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OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOK
The 2025 Our Town Coupon Book is now available for $15 with FREE shipping! Regularly $28. Save $13! Very limited supply available.
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The NEW 2025 Our Town coupon book has hundreds of coupons for Northeast Ohio area restaurants, fast food, drug stores, movies, golf courses, pizza, dry cleaning, wineries, entertainment, stores, and more! The BEST coupon book available in the area! It’s like getting hundreds of Groupons, but for the price of one! Now on sale for $15 (regularly $28) Plus FREE shipping! Some restaurant coupons are good for up to $36 off! The book can pay for itself with just one coupon! The coupons are good through Dec. 1, 2025! A great bargain! Keep a book in each car.
* RESTAURANTS – Get over 100 offers for dining! Some of the buy one get one free Restaurant coupons include Chagrin River Diner, Red, Wine & Brew, Don Tequila Bar & Grill Mexican Restaurant, Oriole Cafe, Paws, Mallorca, Burgers 2 Beer, Corso’s Italian Restaurant, Frankie’s, Fiesta Jalapenos, Houlihan’s, Mahle’s Restaurant & Lounge, Ballantine, Local Tavern Fish Bar, TOLI and more!
* SAVE – The book can pay for itself after using 1 or 2 coupons. It’s like finding a gift card on every page! Save thousands of dollars!
* FINE DINING – Dozens of Fine Dining Restaurants with almost all with savings of $10 or more. Most offer half off dinners for those dining alone! Some are valued up to $36 off!
* ENTERTAINMENT – Coupons for museums, local attractions, sport-related attractions, game rooms, and much more! Deals for Atlas Cinemas, Fun-n-Stuff, Rollhouse Entertainment, Pioneer Waterland and more!
* WEST SIDE MARKET – Find offers for businesses at the iconic West Side Market.
* FAST FOOD/PIZZA/CASUAL RESTAURANTS – There are tons of “two for one” or “50% off when dining alone” offers at fast food restaurants, pizza restaurants, and neighborhood favorites. Find coupons for Arby’s, Burger King, Denny’s, Hardees, Long John Silver’s, Orange Julius, Sonic, Taco Bell, Around the Corner Saloon & Cafe, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, IHOP Restaurant, Muldoon’s Saloon & Eatery, Spats Cafe, TJ’s on the Avenue, The Well, Wild Goose and tons more!
* WINERIES – Many coupons for wineries from across Northern Ohio including Ferrante, Paper Moon, Hundley Cellars, Debonne Vineyards, and Old Brooklyn Winery.
* GOLF – Coupons for dozens of green fees & driving ranges, including Erie Shores Golf Course, Pleasant Run, Powderhorn, Pine Ridge, Lost Nation Golf Course, and Vermillion Country Club.
* NATIONAL RETAILERS COUPONS – Save at national chains, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Crocs, Hey Dude, Dunhams, Fitness 19, Chuck E Cheese, Aeropostale, Spencers, UPS, and more!
* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons)! Get a $40 gift card at Discount Drug Mart with a new or transferred prescription coupon in the book (have them honored as competitors coupons at other pharmacies).
* SAVEAROUND APP – New app loaded with tons of additional coupons from SaveAround!
* The 2025 Our Town coupons are good now through December 1, 2025!
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BURPEE
Shop all of your seed, flower, vegetable, & gardening supply needs at Burpee!
Returning customers save 20% on orders of $60+ with code BURPEE20
Save 10% on your first Burpee purchase with promo code BURPEE10
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KEURIG
Get 60% off Caribou Coffee® K-Cup® Pods! Use Code CARIBOUDEAL on Keurig.com To Save!
Click here: https://tinyurl.com/KeurigCoffee2025
SAMS CLUB
Join now and get 50% off a Club membership. That’s only $25! Limited time offer.
Over $9,900 in Instant Savings. While supplies last. Ends August 17.
Shop Shocking Values for daily, limited-time savings!
