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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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Deals: Annual Spa Week Discounts at NYC Spas

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:12:29 +0000

Spa week is October 11-17 with participating spas nationwide offering spectacular discounts, including here The Big Apple. Start planning now for your Spa Week discount massage, facial or mani pedi — for yourself or a friend via spa gift cards that never expire. Aah, spa. Most definitely.

Click here to find a Spa Week participating spa in [...]

Free Glucose Meter

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:14:27 +0000

Free glucose meter just for filling out the coupon.

Free Contour or Breeze 2 glucose meter just for filling out the coupon. [...]

Discount Deal for Gramercy Pilates Fitness Classes

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:01:09 +0000

Pay just $79 for two private Pilates or Gyrotonic sessions, or $39 for four beginner machine classes at Gramercy Pilates Fitness in New York City. The discount health and fitness deal is good only with the website [...]

BOGO Sale on Batteries for July Fourth Weekend

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:33:46 +0000

It seems that everything runs on batteries these days, including my new wireless mouse for my new iMac computer. Stock up at the CVS battery BOGO sale before the July Fourth holiday to keep your cameras and the kids’ toys working properly. Also flashlights — always a good idea to have a working flashlight around in [...]

BOGO Vitamins at CVS, Duane Reade

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:19:39 +0000

BOGO means buy one, get one free. Stock up on vitamins and health supplements for yourself and the family this week at CVS and Duane Reade. CVS has the Nature Made brand on BOGO sale, and at Duane Reade it is the Sundown vitamins brand. CVS also has their own brand of alkaline batteries on BOGO [...]

Free Skin Cancer Screening

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:55:06 +0000

Do you know how to recognize the signs of skin cancer? If not, you can get a free skin cancer screening from the dermatologists and other medical specialists of Roosevelt Hospital. The free screening is Sunday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Roosevelt Hospital Physicians, 425 W. 59th, just west of Columbus Ave. Call 212-523-3888 for an appointment. [...]

Best New NYC Travel Guidebook

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:46:07 +0000

Peaceful Places NYC travel guidebook by Evelyn Kanter for residents, visitors

It’s mine. Just published. Peaceful Places New York City is your guide to more than 100 of the most tranquil, serene spots in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Most of the sites mentioned are free, and each and every one of them is [...]

Free Mammograms in Manhattan

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:09:10 +0000

Free mammograms are being offered by the American Italian Cancer Foundation. You must be at least 40 years old and not have had a mammogram in the last 12 months to be eligible. Medical insurance does matter for these free mammograms. The service is being offered all day, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lincoln Square Neighborhood [...]

Weekday Ski Discounts at Belleayre

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:57:25 +0000

There’s still nearly two months left to the ski and snowboard season in the Catskills, but Belleayre already has started its end-of-season discounts. For the rest of the season, Bellayre is offering $20 lift tickets and $10 rentals, on Wednesdays only, and $25 lift tickets on Fridays. Two-For-Tuesdays returns, with two lift tickets for the price [...]

Free Heart Screenings at NYU

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:22:35 +0000

February is American Heart Month, a good time to make sure your heart is healthy. NYU is sponsoring a FREE Heart Health Fair, with screenings, lectures and other information on heart healthy eating, heart healthy exercise and fitness, risk factors to be aware of, and more, including giveaways and door prizes. The Heart Health Fair is [...]

Ski Free Mondays at Stratton, Vermont

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:50:45 +0000

Spend the weekend skiing or riding at Stratton, Vermont, and the resort will throw in Monday for free. You have to book a Friday, Saturday, Sunday three-night weekend lodging and lifts package, and the third day of skiing is free. Prices start at $68 per night per person. SKI Magazine has rated Stratton in the top ten in [...]

Spa Specials for Valentine’s Day

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:48:49 +0000

Lia Schorr is one of the leading day spas in The Big Apple, and for Valentine’s Day and through the end of March, the spa is offering up to half off treatments for men and women. A seaweed facial, regularly $130 is now $65. A hot stone massage with reflexology, regularly $145, is now $70. And a [...]

Free Yoga Classes on Sat. Jan 23

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:07:45 +0000

It’s called Yoga Day USA, and there are FREE yoga classes all over the United States, including right here in the Big Apple, on Saturday, Jan. 23. The free yoga day is sponsored by the national Yoga Alliance, whose mantra is ‘find upward bliss with downward dog’. The two New York City yoga studios offering free [...]

Free Skating at Bryant Park Ends Soon

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:11:17 +0000

The ice skating rink in Bryant Park is only FREE ice skating in The Big Apple. And like all good things, it doesn’t last forever. The ice skating rink is closing on Sunday, Jan. 24th to make way for the spring fashion shows. So grab your skates and go. The rink is open daily from 8 a.m. Sunday [...]

2010 Winter Olympics skin care kit is discounted

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:21:04 +0000

Protect your skin from frostbite, windburn and winter dryness, and support the U.S. Ski Team and the U. S. Snowboarding Team at the same time. Dermatone is the official sunscreen and frostbite fighter of both teams, and is discounting a kit of products that usually sells for $19.99 for $15.99 for the holidays. The Detmatone kit contains tins, [...]

CVS fined for selling out-dated food, drugs and baby formula

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:35:53 +0000

Expiration dates are printed on foods, baby fomula, and medicines for a good reason. And you should check them when you are shopping to be sure you are buying safe and healthy items for yourself and your family.

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has fined CVS $875,000 for selling expired food, medicine and baby food. It’s not [...]

24 Hour Pharmacies in Manhattan

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:30:26 +0000

Duane Reade has five pharmacies in Manhattan that are open 24/7.

250 West 57th St. (Broadway), tel. 212- 265-2101 155 East 34th St. (3rd Ave.), tel. 212-683-3042 2522 Broadway (94th St.), tel. 212-663-1580 2864 Broadway (111th St.), tel. 212-316-5112 1279 Third Ave. (74th St.), tel 212-744-2668

You can sign up for AutoRefill at these or other Duane Reade pharmacies, and it will be [...]