Daily Archives: June 3, 2009

Stores, Brands Tap Into the Power of Frugal Bloggers

June 3, 2009
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However, this Associated Press piece on the power frugal bloggers have these days to win deals and influence people did not include my advice. Wish it did.

Nonetheless, it did mention some of the sites I frequent and mention in my new book. These include CouponMom.

Here’s what I found very interesting about the piece–the retailers mentioned in the story include The Gap, KMart and Wal-Mart but not Target. Wouldn’t you think that Target would want to reach out to frugal folks, too? Maybe I need to go pitch myself to Target…

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Freebie Friday Update…on Wednesday

June 3, 2009
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Just a quick update on last week’s Freebie Friday, plus a few more deals that are good today only!

Under Free Food:

Treat Yourself to iTunes is Over on Facebook. Sorry.

No Service Fee Wednesday for Concert Tickets

  • Staring today, June 3, 2009, at 12:01 a.m., LiveNation kicks off “No Service Fee Wednesdays,” which will allow customers to buy tickets without a service fee for hundreds of concert events occurring in the near future. Throughout the rest of the summer, Live Nation becomes Free-Nation, as it offers a variety of “No Service Fee Wednesdays” specials. Tickets without service fees are available at all Live Nation-ticketed amphitheaters for concerts including: Aerosmith, blink-182, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd, No Doubt, Phish, Rascal Flatts with Darius Rucker, and The Fray.Picture 13
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