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 Our new sister site, Living on the Cheap, is celebrating its grand opening with some great giveaways–and there’s still time to enter to win some cool prizes, including $50 in Groupon credits and a $25 Target gift card. Deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 17.
Living on the Cheap, a national website created by the editors of all the On the Cheap sites around the country, is chockful of savvy consumer advice. The editors are pooling their collective wisdom to give you the best advice on how to live well without feeling deprived.
You can still find local deals here, but you can also subscribe to our free daily newsletter at Living on the Cheap to hear about how to save money on everything from cruises to car repairs.
Check out our story on what it’s really like to be a mystery shopper. Plus, you’ll want to share Living on the Cheap with your friends who aren’t lucky enough to live in a city with a local On the Cheap site.
Our new sister site, Living on the Cheap, is celebrating its grand opening today with some great giveaways. You may want to drop by not just for our savvy consumer advice, but to enter to win some cool prizes, including $50 in Groupon credits and a $25 Target gift card. Deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 17.
Living on the Cheap is the smart new national website created by the editors of all the On the Cheap sites around the country, who are pooling their collective wisdom to give you the best advice on how to live well without feeling deprived. We’ll continue to share all the local deals with you here, but you’ll want to subscribe to our free daily newsletter at Living on the Cheap to hear about how to save money on everything from cruises to car repairs.
Today, we’ve got a story on what it’s really like to be a mystery shopper. Plus, you’ll want to share Living on the Cheap with your friends who aren’t lucky enough to live in a city with a local On the Cheap site.
 A trip to Grant’s Farm is on most St. Louis families’ annual to-do list and fall is a favorite time to schedule it.
While a visit to the attraction at 10501 Gravois in St. Louis County, is still free, the parking fee can be a shocker.
Now, thanks to Groupon, you can get two fun passes, two kids’ meals and parking–a $34 value–for $15. Considering parking alone is $11, it’s a deal that will make a parent smile.
The passes include:
- Two goat feedings
- One carousel ride
- One snow cone
Grant’s Farm is home to the Clydesdale Stables housing 25 of the gigantic horses and Grant’s Cabin, a structure built by president and Civil War commander Ulysses S. Grant.
Visitors can see more than 900 animals representing 100 unique species, including the famed Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales, at the farm. Other activities include goat feedings at Tier Garten’s, a carousel ride and Deer Park with animals from across the globe including North American bison, African zebras, and Asian red deer.
The fine print:
- Expires Oct 30, 2011
- Limit 1 per person
- You may buy 1 additional as a gift
- Limit 1 per visit
- Not valid for Halloween event nights or Bluegrass nights
- Not valid 9/24
You have a day and a half to make the purchase.
Now here’s a deal!
Groupon is offering two subs and two salads at Quiznos for $6. That’s a savings of $7 or 54 percent.
Groupon says 90 percent of Quiznos locations are participating in the deal. You can enter your zip code and find the participating location closest to you.
You can buy one for yourself and one as a gift but hurry, the deal expires tonight.
Daily deals through various companies are proliferating in St. Louis. Here’s a round-up of some of the biggest ones (some are available through the weekend but others expire within a day so if you’re interested, check it out right away):
Living Social: $20 to Spend on Lunch (Pay $10) or $40 to Spend on Dinner (Pay $20) at Little Hills Winery and Restaurant
and:
Two Hours of Moving Services from JRW Services
Groupon: 50% off at Old North Grocery Co-op
Today’s Deal Hop On It From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Get $35 worth of food for only $15 at Bartolino’s Osteria & Bartolino’s South!
Today’s St. Louis Deal from The Riverfront Times:
$18 for one ticket to see the St. Louis Aces (usually $40)
 For the next 12 hours you can get a Groupon deal offering $18 worth of Mexican fare at Chevys for $9 for a savings of 50 percent.
There are Chevys restaurants in Ellisville, Olivette, St. Charles, Hazelwood, South County and O’Fallon, Mo. and O’Fallon, Ill.
The Fine Print
- Expires Dec 25, 2011
- Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per table. Limit 1 per visit. Not valid for the purchase of alcohol. Dine-in only. Not valid for happy hour pricing. Not valid for the 3-course meal deal. Valid only at listed locations.
- See the rules that apply to all deals.
 Now you can try classic French cuisine for a song. Groupon‘s latest deal will get you a coupon for $35 good for lunch for at Chez Leon in Clayton for $15 or a $50 dinner coupon for $25. Since it’s Friday, you have two and a half days to buy the deal.
Chez Leon is at 7927 Forsyth Blvd. in Clayton.
Lunch is served Tuesday–Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The fine print:
- Expires Oct 27, 2011
- Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per table, 2 per table of 5 or more. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Dine-in only. Must purchase a food item. Not valid for 3 plate specials. Not valid on holidays or for special events.