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CUTTER & BUCK
Cutter & Buck creates short sleeve polo shirts, vests, pullovers, button-downs, long sleeve shirts, dress shirts, t-shirts, pants, shorts, sweaters, sweatshirts, hoodies, outerwear, jackets, windbreakers, vests, puffers, quilted jackets, quarter zips and athleisure clothing for men and women and are also offered in Mens Big sizes and Mens Tall sizes. Our clothes are perfect for your active lifestyle, engineered for exceptional versatility so they will be perfect for work, work from home, travel, date night, golf, walking, boating, hiking, entertaining, and for showing your team pride and fan support for your favorite MLB, NFL, or NCAA College or University Team.
Get 60% off or more on select clothing!
Click here: https://tinyurl.com/CutterBuck2025
RESTAURANT.COM
Diners enjoy exclusive savings on local restaurants at Restaurant.com!
S’more Deals 50% Off w/ $25 minimum purchase with code SMORE. Offer valid 08/04 – 08/10
Back to School 35% Off w/ $10 minimum purchase with code BTS. Offer valid 08/13 – 08/20
Click here: https://tinyurl.com/Restaurant2025
MAGAZINES.COM
Save Up to 90% Off Best-Selling Subscriptions
$5 Off Sale—Take an EXTRA $5 Off Full Year Subscriptions + FREE SHIPPING
Top Rated Titles—Now Just $1 or Less Per Issue
Use Code 5OFF at Checkout to Save an Extra $5 Off and FREE SHIPPING
PENNY SALE—Get an Extra 3 Months of Your Favorite Magazines for Just a Penny More!
Click here: https://tinyurl.com/Magazines2025
GIFTCARDS
Register for Giftcards Rewards! Earn Points on select gift card purchases!
Save on select kid shoes and accessory gift cards for the Back-to-School Sale!
Click here: https://tinyurl.com/GiftCardsSale2025
AUTONOMOUS
Get $100 OFF for Autonomous Best-Selling Chair – Limited Quantity Only!
New Smart Desk 5 from AUTONOMOUS with only $299
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FLORSHEIM SHOES
Last pairs left! Shop up to 60% off our best prices ever on select items! No code needed.
Shop up to 40% off clearance! No promo code needed. Prices as marked.
So long summer – shop 20% Off with code LNKNRW5
Through 8/11: 18% Off your first order
Take 10% off your next order! Offer excludes the Italian collection. Code: LNK10.
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ARES TRAVEL
Find the deepest discounts on attraction tickets, hotels, and vacation packages!
Buy a Day, Get a Day FREE at Universal Studios Hollywood
Save $32 on 1-Day general admission to LEGOLAND Florida Resort with promo code LEGO
Find the lowest prices on DISNEYLAND Resort tickets at arestravel.com
Click here: https://tinyurl.com/AResTravel2025
SHARPER IMAGE
23% off with code FFSALE23
Receive $15 off your order when you spend $150 or more. Enter Coupon Code: AFF15 at checkout.
Receive $10 off your order when you spend $100 or more. Enter Coupon Code: AFF10 at checkout.
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SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLET
UPDATED! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 200 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 plus get FREE shipping! Learn to save thousands and thousands of dollars!
Included in the booklet are ways to save on these topics:
Rules for Saving, Shopping Tips, Money Saving Apps, Negotiating Savings, Budgeting, Consumer Protection, Coupons, Coupon Booklets, Daily Deals, Rebates, Best Price & Service Guarantees/Price Matching, Rain Checks, Mail/Shipping Orders, Clearance Items, Returns, Receipts, Warranties, Store Loyalty/Rewards Cards, Gift Certificates/Gift Cards, Freebies, Buy One Get One Free Deals, Store Closings, Dollar Stores, Thrift Stores, Garage Sales/Flea Markets, Outlet Stores, Shopping Club Memberships (Warehouse stores), Auctions, Clothing, Restaurant/Bar Deals, Food & Beverage Deals, Entertainment Deals, Books/Magazines/Newspapers, Birthday Deals, Travel Savings, International Travel, Gasoline Savings, Car Savings, Parking Savings, Home Purchase/Mortgage, Home Maintenance/Items, Home Heating/Energy, Employer/Local Corporation Savings/Discounts, Banks/Payday Lenders, Credit Cards/Credit Scores, Taxes, Legal, Debt Help, Insurance, Children, Schooling, Weddings, Marriage/Relationships, Health, Sports, Jobs, Retirement, Charity, Social, Pets, Haircuts, New!: Cutting the Cord, Technology/Internet/Computers/Electronics, Etc., Phone Savings, Cell Phones, Miscellaneous Tips/Information, Traits of Savers vs. Spenders, Other Money Saving Web-sites
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CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! All classes are free unless otherwise noted. Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. I hope to see you there! To view my upcoming class schedule as I add classes please go to: https://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm
At my Couponing/Savvy Shopper class learn how to consistently save 70% and more through couponing, sales, and rewards programs on groceries and toiletries. Find out new ways to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and much more! Discover the psychological aspects of shopping and saving money. Find out how to beat inflation and tariffs!
