12/12/12 deals

Depending on who you talk to — 12/12/12 –  is either the end of the world or the luckiest day remaining in the year.

The thousands of brides planning to wed today are probably thinking “lucky!”

I also know what many retailers and restaurants are thinking… “let’s make a deal!”

Here are a few deals to get you started celebrating your 12/12/12. Just be sure to take a break at 12:12 p.m. to make a wish …or something…

Pollo Tropical is offering customers its popular Family Meal for just $12.12 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on 12/12/12.

You get a Pollo Tropical marinated chicken, a family-sized side dish of white rice and beans and dinner rolls. Limit one per customer. For locations visit www.pollotropical.com.

12th & Midtown launches the “12 Days of Midtown,” on 12/12/12 with a range of restaurant deals and special offers to run through Sunday, Dec. 23. The deals include:

• Cucina Asellina: Egg nog panna cotta paired with a glass of Prosecco for $12
• Exhale Spa: 25 percent off all spa therapies for the purchaser and a friend or $50 towards any spa therapy with every gift card purchase
• Mi Cocina: One complimentary cup of queso blanco per table
• Piola: One complimentary caipirinha, sgroppino or caipiroska per person with purchase
• Ri Ra Irish Pub: $4 “winter warmers” (Irish coffee/hot Irish whiskey/hot port) or one free dessert with the purchase of two entrees
• STK: Prosecco-poached pear crostata paired with a glass of Prosecco for $12

Dirt Devil is offering 30 percent off 12 models of Dirt Devil products on 12/12/12 only. Visit the website to shop.

If you “Like”  Krispy Kreme on Facebook you can get their “Day of the Dozens” deal — one dozen original glazed Krispy Kreme donuts free with the purchase of one dozen original glazed.

Caribou Coffee: It isn’t a 12-12-12 deal but anyone who presents the coupon below in print or on their smartphone can get a $2 medium mocha at any Caribou coffeehouse.

How are you observing 12/12/12? Have you heard of any other 12/12/12 deals?

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– Nedra Rhone, for the Atlanta Bargain Hunter blog