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– By Lauren Davidson, Atlanta Bargain Hunter
With our mild winter and two holidays in February, it’s an excellent month to buy a variety of goods and services.
Outerwear: Lindsay Sakraida, features director at DealNews.com, says many retailers are stuck with an overstock of heavy coats because this winter has been so warm. “It hasn’t really inspired people to go out and buy,” Sakraida says. “February is always a pretty good month to be getting a great deal on a coat, but especially this year. It sounds like retailers are really trying to push them out the door.” She suggests stacking a coupon on top of a Presidents Day sale.
iPad 2: When the iPad 2 was unveiled, the DealNews team saw deep discounts on refurbished original iPads. Now, “There’s a lot of rumors that iPad 3 will be released at the end of February, which means it will probably be a great time to start looking for deals on the iPad 2,” Sakraida says. If the buzz turns out to be real, sales might spill into March as well.
Ski trips: “We’ve …
Have your (cookie) cake and eat it, too, on Tuesday.
Great American Cookies, which was founded in Atlanta in 1977, will celebrate its 35th anniversary with customers from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Perimeter Mall, the first Great American Cookies site. The brand has more than a dozen locations in the Atlanta area.
Enjoy a free taste of the product that made Great American Cookies a hit – the cookie cake. Great American Cookies will serve slices from a 80-square-foot super cookie cake. The Cookie Man mascot will also appear at the event, along with special coupons and magic for the kids.
Perimeter Mall food court. 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta.
– By Lauren Davidson, Atlanta Bargain Hunter
Certified financial planner Wes Moss provides personal finance advice and accessible investment strategies. His guest post appears here weekly.
Wes Moss hosts 'Money Matters' Sunday mornings on AM750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB
Is gas really going to cost $5 per gallon this summer? The media seems to think so, offering up a steady stream of headlines like, “Experts predict gas prices to hit $5 a gallon” and “$5 a gallon? Analysts say it could happen.”
$5 gas would have serious ramifications not only for family budgets but also for economic recovery here in the U.S. But I don’t think it’s going to happen in 2012. Gas prices will almost certainly rise as they catch up with the recent upward drift of oil prices. But getting to $5 a gallon in Georgia would mean a 46 percent rise in prices from the current level. Based on recent history, that’s unlikely.
Between late 2006 and mid-2008, oil prices rose from around $50 per barrel to $145. Despite that 190 percent …
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You have to get a hold of your W-2 form anyway. Why not pick up some free gas while you’re at it?
Show up Saturday starting at noon to the Exxon gas station at 507 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., right off I-20 in Atlanta for $20 worth of free gas. Thanks to Tax City income tax preparation, there’s no purchase necessary – just flash your W-2 like a VIP pass. You’ll also get a free quote for tax prep from Tax City.
Exxon Gas. 507 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. SW, Atlanta.
– By Lauren Davidson, Atlanta Bargain Hunter
Want to learn how to coupon? Or have questions about the process? Join us on the blog for our live chat with Coupon Mom Stephanie Nelson on Jan. 31 at 11 a.m.
Want to learn how to coupon? Or have questions about the process? Join us on the blog for our live chat with Coupon Mom Stephanie Nelson on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Don’t sneeze at savings
Kleenex: CVS has Kleenex Tissues (three bundle pack) on sale for $2.99 each. Use the 50-cent coupon from the Jan. 1 SmartSource circular to pay $2.49 at the register. You will get a $1 ExtraBucks reward, so your net cost will be $1.49, or only 50 cents per box of Kleenex.
Discounts for baby
Huggies, Enfamil: Walgreens has Huggies jumbo pack diapers, Pull Ups or Goodnites on sale for $9.49. You can use the $3 Huggies manufacturers coupon from the Jan. 8 Huggies coupon flyer to pay $6.49. There also are several Huggies diapers and wipes coupons in the Jan. 15 SmartSource circular. You will get $5 in Register Rewards when you buy $25 or more of Huggies diapers, Huggies wipes (184 or 216 count) or Enfamil formula (22.2- or 23.4-ounce tubs). Plan your purchase to hit at least $25 in spending, and you …
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Get your nose out of that book and get your tail over to the Fox.
Local students can purchase a discounted $25 student rush ticket for the Atlanta premiere of “Memphis” at the Fox Theatre Jan. 31-Feb. 5, thanks to Broadway in Atlanta. Bring your valid student ID with you to the Fox Theatre box office two hours prior to performance time. The student rush ticket price will be available for all performances with a one-ticket limit per student ID. Student rush tickets are available for any open seat in the house.
The performance schedule for “Memphis” is:
The show won four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations. “Memphis” takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 50s, where a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun fell in love with everything he …
Consumer expert Clark Howard’s column appears here each Thursday in conjunction with Deal Spotter, a weekly print section in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In one of my recent columns, I told you about a cellular service called Republic Wireless offering unlimited talk, text and web for $19 a month. But that’s for people who want a fancy Android smartphone.
Most people just want a simple phone that calls and texts. Now there’s a $12/month plan from Page Plus called “The 12,” where you get 250 voice minutes, 250 text messages and a small amount of data for very light web surfing every month — a great deal for moderate users. Visit PagePlusCellular.com for more details.
Page Plus has a number of other low-cost plans available. They tend to price a little lower than mega-competitor Straight Talk, which starts at $30/month for 1,000 texts and 1,000 voice minutes. By comparison, Page Plus’ $30/month plan bests them by offering 1,200 minutes and 3,000 text …
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Big deals for little ones
Tadpoles Kids’ Resale: Consignment shopping can be hit or miss, but Tadpoles Kids’ Resale is always a hit on my list. Find quality clothing, toys and furniture at great prices, and Jan. 28 marks the one-day-only Spring & Summer Sale, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Swap your kids’ outgrown winter gear and make some cash to use toward warmer-weather items. Great deals I’ve previously found at the store include a Kolcraft Walker ($20), Million Dollar Baby Chloe Cradle ($60), Eddie Bauer Stroller ($30) and racks of clothes from Gymboree, Gap, The Children’s Place and more (many still with tags). Take the kids — there’s a play area, too. Locations in Kennesaw, 425 Ernest Barrett Parkway (Town Center Plaza); and in Duluth, at 2255 Pleasant Hill Road (Pleasant Hill Square).
Smooth wrinkles
Spa Sydell: If you have been considering Botox, now is the time to take advantage of the Botox sale at Spa Sydell. Clients trying injectable services for the first time will …
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Just because you’re on the go doesn’t mean you can’t eat a healthy breakfast.
Move those fingers fast to reserve Corner Bakery Cafe’s free Power Panini Thins this week. You’ll have to sign up for a date and time for pickup, and a confirmation email will be sent to you.
Choose from three different kinds:
Plus, you can still take the Corner Bakery Cafe pledge to live a healthier lifestyle in 2012, and the restaurant will send you a coupon for a free combo.
– By Lauren …
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