At my Travel Affordably class learn how to get the best deals on car rentals, flights, cruises, lodging, and transportation. Find out how to save on entertainment and restaurants at your destination. You’ll learn where to find flights to Hawaii and Europe for around $300, Cruises for 80% off or more, free flights, the best places to economically travel, and travel saving secrets.
At my Cutting the Cord class find out your options to getting rid of cable. Learn ways to cut costs. Discover how to get free TV, including using an easy-to-install antenna or free streaming video services. Find out your options for streaming video devices, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Stick and what shows you can access with them, including live TV and sports. Find out which of the many streaming video services from Hulu, Sling, Netflix, to Disney+ and many more are best for you. Make sense of all the confusion of switching from cable to another service and the technical parameters needed to do so. Find out how much you can save!
AUGUST
Saturday, August 23, 2025 – Cutting the Cord Class – Aurora Community Education – 2:00 pm – – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
Saturday, August 23, 2025 – Travel Affordably Class – Aurora Community Education – 3:00 pm – – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, November 9, 2025 – Cutting the Cord Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
Monday, September 15, 2025 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Akron Summit Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
NOVEMBER
Monday, November 3, 2025 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Barberton Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – Travel Affordably Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I can tailor the topics to your organization.
If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me. Thank you!
PENN STATION
Play Spin to Win for a chance at winning free food or drinks with a purchase at https://penn-station.com/spin2win25/
MOES SOUTHWEST GRILL
Kids Eat on Us offer valid for Moe Rewards members weekly during August. Get one Kids Meal free with each purchase of an adult Entrée (Burritos, Bowls, Stacks, Nachos, Quesadillas, Three Tacos, Salads or Moe Value Meal; excludes One Taco, Kids Meals, and Meal Kits) at participating locations. One Kids Meal/ Entrée. Valid for one transaction. Reward delivered via Moe Rewards, valid once per week, and expires each Saturday. Must apply Reward at checkout. Valid online and in-store. Not valid with other offers, rewards, or third-party delivery. Fees and taxes may apply; see checkout for details. Moe’s may end promotion at any time. Void where prohibited.
MARCS
Beer Glass Pint – 4/.99
Niagara Water 24 pack – $2.99
Daisy Cottage Cheese 16 oz – $2.50
Sugardale Hot Dogs – .99
GIANT EAGLE
Kelloggs Cereal (select varieties) – Buy 2 Get 3 Free – plus use two $1/2 coupon at https://www.coupons.com
Some Giant Eagle locations are taking Meijer coupons
SHERWIN WILLIAMS
From August 8 – 14 get 40% Off Paints & Stains Plus 30% OFF Paint Supplies.
SALES TAX HOLIDAY
Ohio’s sales tax holiday is from 12:00 a.m. Friday, August 1 until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, August 14. During the sales tax holiday, most everything purchased won’t charge a state sales tax.
The sales tax holiday will include all tangible personal property that is $500 or less except watercraft or outboard motors required to be titled pursuant to Chapter 1548 of the Revised Code, motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vapor products, or items that contain marijuana.
Tangible personal property is any property that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, including prewritten computer software. Some examples of tangible personal property include, but are not limited to electronics, clothes, home goods, dine-in food, dietary supplements, pet food, toys, school and office supplies, sports equipment, luggage, musical instruments, personal care products, and soft drinks.
The sales tax holiday will not include tangible personal property that is over $500 and services. Watercraft or outboard motors required to be titled pursuant to Chapter 1548 of the Revised Code, motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vapor products as defined in R.C. 5743.01, or items that contain marijuana as defined in section R.C. 3796.01 are also not included in the sales tax holiday.
