paper’s listing of current rates.

WILDWOOD CENTER CLASS
I have a class open to the public at the Wildwood Center in Mentor . One of a few east-side classes that I have coming up. Learn how to save tons of money! There is a fee of $12 for residents and $15 for nonresidents. The class is on Monday, May 3 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Click here to sign up for the class or call the Recreation department at 440-974-5720 to register for the class: http://online.activecommunities.com/cityofmentor/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=757

I do classes all across Ohio and I would venture outside of the state if the scheduling works. If you are interested in booking me for a speaking engagement, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com. If you want me to come out to a library in your area, please have them contact me. The one I did at Elyria North this week was a record attendance for them. I also do speaking engagements for lunch-n-learns for area companies, PTA’s, Senior Centers , church groups, you name it..
To view the rest of my schedule, please click on the following link:
http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm

CABLE
Over 800,000 people have dropped cable. There are other options to watch affordable movies such as redbox (costs a buck) and hulu.com (free). Cable rates keep going up. Satellite has some great teaser rates to get you signed up, but then they raise the price from there. Call you cable company up and find out if there are promotional deals that can be offered. Let them know you pay too much and plan to get rid of cable. Prices have gone up way too high. There are deals out there for existing users that can get $50 or more knocked off your bill. They run specials that they don’t advertise at times through the year.

Click here for the story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc1598

FREE SOFTWARE AND APPS
Want to find the best free software and apps. Check out PC Magazine’s Top 100 list. I’ve used a handful on the list. Neat stuff. I hope they come out with a way to finagle my computer to clip my nails as I type. It would save me time having to clip them myself.
Click here for the list: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361876,00.asp

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS
Get a free 32 oz pop when you sign up on their Facebook page. Now thru April 31, 2010. Check their gas prices on their site. Become part of their mystery driver program and earn points for deals. Go to http://www.pilotcorp.com.

Really…

DIVORCE
That cretin Larry King is getting divorced for the 8th time. What peppers my salad is that looking at him I think he did pretty good with what will be his soon-to-be ex-wife. Shows ya what having money and being on TV does for ya. Looks aren’t everything though, but you’d also figure out what ya really want and don’t want after 7 marriages. Maybe she got tired of his Polident oozing into their intimate kisses.

He has two kids with her – one is 9 and the other is 11. Get this – they married in a hospital room shortly before surgery to clear his clogged blood vessel. Divorce is usually ugly …almost as much as Larry himself….ouch. He reminds me of Mr. Burns on the Simpsons…hey, he’s hot to someone out there. Marriage has it ups and downs, but apparently he can’t get the down part working very well.

Need to find a good date? The largest, free online dating site can be found at http://www.okcupid.com. You’ll get matched up after taking a quiz. Another free dating service site is http://www.plentyoffish.com. Not sure about the person you’re dating? Check out http://www.criminalsearches.com or http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com. Who know, you may even be Mrs. King #9!

TANLINE
1 week free tanning for new customers. Coupon in Goldclipper magazine. Also find coupons in your area at http://www.goldclipper.com.

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
hee hee..
Lake County Fairgrounds:
Scrap Tires – 8 AM to 1 PM on April 24th
Computer Collection – 9 AM to 1 PM on May 8th
Hazardous House Waste – 9 AM to 3 PM on June 5th and Oct 2nd.
Scrap Phone Book – At Wickliffe City Hall , Mentor Wal-mart, & Madison Giant Eagle – June 25, July 30, Sept 17, & Oct 22.

GAS REWARDS
Kroger was sued by Excentus Corp, saying its gas rewards’s program technology and methods were being violated including its patents. Excentus reached a settlement with Safeway regarding the same issue. Safeway had discontinued the gas rewards program in 2009 after being sued by Excentus. Kroger offers 10 cents off per gallon for every $100 spent in groceries, not as good as Giant Eagle’s 10 cents off per gallon for every $50 spent in groceries.

CVS
Get $5 in extra bucks when you purchase listed Cadbury & Hershey’s candy – use recent coupons to get it all for close to free. Get a free movie ticket with 3 Hershey Kisses purchases. Click here to get movie ticket: http://www.hersheys.com/kissesmovieticket
Other extra bucks deals:
CVS Green Bag Tag – free – use and get $1 every 4th visit (must use their CVS green bag)
Covergirl mascara – $1.99 – plus use recent $1 coupon
Thermacare 1 ct- free
Advil 50 ct – $2.99 – plus use recent $2 coupon

RITE AID
Free after rebate:
U by Kotex – plus use recent $1 coupon

Sea breeze – $1.99 – plus use recent $1 coupon
GE Reveal – 2 for $2 – plus use recent $1 coupon for each
Click here for a $5 off $25 coupon:
http://img.ionmx.com/ionmxweb2/MXOrgs/6008/Content/images/welcome/MRA-5off-exp43010.pdf

They have a new Wellness program offering extra coupons, discounts, and deals. Sign up at http://www5.riteaid.com/wellness
Some program details:
Earn one point for every dollar spent on non-prescription purchases.
Earn 25 points for every prescription you purchase.
for every 125 points** earn a one-time 10% off shopping pass.
500 points – get 10% off all non-prescription purchases every day.
500 points free health screenings.
1000 points – 20% off all non-prescription purchases every day.
**for every 125 points up to 375.

