Living well and centsibly in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area
Sweet! At participating Cinnabon locations, you can get TWO FREE BONBITES on Saturday, July 20th!
Visit participating U.S. mall bakeries from 12pm-6pm or Pilot Flying J bakeries from 9am-1pm.
In Minnesota, there are several locations including Maplewood Mall, Burnsville Center, Southdale Center, and Mall of America.
Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-Fil-A is on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019, which means all you have to do is dress like a cow and you can get a FREE entree!
Just dress up in any type of cow costume or outfit and stop in between opening and 7pm and you can get a free entree.
Visit their website for cow costume ideas.
Here’s a freebie to make school supply shopping season more bearable!
Participating TCC Verizon and Wireless Zone stores will be giving away FREE backpacks with school supplies on Sunday, July 21st from 1:00 – 4:00pm (while supplies last).
First-come, first-served so get there early! Also, the child receiving the backpack must be there with you so be sure to bring them with!
Here’s TCC’s Facebook event page.
Here’s Wireless Zone’s Facebook event page.
Minnesota locations – CHECK IN ADVANCE if your location is participating
TCC Verizon:
1411 4th Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Friday, June 21, 2019 is a special day for summer – it’s the first day of summer but it’s also National Smoothie Day AND Free Shake Day!
Cool off this summer with a FREE smoothie at Jamba Juice on National Smoothie Day, Friday, June 21st, 2019!
From 2:00 – 5:00pm you can get a free Watermelon Breeze, Vanilla Blue Sky or White Gummi smoothie. No purchase necessary!
There are 8 locations in the Twin Cities including Edina, St. Paul and Maple Grove.
Local Wayback Burgers restaurants will be giving away free Black & White milkshakes for the first day of summer on Friday, June 21st, all day from 10:30am until close! There is no purchase necessary and shakes will be given out while supplies last.
There is one location in the Twin Cities and it’s in Woodbury at 8470 City Center Drive.
As a HUGE fan of ALDI stores, where I save money by doing about 50% of our grocery shopping there, I’m sharing news of a grand opening event in Blaine this Thursday, December 10th.
At the NEW ALDI at 10216 Lexington Avenue N. in Blaine, head to their grand opening this Thursday, December 10th starting at 9:00am.
As a huge fan of ALDI stores (where I save money by doing about 50% of our family’s grocery shopping), I’m sharing news of the grand opening of a new ALDI store in Cambridge, MN.
To celebrate the new Cambridge store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45 a.m. this Thursday, Dec. 5th, to which EVERYONE is invited to attend and sample ALDI exclusive brand products, tour the store and shop for your favorite grocery items!
Additionally, you can enter an on-site sweepstakes for a chance to win ALDI gift certificates. The first 1,500 guests will also receive a free ALDI Eco Bag.
Here’s are the details:
When:
Thursday, Dec. 5th
· 8:45 a.m. – Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
· 9 a.m. – Official Public Opening, Product Sampling and On-Site Sweepstakes
Where:
ALDI
160 Balsam St. N.
Cambridge, MN 55008
Congratulations to Lisa McChesney for winning the Old Chicago giveaway for a $25 Old Chicago gift card and T-shirt!
Thank you to everyone for entering! All the entries were GREAT and I enjoyed reading them (and getting hungry again). I hope you enjoyed them, too!
How the winner was determined
There were a total of 16 entries (17 comments; two from one person) and all entries were numbered in the order they were posted/received. Using random.org’s “True Random Number Generator” and submitting the numbers 1-16, the number “1” was generated as the winning number. Click HERE to view the actual result (can be found on top right of file).
Hello everyone! I’m excited to announce I’m doing a GIVEAWAY for an Old Chicago $25 gift card and T-shirt. This will be fun!
Old Chicago is re-opening their Eden Prairie restaurant which is the first of a nationwide rollout of changes to their restaurants, menus and beer selection. They’re giving out coupon books to the first 100 people Monday, March 19th at 11:00am which are worth $25 of pizza each month for 12 months…or in other words…FREE PIZZA FOR A YEAR!
If you can’t make it out there or don’t get there in time, you can still win a $25 gift card and T-shirt, provided by Old Chicago.
To enter leave a comment below telling me what pizza on the NEW Old Chicago menu you love OR would LOVE to try. Or if you prefer something else like salads (they have almost doubled their salad selection), post that. You can view the menu by clicking HERE. The giveaway will run through Friday, March 23rd at 6:00 p.m.
For kicks, if you want to share, I’d love to know if you’d prefer the classic deep dish crust OR their NEW tavern thin style crust. My hubby LOVES thin crusts so we’re anxious to try it. Our kids – and I – will eat just about any kind of pizza.
(Oh – and speaking of kids – Old Chicago Eden Prairie purchased a new Thermal Oven that allows them to bake their pizzas in half the time as before — so now you only have to wait about 6-1/2 minutes to feed your hungry family.)
After the giveaway ends, comments will be closed. The winner will be RANDOMLY selected from all the entries. I will contact the winner by email and will need their full name, address and phone number. The winner will receive the prize pack by mail.
Check back on this website by next Monday, March 26th for an announcement of the winner.
This giveaway is open to all U.S. residents with a valid email address. (Note: Any entries that look like spam will be blocked.)
And don’t worry – when you enter, your email address will not be visible, and will NOT be used for anything other than contacting you if you are the winner. Good luck!
Reminder: Free Pizza for One Year to the first 100 Guests at the New Old Chicago Official Grand Re-Opening on Monday, March 19th! Doors open at 11:00am!
Only at Old Chicago’s Eden Prairie location: 12300 Singletree, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.
I’m hoping to be there – my family loves pizza!
What: Old Chicago Restaurant Grand Re-Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Date: Monday, March 19, 2012
Start Time: 10:45 a.m.
Location (address): Old Chicago
12300 Singletree Ln # 100
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Be one of the first 100 people in line to experience the NEW Old Chicago and get FREE world-famous pizza for an entire year! Join us as we celebrate a new menu and look with a ribbon cutting ceremony and check presentation to PROP food bank (People Reaching Out to Other People).
Go to www.oldchicago.com to find out more about Old Chicago and to view their full menu.
Notes from Lisa:
I am sharing this because I received it as a PR announcement (and verified it), but also because I’ve eaten at Old Chicago and think it’s worth going to!
