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OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOK
Limited stock! The 2026 Our Town Coupon Book is now available for $15 with FREE shipping! Save $13! Regularly $28.
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The NEW 2026 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, 2026! 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 Ridgewood Kitchen & Spirits, Flannery’s, Wild Goose, Spuddy’s Tavern, Chagrin River Diner, Don Tequila Bar & Grill Mexican Restaurant, Oriole Cafe, Paws, Mallorca, Burgers 2 Beer, Corso’s Italian Restaurant, Frankie’s, Fiesta Jalapenos, Houlihan’s, Ballantine, 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 Jersey Mike’s, Charleys, 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, 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 Pleasant Run, Powderhorn, Punderson State Park Golf Course, Lost Nation Golf Course, and Vermillion Country Club.
* NATIONAL RETAILERS COUPONS – Save at national chains, including Quick Change, Lugz, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Dunhams, Fitness 19, UPS, and more!
* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons)! Get a Free photo prints at Discount Drug Mart.
* SAVEAROUND APP – New app loaded with tons of additional coupons from SaveAround!
* The 2026 Our Town coupons are good now through December 1, 2026!
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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, hardware, 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!
JUNE
Monday, June 22, 2026 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Salem Library – 6:30 pm – FREE! – Register at https://salem-lib-oh.libcal.com/event/16808697
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 – Cutting the Cord Class – Strongsville Library – 7:00 pm – FREE! – Register at https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/events?l=Strongsville+Branch&r=thismonth
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Cutting the Cord Class – Aurora Community Education – 1:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Aurora Community Education – 2:45 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 – Travel Affordably Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Strongsville Library – 7:00 pm – FREE!
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!
SAMS CLUB
Our best offer of the summer. Join Club for just $15. Ends July 5.
Shop Tech Savings at SamsClub today!
Shop Almost Gone at SamsClub — these products won't be here for long!
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WINE EXPRESS
Get great values for quality wine at Wine Express!
Connoisseur’s Choice Wine Club
Under $20 Wine Enthusiast #1 BEST BUY 93 Point Method 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon!
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THE AYURVEDA EXPERIENCE
FLAT 42% OFF on this Daily Face Care Kit for Mature Dry Skin! Grab it now!
Big savings, your way: choose any 5 products for $109. Build your own bundle.
Don’t Miss Out! FLAT 15% OFF on the Bestsellers Bundle – Hydrate, firm, and rejuvenate your skin!
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Returning customers save 20% on orders $60+ with code BURPEE20
Save 10% on your first Burpee purchase with promo code BURPEE10
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Get Coffee People® K-Cup® Pods for As Low as $0.31 Per Pod with Auto-Delivery on Keurig!
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COSTWAY
Costway hot Deals: An extra 10% off selected items. Code: DELIGHT10.
Get up to 25% off on select grills, patio, and outdoor
Enjoy Your Day on Costway, Free Shipping on All Orders
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RESTAURANT.COM
Father’s Day: 35% Off $25+ with code DAD25. Offer valid 06/15 – 06/21
Shop the 3-Month Discount Dining Pass at Restaurant.com Enjoy Savings at Over 170,000 Restaurants and Retailers Nationwide.
Dine with Restaurant.com and save up to 50% off your final bill
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MAGAZINES.COM
Save Up to 90% Off Newsstand Prices on Top Rated Titles!
Find Full Year Subscriptions For Just $5 or Less!
Top Rated Titles—Now Just $1 or Less Per Issue
Starting June 28 – July 4: Catch this Coupon before it's Gone! Use SAVE50 to get an extra 50%* off! *excludes books
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GIFTCARDS
Buy Roblox eGift Cards – Get Up to 25% More Roblox!
Order a DoorDash gift card on Giftcards.com — a deliciously simple last-minute gift.
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AUTONOMOUS
Autonomous Items on Sale
New Smart Desk 5 from AUTONOMOUS with only $299
Free office design Get help designing your new office with our interior designers.