If a retailer offers a discount to reduce the price of an eligible item to $500 or less, the item will qualify for the exemption. This applies to all discounts even if a retailer’s coupon or loyalty card is required to secure the discount. If a retailer accepts a coupon that entitles the retailer to third-party reimbursement, such as a manufacturer’s coupon, the discount provided by the coupon does not reduce the item’s sales price for purposes of determining whether the item is eligible for the exemption.
For more information go to: https://tax.ohio.gov/help-center/faqs/sales-and-use-tax-sales-tax-holiday/sales+and-use-tax-sales-tax-holiday
BIRTHDAY FREEBIES AND DEALS
Sign up for rewards programs for area restaurant and stores to get Birthday freebies every year. Some are available via their app. Here are some birthday deals:
ACME MARKETS – Free donut
AMC MOVIE THEATERS – Free large popcorn
ARBYS – Free dessert.
BARLEY HOUSE – $10 off meal
BEYOND JUICERY & EATERY – Free smoothie
BJ’S BREWHOUSE – Free Pizookie
BRAVO – Free Dessert.
BRUEGGERS BAGELS – Free Bagel with Cream Cheese with any purchase.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS – 6 Free wings with $10 purchase during Birthday month.
BURGER KING – Earn 2X Crowns
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN – One Free Dessert
CHEESECAKE FACTORY – Free slice of cheesecake or layer cake (“Birthday Slice”) with any food or beverage purchase.
CINEMARK – Free large fountain beverage
CVS – $3 ExtraBuck
DENNYS – FREE Everyday Value SlamⓇ served with eggs, two bacon strips or two sausage links and your choice of two buttermilk pancakes, one slice of French Toast or a biscuit & gravy.
DIBELLAS – Two Free Cookies
DUNKIN DONUTS – Get 3X points on all purchases for one day.
FIREBIRDS – $10 OFF your next dine-in visit.
FIRST WATCH – BOGO (buy one, get one free) entree next time you visit First Watch for breakfast, brunch, or lunch.
FRESH THYME – $5 off your next shopping trip.
GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO – Free goodie.
HERTZ – 1 free rental day when you rent 3+ days on your next weekend rental
HOOLEY HOUSE – $10 Off any meal purchase during the month of your birthday.
MACYS – Extra 20% off purchase
MASSAGE ENVY – Free enhancement up to $15
MCDONALDS – Free Medium Fries
MEIJER – 5% off Your Total Purchase (Excludes Clearance)
MOES SOUTHWEST GRILLE – Free cup of queso or guac
MR HERO – FREE regular Potato Waffers® and regular Pepsi® product with the purchase of any sandwich.
MONVEN GROUP (Burntwood, M Italian) – Free dessert
OLIVE GARDEN – Free Birthday Dessert with purchase of any adult dinner entrée
PANERA – Free pastry
PAPA JOHNS – Free dessert
PF CHANGS – Complimentary appetizer or dessert of your choice during your birthday month – must spend $15.
PIZZA HUT – Free breadsticks or cinnamon sticks
PRICELINE – 15% off Hotel Express Deals
PINSTRIPES – Free dessert
RASCAL HOUSE – BOGO Pizza
RED LOBSTER – Free Chocolate Wave dessert
RED ROBIN – Free burger during birthday month when you spend a minimum of $4.99. Dine-In only.
RED, WINE, & BREW – Free appetizer or dessert
REGAL CINEMAS – Free small popcorn
SARA’S PLACE – Free cannoli
SPORT CLIPS – $5 off MVP haircut
SHEETZ – $2 off food or beverage.
SUBWAY – Free cookie
TACO BELL – Free regular Mountain Dew® Baja® Blast Freeze
TARGET – 5% off a qualifying shopping trip.
TGIFRIDAYS – Free dessert
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE – Free 24 oz. smoothie
WAHLBURGERS – Free non-alcoholic shake
YARD HOUSE – Free dessert
Find more birthday freebies at https://www.heyitsfree.net/birthday-freebies/
TARIFFS AND JOBS
New tariffs are now in effect. They range from 50% to 10%. Most nations were charged 1% or less in tariffs. The tariffs were mostly calculated according to whether a country had a trade surplus with the U.S. and not because of a tariff they charged the U.S. However, the country with the highest tariff is Brazil at 50%…yet the U.S. has a trade surplus with them, so the tariffs implemented are non-sensical. Why despot nations like Russia, Belarus, North Korea, and Cuba aren’t charged the highest tariffs doesn’t make sense either. The U.S. is hitting its allies harder than its enemies.