- See the rules that apply to all deals.
 Groupon apparently has announced a partnership with Expedia to provide a separate channel for Groupon Travel. It is said that travel deals will probably be regional not hyper local. Word is that t Groupon was in negotiations with Priceline, Travelocity and Expedia but Expedia won out.
One source stimates Groupon Travel could increase revenue by 40 percent once the company is fully operational.
This news shouldn’t come as a huge surprise: Expedia has flirted with Daily Deals on its own and has actually partnered up to provide daily deals with Groupon in the UK.
Update: It’s live at Groupon.com/Getaways. Looks like Groupon is now the Groupon for Travel.
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 Just in time for summer fun and fashion Groupon makes Old Navy shopping a little easier on the budget. You get $20 worth of apparel at Old Navy for $10, a 50 percent savings.
According to the Groupon site: “Eye-catching graphic tees for gals ($8.99+; prices are subject to change) and guys ($8.99+) finally give torsos a venue to express their long-silent poetry, and polos bedeck both men ($10+) and women in vibrant colors and bold patterns. Legs can cancan with unrestrained ease in women’s plaid cuffed shorts ($12.99), as jersey tank dresses ($19.50) flirt with summer breezes and renounce wintertime warming strategies such as piling on layers or vaulting over simmering cauldrons of gumbo. Complete the ensemble with flip-flops ($3.50+) or ditch the clothes altogether in favor of chic swimwear for men ($16.50+) and women ($10+ for each piece). Old Navy also stocks fashions for girls, boys, toddlers, babies, and timeless immortals.”
The deal is valid for sale items and in-store promotions. Valid only in U. S. stores.
The fine print:
- Expires Jul 30, 2011
- Limit 1 per person. Purchase of Groupon may take up to 48 hours to process. Valid on purchase of $20 or more from 6/2 to 7/30/2011 at Old Navy Stores only. Product restrictions apply. One time use in US only. Not transferable. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent. Good for $20 of merchandise ($10 Paid For value plus $10 Discount Offer value). Discount Offer value expires 7/30/2011. $10 Paid For value does not expire. See Full Terms.
 Not surprisingly considering what weekend this is, Groupon is heavy on burger/meat deals today. In fact there are five of them:
Burger Bar–Downtown St. Louis: $9 for an American Kobe-style burger with three toppings (worth up to $24.75 or $7 for a salmon burger with three toppings (worth up to $16.75 t the burger bar). Burger Bar is at 999 N. Second St. (inside Lumière Place Casino and Hotels) in downtown St. Louis. That’s a 56 percent savings on the burger.
The fine print:
- Expires Sep 30, 2011
- Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional Kobe burger option as a gift. Limit 2 per table per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Dine-in only. Additional fee for foie gras, lobster, shrimp and black truffles.
- See the rules that apply to all deals.
Nature’s Prime Organic Foods: Get $60 worth meat (three packages of steak burgers and two packages of turkey burgers) for $30. The beef is free-range and patties are hormone and anti-biotic free. Your order is delivered to your home.
The fine print:
- Expires Nov 30, 2011
- Limit 1 per person. Not valid until 6/1/11. Valid only for 3 packages of steak patties and 2 packages of turkey patties. Not valid for membership prices or gift certificates.
- See the rules that apply to all deals.
T-Bones Natural Meats, O’Fallon: Pay $10 and get $20 worth of all-natural beef and brats. The meat includes free-range, grass-fed, antibiotic- and steroid-free beef and lean, nitrite- and MSG-free pork brats.
T-Bones O’Fallon is located at 121 O’Fallon Commons.
The Concord Grill–Concord: You get $10 worth of burgers and grilled fare for $20. The restaurant offers more than 38 varieties of handmade burgers, an outdoor patio and a kids’ menu.
Concord Grill is located at 11427 Concord Village Ave., Affton.
The fine print:
- Expires Nov 30, 2011
- Limit 3 per person. Limit 1 per table. Limit 1 per visit. Dine-in only.
- See the rules that apply to all deals.
Paul’z Burgerz and Dogz: $5 for $10 worth of burgers, dogs and fries. Paul’z is located at 1947 Schuetz Road in St. Louis County. Paul’z offers and all-beef burgers and dogs menu, freshly-made fries and chips and a dining room. S O L D O U T
The fine print:
- Expires Nov 30, 2011
- Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per table. Limit 1 per visit. Must purchase a food item.
- See the rules that apply to all deals.
(You have two and a half days to buy any of the deals above.)
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Our new sister site, Living on the Cheap, is celebrating its grand opening with some great giveaways–and there’s still time to enter to win some cool prizes, including $50 in Groupon credits and a $25 Target gift card. Deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 17.