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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. Starts June 17
Florsheim: We appreciate your business – shop 25% off with code LNKFLFC5
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SHARPER IMAGE
Receive $10 off your order when you spend $100 or more. Enter Coupon Code: AFF10 at checkout.
Receive $15 off your order when you spend $150 or more. Enter Coupon Code: AFF15 at checkout.
Father’s Day Sale20% off sitewide + Shipping RebateUse code: FD20
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SHOPIFY
Shopify is a commerce platform that helps you sell online and in person. Entrepreneurs, retailers, and global brands use Shopify to make sales, run stores, and grow their businesses. With Shopify, you can create your first ecommerce website or manage a world-leading retail business. Start your business journey with a free trial.
Shopify Free Trial
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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.
Save 15% On Your First Order.
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APPLEBEES
Applebee’s All You Can Eat deal is back this summer, with Boneless Wings, Riblets and Double Crunch Shrimp entrée options with endless fries for $15.99. The dine-in only deal includes endless fries and customizable sauce options. Limited time this summer.
$6 Long Island iced tea special.
CLEVELAND INDEPENDENTS DECK SALE
The Deck is on Sale for $15.95. Regularly $29.95. With nearly $500 in offers of $10 off $30 food purchases (restrictions apply) at Cleveland-area independent restaurants, it has over 40 choices of places to dine and five Jokers cards to return to favorites.
Click here: https://clevelandindependents.com/merch/
TASTY PASSPORT
Sign up for your annual membership and get instant access to exclusive deals at over 120 participating restaurants and bars. Tasty Passport costs $19 a year for the first 500 members. It’s $39 regularly. Cleveland launches July 1st. Additional cities across the U.S. will be launched soon.
Click here: https://www.tastypassport.com
SPORT CLIPS FREE HAIRCUT
Wear your soccer jersey or team colors to Sport Clips, show the email sent to rewards members (sign up online), and score a FREE MVP Haircut Experience!
Offer ends 6/17/26. STYLIST USE CODE: 6400
One per person. Valid only at participating locations. Not valid with any other offer.
MARCS
Marcs Nasal Spray, 150 ct Antacids, or Cotton Swabs 500 ct – $2.19
Speed Stick Deodorant – $1.99
Save $5 off $15 with $5 Marcs Digital Coupon on select P&G Products
Save $3 on $25 gift cards for Lowe’s, Ace, Buffalo Wilds Wings, and Jersey Mikes
GIANT EAGLE
Powerade – .99
Earn 30 cents off per gallon wyb $100 in select gift cards
Get $15 in free groceries with new or transferred prescriptions with coupon in ad
MEIJER
Get a $10 Coupon when you spend $100+ in store June 10-16 with coupon printed at checkout. Redeem June 17-23. Exclusions apply. See service desk for details. Limit one coupon per offer. Coupon must be in a single transaction. Coupon redeemable 6/17-6/23/26.
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS
$7 tickets June 13 and 14. Tyler Naquin bobblehead giveaway 6/13 and 250th America shirt on 6/14.
ARCADE CHIROPRACTIC
Rosie, therapist at Arcade Chiropractic, is offering a free 10 minute chair massages on Tuesdays starting at 12 pm. Located in the Arcade building on the Euclid side of the main floor. No appointment necessary. First come, first served. Limited time offer.
CLEVELAND PARKING COST CHANGES
More changes to parking in downtown Cleveland and nearby areas. Prices are being reduced with more free time. The price increases and changes made early this year had a negative effect, so council made changes.