WALGREENS
Free after register rewards:
Natures Bounty Vitamin D-1000 IU
Get a $1 coupon for it at: Coupons.com

FANNIE MAY/HARRY LONDON CANDIES
Buy one get one free 1 lb or more pre-packed boxes – from 4/18 to 4/24.

JOANN FABRIC AND CRAFT STORES
50% off any regaular priced coupon in this weeks ad. Or use code NFR114 online too.
Click here to place an online order and to find their sale items (some over 50% off): Joann.com

NEWS-HERALD
Get the News-Herald for 50 cents at Speedway until 5/15.

PD
Place a classified ad for 99 cents – 3 lines – 7 days – item must be valued under $500. Call 216-999-5555 to place the ad or go to http://www.cleveland.com/placead

DISCOUNTED NEWSPAPERS
Get home delivery of local and national papers at discounts of up to over 50% or free weeks of delivery! There are 342 different newspapers for sale on the site. Find coupons, deals, and sale advertisements in the paper.
Click here to order: http://tinyurl.com/y33w2xm

BEST DEAL MAGAZINES
Daily Deals:
4/19 ESPN 1 Year – $4.29
4/20 Shape 1 Year – $4.29
4/21 Sporting News 1 Year – $4.29
4/22 Family Fun 1 Year – $3.99
4/23 Dirt Rider 1 Year – $4.29
4/24 Yoga Journal 1 Year – $4.29
4/25 Natural Health 1 Year – $4.29
Weekly Deals:
EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY -$5.99 for 1 year
Automobile – $3.75 for 1 year
Use Coupon Code: WKLYSPEC

Take An Extra 15% Off Most Titles – Code: PXCJ425 Offer Expires April 25, 2010
TAKE AN EXTRA $5 OFF $30 ORDER COUPON
Code: MNDCJ425 Offer Expires April 25, 2010
TAKE AN EXTRA $7.50 OFF $40 ORDER COUPON – Code: MQQCJ425 Offer Expires April 25, 2010
TAKE AN EXTRA $10 OFF $50 ORDER COUPON – Code: MQPCJ425 Offer Expires April 25, 2010
Click here to order:
BEST DEAL MAGAZINE DEALS

CLOSING
Wallpaper Outlet – Willowick
Alvins Jewelers – now 75% to 85% off.
K-Mart – Cleveland (W 65th), Eastlake, Wadsworth – 30% to 60% off – last 3 weeks!

OPENING
Macedonia Commons – Hobby Lobby & Five Below
Mayfield – Discount Drug Mart (across from Kohls), Five Below (Eastgate)

GO CAVS!!!

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

HOME DEPOT
Buy one get one free vegetable plants. Today only!

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART
Get a one year One Family/Dual Membership to The Cleveland Museum of Art ($65 Value) for $30! One per family. Can buy multiples for gifts. Must activate by expiration date. Free tickets to all exhibitions Good for 15% museum-store discount, discounts on parking, classes, lectures, and events.
Deals ends 0n 4/18.
Click here to order:
http://www.groupon.com/r/uu661645

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RESTAURANT.COM
Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for $3 (normally $10)! All gift certificates are 70% off!
Deal ends 4/22.
Use discount code: FEAST
Click here to order: http://tinyurl.com/yjutc54

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

CINNABON
Get two free bite-sized cupcakes from 6 PM to 8 PM on 4/15 at participating locations.

MAGGIE MOO’S
Get one free slice of ice cream pizza — ice cream with red frosting that looks like sauce and white chocolate that looks like cheese — at participating locations from 3 PM to 7 PM on 4/15.

STARBUCKS
Get free brewed coffee all day Thursday if you bring your own mug.

BOSTON MARKET
One free meal for each one you buy 4/15 to 4/18. Click here for coupon: http://bit.ly/d1YlRO

IHOP
Free dinner for one child age 12 or younger with each adult meal purchased 4 PM to 10 PM in April.

MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S
$10.40 dinner and drink specials in the bar on 4/15. Bar guests also receive a $10.40 gift certificate for a later visit. And professional tax preparers, who may have to work right until the midnight deadline Thursday, get their freebie Friday: dessert on the house plus a $10.40 certificate if they show a business card.

P.F. CHANG’S
Get 15% off food purchases.

SUBWAY
Free cookie for everyone who buys a lunch.

MCDONALDSOne free Southern style chicken biscuit or chicken sandwich.

T.G.I.FRIDAY’S
Get a $5 gift card on purchases between $15 and $25. Get a $10 gift card on purchases more than $25.

STAPLES & OFFICE-MAX
Free copies of your tax returns.

GROVEWOOD TAVERN
Get $10.40 off two entrees. Get the coupon when you sign up to their site at: http://www.grovewoodtavern.com/

AMPM
Get a free cup of coffee with coupon found in the PD (second page). Expires 4/27.

HYDROMASSAGE
Get a free massage 4/15 to 4/18 at participating locations. The mall-based massage chain suggests calling ahead to book an appointment. Find a location at http://www.hydromassage.com/taxday

TACO DEL MAR
Free taco today at participating stores.

CHICK-FIL-A
Various promotions at participating restaurants, but some offer a free meal on another date when you purchase one – your receipt may need to be specially marked to get the deal at some locations.

DUNKIN DONUTS
Get a free donut with any coffee purchase.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com