The tariffs will affect everyone’s pocketbooks. The tariffed countries don’t pay the tariffs. The importer pays the tariff and then it is up to them to eat the costs or pass them along to consumers. Companies aren’t going to want to diminish their profits, so the increased prices will be paid by consumers. Some comapnies may even decide to cut jobs to cut costs rather than pass on the price increases.
Here’s the kicker. Part of the increase was to pay for a tax cut for the rich, who don’t need the money. Also, the allure of increased tariffs to make foreign goods more expensive in order to force companies to on-shore jobs and factories back to the U.S. isn’t going to happen. Most countries are being charged 10% to 15% tariffs. The 15% is not enough to force companies to want to re-shore their manufacturing. Most companies off-shored their factories and jobs because it costs much less to pay workers in those nations and the average increase in tariffs won’t make a difference. Even now, locally, Stouffers, Cleveland Cliffs, Anchor Hocking, Myers Industries and others have recently announced plant closures and job losses.
Since tariffs are, in essence, a regressive tax (the poor pay a higher percentage of their income for goods), it will adversely affect the poor and middle class more than the rich. The continuously shifting policies and economic uncertainty will also cause companies from wanting to bring back jobs to the U.S. too. It’s shown by the extremely poor jobs market. The U.S. economy added 73,000 nonfarm jobs in July, when it averaged 250,000 job additions per month in 2023. Also, downward revisions were made for prior months. May’s job gains were revised down to 19,000 from 144,000 while June’s were cut to just 14,000 from the 147,000 initially reported. Revisions are a normal part of the process as more accurate data comes in.
EATING OUT FOR FREE
We went to Sapphire Creek in Chagrin Falls for their $10 burger night deal. The price I paid after all our discounts and all was so low our waitress was so impressed she had to print a before and after receipt just to show us how much we saved. The price before discounts was $147.32. Afterwards it was $21.35. However, I saved even more than that amount. The original price didn’t include the discount on the burgers. The burgers are $22, so I saved $12 on each. The original price should’ve been $171.32. Also, I got points for using Open Table to make the reservation. I earned 1,000 points when normally they give 100 points for a reservation. I had a $40 Open Table certificate I got for redeeming 5,000 points, but I didn’t use it. In essence, if I did, I could’ve gotten the whole meal and drinks for free. My wallet was delighted either way.
I’m sure you’re wondering how I got the price so low? They are offering quite a deal to join their wine club. Only $25 each month will get you a bottle of wine and the delicious sourdough appetizer for free. On your birthday and anniversary you get an additional bottle for free or an upgrade to the reserve wine that normally costs $90 (that’s what we did). Their wine is ok. Not something you’re going to write about in your diary, but it suffices.
I also used a $10 off $30 coupon from the Cleveland Independents. It’s from a deck of ‘coupon cards’ that I got for free for their summer deal for frequenting 8 of the restaurants featured in the deck. The 2025 Deck is on sale now for $12.50. Find it at https://clevelandindependents.com
I could’ve gotten an even better deal if I used my $50 certificate that I got for $35 from clevelandindependents.com. I also could’ve used gift cards that I got that included a bonus card. OVerall, I could’ve gotten the meal for free. And any way you slice or dice it, the deal was much better than the dancing and singing in a Jardiance commercial.
Another way to save at restaurants is through Neighborhood Nosh. They give a credit of 5% or 10% back on you whole restaurant bill. Credits are given even if you use a coupon – in other words, it can be “stacked”. Although Sapphire Creek doesn’t participate, there are many restaurants that do. Find them at https://neighborhoodnoshrewards.com.
If you haven’t been to Sapphire Creek, go there. It’s a beautiful restaurant/winery set in the woods. A creek runs through it and it’s landscaped with gardens. Phenomenal building too. It’s located on an industrial street, so you’d never think you’d find a gem at the end of it. Hopefully, it will stay open even after I continue to pilfer them using these deals.
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