Old system (before 2026)
Cheap ($1/hr)
Free nights + weekends
Early 2026 (Bibb changes)
More expensive (up to $10.50 for 4 hrs)
Charges for nights and weekends
Designed to increase turnover and availability
Mid‑2026 (Council rollback)
Prices reduced (around $1–$3/hr downtown)
Some free time restored:
Sundays downtown (mostly)
More free time in neighborhoods
Event pricing still allowed (higher rates)
REGAL CINEMAS $1 MOVIES
Starting in June, Regal Cinemas and AMC Theatres are bringing back their summer kids’ movies programming blocks, offering cheap tickets for children and adults. Regal Cinemas’ Summer Movie Express, offering showings for $1, goes through August 13. Screenings begin at 11 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Attendees can also get $3 off a Snack Pack, which includes a junior-sized drink, popcorn, and fruit gummies, and/or a cup of Dippin’ Dots ice cream.
Movies included in Regal Cinemas’ $1 summer movies lineup are:
“Sing”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
“Kung Fu Panda 4”
“David”
“K-Pop Demon Hunters: A Sing-Along Event”
“The Wild Robot”
“The Bad Guys 2”
“The Garfield Movie”
“A Minecraft Movie”
“Sonic the Hedgehog 2”
“Sonic the Hedgehog 3”
“How to Train Your Dragon” (2025)
“Scoob!”
“Animal Farm”
“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants”
“Dog Man”
“Paddington in Peru”
“Charlie the Wonderdog”
“Despicable Me 4”
“The Sandlot”
“Muppet Treasure Island”
AMC Theatres’ Summer Movie Camp is offering $3 movie tickets for showings beginning June 22, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. Screenings begin June 22 and continue through August 12.
Films included in AMC Theatres’ summer movies lineup are:
“Paddington in Peru”
“David”
“How to Train Your Dragon” (2025)
“The Lego Movie”
“Sonic the Hedgehog 3”
“The Bad Guys 2”
“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants”
“Muppet Treasure Island”
SELF CHECKOUTS
A 2026 Capital One Shopping Research study found that while 86% of consumers use self-checkout stations, theft increases up to 65% at self-checkouts compared to those manned by employees. More than 36 million Americans have reported stealing from self-checkout kiosks, the study found.
Some stores have taken out or scaling back their self checkouts, including WalMart, Costco, Five Below, Sam’s Club, and Dollar General. Some removed or don’t have them in high-theft stores.
Currently, self-checkout terminals make up approximately 38% of all checkout lanes in U.S. grocery stores. Additionally, a notable increase in adoption has been observed, with nearly 92% of shoppers reporting using self-checkout in 2025, up from 61% in 2021.
SCREWWORMS
A flesh-eating parasite not seen in Texas since 1966 is back—and it couldn’t come at a worse time. The USDA confirmed the first case of New World screwworm in Texas earlier this month, with additional cases following within days across multiple counties. Beef prices are already at a 70-year high, the US cattle herd is at its smallest since 1951, and a full outbreak could cost Texas alone $1.8 billion. Meanwhile, the federal programs that were supposed to keep the screwworm from ever reaching the US border were gutted by DOGE last year.
Screwworms are a parasitic fly that lays eggs in wounds of living warm-blooded animals. Within 12–24 hours, eggs hatch into larvae (maggots) that burrow into flesh, creating larger wounds and potentially leading to illness or death if untreated. Unlike most maggots, the larvae consume living tissue, not just dead flesh. Waiter, I’ll order the fish…
CREDIT CARD SETTLEMENT
Pending final approval, a $38 billion Visa and Mastercard settlement with merchants accusing the credit card networks of charging excessive processing fees has been approved by a U.S. district judge. A previous $30 billion settlement of the case was rejected two years ago in a different court. A class-action suit filed by more than 12 million merchants in 2005 accused Visa and Mastercard of charging excessive processing fees. In 2025, the credit card network charged merchants almost $119 billion in swipe fees.
The fees are typically 2% to 4% charges merchants pay when customers use a credit card. Many restaurants in turn charge customers for the fee unless they pay cash. Under the proposed settlement, Visa and Mastercard have agreed to lower the fees by .1% for five years. The standard consumer card fee would be capped at 1.25% for eight years.
