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NYC Cheap Deal: Join Amazon Mom for Free Diaper Delivery

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:22:48 +0000

Amazon Mom is a new program from Amazon. Sign up and you get FREE two-day delivery of diapers and 30% off other baby care and toddler care products such as wipes. Amazon Mom says the program is open to anybody caring for a young child. By my definition, that would include grandparents and operators of infant [...]

Daily Deals and Savings for NYC Cheap Readers

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:49:31 +0000

New coupon deals and freebies for NYC on the Cheap readers and subscribers:

Free t-shirt from VistaPrint. Chose from more than 20 different designs.

Free chips and queso at Chili’s. Click here to print a coupon for your FREE order of Skillet Queso & Chips.

Get a free DVD about Hovercraft personal mobility vehicles, with no obligation. That means [...]

Get Swag on the Web for Signing Up

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:12:56 +0000

There are a lot of bogus websites that promise you bucks for surfing the web and may even put spyware and malware on your computer. This is n’t one of them. Swagbucks gives you virtual dollars to redeem for prizes for signing up to get coupons for your favorite products and stores. You could go straight [...]

NYC Bargain Finder: Free Breakfast at Starbucks

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:14:39 +0000

Free breakfast sandwich at Starbucks if you sign up for My Starbucks Rewards. Offer good through Sept 21. Click here for the NYC on the Cheap bargain finder [...]

Free Mini Makeover and Lip Gloss at Origins

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:48:23 +0000

You are looking good at Origins with a FREE Labor Day weekend mini-makeover and FREE lip gloss. By appointment only. This Origins good deal is good only through Monday, [...]

Street Fair Schedule for NYC Labor Day Weekend

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:23:55 +0000

Street fairs and festivals are always free. What you buy from the food, crafts and housewares vendors is not. This is the schedule of Labor Day Weekend street fairs on Sunday and Monday:

Sunday, September 5

Broadway Festival,  on Broadway from 8th Street to 14th Street The 26th Annual Brazilian Day Festival, on 6th Ave. from 42nd – 56th St. [...]

NYC Sales and Bargains: Daily Deals at Radio Shack

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:38:53 +0000

Radio Shack is trying a different spin on the traditional Labor Day sale — a different product steeply discounted each day. Here’s the deal:

Sunday — a Samsung t139 prepaid no-contract phone, half-price at $14.99 Monday — The Mio R403 touchscreen GPS for $69.99, save $60 Tuesday — Sony nine-inch portable DVD player, $154.99, safe $35 Wednesday — a 32-inch [...]

NYC Cheap Coupon Deal: $8 from Colgate

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:07:28 +0000

Sign up with Colgate – SmileTalk and gain access to more than $8 in coupons, special offers, product previews and feedback opportunities. This special cheapskate deal is only for readers of NYC on [...]

Roundup of Labor Day Weekend Coupon Deals

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:37:14 +0000

There are sooooo many special disocunt deals this Labor Day Weekend. So grab a pencil to add up how much you’ll be saving.

Restaurant.com is offering $25 in delicious dining for just $3. Use the coupon code SAVORY. Offer good though Monday only.

Toys R US is giving 25 percent off new purchases if you trade in something [...]

Weekend Deal: Find your Ancestors Free on Ancestry

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:19:43 +0000

Spend Labor Day looking for your long lost relatives on Ancestry.com. Through Monday, September 6, Ancestry is offering free access to its huge and complete collection of immigration records. It could be a labor of love on Labor [...]

Free Labor Day Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock Concerts at Riverbank State Park

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:13:29 +0000

Big Apple musicians shine on Labor Day at the FREE concert afternoon at Riverbank State Park. The list of performers includes saxophone virtuoso Teodross Avery, whose style blends jazz and hip hop, the rock band Girls on Top, and the Latin salsa/jazz band El Timbalero. The concert schedule also includes a performanc by the Becky Radway [...]

Free Tastings of Johnnie Walker Scotch Brands

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:07:30 +0000

Learn the the difference between Johnnie Walker Red and Johnnie Walker Black and lots more about the history and mystique of Scotch whisky at a free Johnnie Walker tasting event. Master blenders take you though the process, and since there’s sampling and sipping, you have to be at least 21 years old to attend. The tastings [...]

Free Seven Day Membership to Gold’s Gym

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:33:11 +0000

Get a free seven day VIP membership to Gold’s Gym, only for readers and fans of New York City on the Cheap. Get in shape for fall and the upcoming holidays. Work out for free for a week at Gold’s gym. Click here for this special [...]

