Hotel Offers Free Baseball Tickets

During spring training, Sanibel Arms West on Sanibel Island is offering  free baseball tickets. To be eligible for the tickets, guests must stay at least seven nights. Some other requirements apply. The tickets are for Minnesota Twins or Boston Red Sox Februray 24 to April 5 For information, please phone 800-950-1138  

Save up to 25% In Sanibel Island

The discount in this deal, 15 percent to 25 percent, depends on the length of the stay. West Wind Inn in Sanibel Island offers 15 percent off with a stay of two nights, 20 percent off with a stay three nights and 25 percent off with a stay of a minimum of  four nights. The [...]

Save 25% On Sanibel Island

Save 25 percent on lodging rates. Sanibel Arms West is offering the deal to guests on vacation for three nights or more. The deal is available for trips to December 18, 800-950-1138    

Florida tax-free weekend Aug. 13-15

If you haven’t bought all the school clothes and supplies your kids need yet – or if you don’t have any kids but need some clothes and office supplies of your own – this may be the weekend to shop. Florida’s sales tax holiday is back this year, in a shortened version. Qualifying items will [...]

Free Fresco Taco at Taco Bell

This deal is back! You can download and print a coupon for a free Fresco Taco at Taco Bell. The coupon is valid for seven days OR until one million free taco coupons are redeemed. Even if you have a coupon, it will be void once one million people redeem theirs, so act quickly. Limit [...]

Afternoon treat deal at Starbucks

Here’s the way this deal works. Go to Starbucks before 2 p.m. and make a purchase. Then return to Starbucks after 2 p.m. on the same day and present your receipt. The “treat receipt” entitles you to any grande-sized cold drink for the discounted fee of $2, plus tax. This deal is for a limited [...]

Coupon for BOGO sub at Quiznos

Looking for lunch? Quiznos has two printable coupons online that will give you a deal on a meal. One is a buy one, get one free deal: Buy a sub and a drink and get a sub of equal or lesser value free. The second is for $1 off a regular sub or $2 off [...]

Cheap book about cheap fun

Looking for things to do and places to visit in the Sunshine State that don’t cost the price of a small car? For $5, you can download a copy of  100 Florida Freebies and Cheapies: Vacation Fun for $5 or Less by long-time Tampa Bay area residents Adele Woodyard and Stephen Morrill. The book includes [...]

Places to find ‘kids eat free’ deals

I’m hunting around for the best resources for finding “kids eat free” deals. Do you have a tried-and-true favorite? If so, please post a comment. I’ve come across a few sites, and I’ve had mixed results. Some stick to the major chains only. Others have the contact info but no details of the deal. YMMV [...]

Get free stuff on your birthday

I love free stuff. I love it even more when people give me free stuff just because I exist. I’d like to think it’s just because I’m cool like that, but really, they’ll give it to anyone. Want yours? Check out these two sites and register to get free stuff on your birthday. BirthdayFreebies.com: With [...]