Another provision of the settlement allows merchants to pass additional processing fees on to customers as surcharges on certain higher-fee cards, or offer discounts on lower swipe-fee cards.
STRATEGIC OIL RESERVES
The strategic petroleum reserve hit its lowest volumes since 1983 to below 350 million barrels to stop domestic fuel prices from further skyrocketing. The overall release of 172 million barrels over several months was approved and being depleted by 9 million barrels per week.
The 50-year-old Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which was initiated in the aftermath of the Arab oil embargo, received its first barrels of oil in 1977 and steadily grew through 1990 to nearly 600 million barrels. The SPR peaked at an all-time high of 726.6 million barrels in the final week of December 2009. The SPR is a series of 60 oil-filled, salt caverns in southern Texas and Louisiana.
The SPR can distribute oil within 13 days of a presidential decision, with a maximum drawdown rate of up to 4.4 million barrels per day.
China holds the world’s largest strategic and commercial oil inventory, with an estimated 1.4 billion barrels in reserve as of February—more than quadruple the U.S. reserves. The massive stockpile has insulated China from supply shortages, allowing it to lean on its reserves and drastically reduce its oil imports the last few months. At some point, China will have to start buying more oil again which will increase oil prices worldwide. China also is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles. The majority of new car sales in China are EVs, but EVs still only represent about 15% of the vehicles on the roads in China.
Instead of mandating higher gas mileage, the U.S. government recently lowered fuel economy targets. Through proposed rule changes at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the fleet-wide average is set to about 34.5 mpg by 2031, a significant rollback from previous stricter mandates. I’m just glad we have a Prius with around 50 mpg.
FINGER LICKING BAD
The KFC in Willoughby closed. Surprised nobody wanted to buy it. However, the area became a hotbed of chicken restaurants with Dave’s Hot Chicken, Raising Canes, and a remodeled Chick-Fil-A competing against them. Mr Chicken closed nearby and turned into a oil change joint. The problem may have been more than just competition.
I’ve had problems with service there as I’ve had with have many fast food restaurants in recent years, including Burger King and Wendy’s. Slow service for one. Not enough workers or apathetic ones to cover all the customers. Bad managers? Poor pay? Bad ownership? That KFC was near me, so less chances I’ll get KFC’s $10 bucket special on Tuesdays.
LOST & FOUND
Recently, I found a couple things on the ground that people lost. One being a debit card and the other being badges to get into a building elevator and offices. Using both, I could’ve had some splendid times around town. The badges were that much more interesting because they were my wife’s boss’ badges!
I found the debit card on the sidewalk at Marc’s. I gave it to a worker. The customer I figure will retrace their steps to the stores they went to and ask around to see if anyone found it. They had a unique name, so good chance Marc’s will contact them if they don’t show up. One good deed for the day for me! I will use it when I’m in heaven when I present my good deed resume.
The badges I found in a parking garage where my wife works. I found the one badge and thought it was her boss since it had her pic on it, but it wasn’t exactly how she looks. Usually, badge pics are from years back and the person no longer looks like their badge pic. I’ve been at my company for over 36 years and decided to redo my badge because it was from 20 years earlier when I was a whippersnapper. Now it looks more like me and what work has done to me.
While I was outside my car I then noticed another badge wedged under my front tire. I pulled it out and it was my wife’s boss’ other badge. It would’ve been fun to surprise my wife…and her boss…by sneaking around the building and surprising her next to her cube and all the hoopla that would ensue, but it might not be good hoopla, so I bagged that thought.
Apparently, I parked right next to the boss’s car and she had thought she lost them when she changed purses. She thought they might be at her home. I also resisted drawing a mustache on her picture and black eye. She might put two and two together and figure it was me drawing it. I need my wife’s boss in her and my good graces. I’m looking forward to my next find. If you are reading this, please throw something valuable you have on the ground and I’ll see if I can find it!
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