NYC on the Cheap: Free Recipes for Jewish New Year

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:12:22 +0000

A representative from Cuisinart shares recipes and cooking tips for the Jewish New Year, at Broadway Panhandler on Thursday, Sept. 2. The recipes are Honey Spice Loaf Cake & Browned Onion Kugel. She will be preparing both in a space saving Cuisinart Toaster Oven. The recipes will be handed out after the demonstration, which starts promptly at 5:30 [...]

Free Lecture on Japanese Cartoon Animation

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:36:40 +0000

The word ‘anime’ is short for Japanese “animation.” This cartoon style has been around as early 1917 and exploded in popularity in Japan in the 1960s. Learn more about it, and find out how it is different from the such American animation styles of Disney, Pixar and Avatar at a free lecture at the Mid-Manhattan Branch of [...]

Free Resume Writing Workshop in Brooklyn

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:25:52 +0000

Need help getting a job, or changing careers? The Brooklyn Public Library can help, with this FREE resume writing workshop. Learn to how to fine-tune your skills on paper and craft a resume that will get you job interviews. The free lecture is presented by the staff from the Education & Job Information Center (EJIC). It’s at [...]

NYC on the Cheap: Free Japanese Art Exhibit

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:25:14 +0000

The Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts museum is one of those lesser known hidden Big Apple gems. On Tuesday, August 31, enjoy the FREE opening of the fall exhibition of Japanese art, featuring pieces from hundreds of years of Japanese history. The display includes ceramics, paintings, sculptures, and beautiful shoji screens, including some items from what [...]

NYC on the Cheap: Last Two Nites of Free Movies in Central Park

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:01:44 +0000

It’s the last two nights of free movies in Central Park. The theme of this year’s The Central Park Conservancy Film Festival is Big Apple icons — films that feature New York City as one os its stars. The movies are being shown in the area just north of Sheep Meadow, behind Mineral Springs, at mid-park [...]

Free Today Only: Frederick Fekkai Hair Care Products Worth $23

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:57:48 +0000

Get Frederick Fekkai hair care products worth $23 for free today only at Saks Fifth Avenue, today at. These aren’t travel-size trial size or sample size products. This is a full-size sample, and you get one of four choices — a Fekkai product for shine, body, color protection or straightening. The freebie is one day only, [...]

NYC on the Cheap: Free Katy Perry Concert

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:43:16 +0000

Friday, August 27 is the last of the FREE Friday concerts in Rockefeller Center. And this one will be a biggie. A free concert by pop superstar Katy Perry is sure to bring out the crowds.

The concert is sponsored by Toyota and the NBC Today Show, live in Rockefeller Plaza from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Get [...]

NYC on the Cheap: Free Frederick Fekkai Products at Saks Fifth Ave

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:58:07 +0000

Get Frederick Fekkai hair car products worth $23 for free for one day only at Saks Fifth Avenue. These aren’t travel-size trial size or sample size products. This is a full-size sample, and you get one of four choices — a Fekkai product for shine, body, color protection or straightening. The freebie is one day only, [...]

Free Movies in Central Park Celebrate Big Apple Icons

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:39:24 +0000

New York City’s iconic skyline, buildings and neighborhoods take center stage at The Central Park Conservancy Film Festival, which brings free movies to the heart of Manhattan for five nights, Aug. 24-28. Each movie features iconic New York City locations and sights – from the Empire State Building in King Kong to the city’s subway in [...]

Mountain Bike World Cup Finals are in Catskills this Weekend

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:06:43 +0000

Hundreds of the world’s best mountain bikers head to Windham, New York, in the heart of the Catskill Mountains this weekend, August 21-23, for the finals of the 2010 Mountain Bike World Cup finals. This is the first time the finals have been held in the United States, so this is your chance to see the [...]

Good Deal: Kids Eat Free at IHOP in August

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:52:53 +0000

Kids eat free at IHOP during August, with the purchase of an adult meal. Two adults, two kids eat free. This is a deal! Too bad there’s just one IHOP in the Big Apple — it’s at 2294 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. in Harlem. But this is a national chain, and the kids eat free [...]

Free Admission to National Parks August 14, 15

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:21:58 +0000

More than 100 National Parks that usually charge admission fees are free this weekend, August 14 and 15. It is the third and last fee free weekend of 2010, so get out there and enjoy.

There are one dozen National Parks in New York City. Some of them are free all the time, and most of them [...]