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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Free Kindle book: Through the Door (The Thin Veil).

Today's Kindle freebie is something called "urban fantasy," whatever that is. I guess we'll have to read it to find out! Download Through the Door (The Thin Veil), the first book in a forthcoming fantasy trilogy.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Washington: Up to $50 refund on booze.

Fellow Washingtonians who are feeling the pain of sticker shock after our state liquor stores were privatized this month, here's an offer that may help ease the sting: up to $50 in rebates when you buy booze. Here's a list of the qualifying brands, and as always with rebate forms, make sure to read the fine print carefully and follow the instructions.

Stock up for a summer's worth of parties, and drink responsibly!

JOSE CUERVO MARGARITAS®
JOSE CUERVO® Light Margaritas
CAPTAIN MORGAN® Black Spiced Rum
CAPTAIN MORGAN® Original Spiced Rum
APTAIN MORGAN LIME BITE®
CAPTAIN MORGAN® Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail
CROWN ROYAL® Blended Canadian Whiskey
CROWN ROYAL BLACK® Blended Canadian Whiskey
JEREMIAH WEED® Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka
JOHNNIE WALKER® RED LABEL® Blended Scotch Whiskey
JOSE CUERVO ESPECIAL® Tequila (Gold or Silver)
JOSE CUERVO GOLDEN MARGARITA®
KETEL ONE® Vodka
SMIRNOFF Any Flavor
TANQUERAY

Friday, June 8, 2012

Seattle: Free Woodland Park Zoo tix at Starbucks today, 3 pm.

OK, it's time for the grand finale of the Starbucks We-Love-You-Fridays promotion! Lucky Seattleites can stop into their local Starbucks today starting at 3 pm and get a free ticket to Woodland Park Zoo.

The ticket is valid between June 17 and July 31, which includes Father's Day, hint hint...

Facebook: Free Caswell-Massey almond aloe lotion sample.

Caswell-Massey is offering a free sample of their almond-aloe lotion when you "like" them on Facebook and fill out the request form. I've been kind of anti-scented-lotion lately, but almond and aloe seem pretty harmless, right?

Friday, June 1, 2012

Seattle: Free "Sister Act" screening tix today at 3 pm.

I almost forgot! The Starbucks freebie series continues this week with free tickets to a screening of "Sister Act" at the Paramount for you and three friends. You also have a chance to win tickets to the Broadway version that's coming in 2013.

I think I'll pass on this one, but next week is the free zoo tickets, so mark your calendars for that!

Free donut at Dunkin' Donuts w/beverage purchase, June 1.

Today is National Donut Day, as you may have heard, and Dunkin' Donuts is also participating, though not as generously as Krispy Kreme, which is just giving away a free donut of your choice. At Dunkin', you get a free donut with purchase of a beverage today, June 1.

Still, I hear Dunkin' Donuts coffee has a very loyal following, so this may not be a problem for their fans!

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Free Krispy Kreme donut June 1.

Tomorrow is National Donut Day! And Krispy Kreme is celebrating with a FREE donut for everybody. Stop by a participating store tomorrow, June 1, and you can get a free donut of your choice, any variety.

If only more holidays involved the public giving of free donuts...

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