Originally Posted By mickeynewe New Disneyshopping.com promo: Save - $10 on every $50 order, $20 on every $75 order, and $30 on every $100 order. Just enter the code: "SAVEBIG".
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 These are great tips everyone When I purchased a coffee mug at the Market House on MainStreet I received a free cup of coffee I've done it a couple of times now. Just a nice little perk.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 This is a great thread! Thanks for starting it Mickeynewe! FunnyGarcia reminded me of the McDonald's gift certificates. They always sell the books of treats for $1 at Halloween. Normally they give 12 coupons for free items, so you get about $12 worth of stuff for $1. The coupons say for children 12 and under, but no one ever asks me where the kids are! (They have free coupons for fries, soda, ice cream cones and cookies, ususally. The exp. date normally states 12/31. So, if anyone is going before 12/31, stop at your local McDonald's and pick up a few books. (We used them for ice cream on the way back to Hojo's almost every night.) Th Crystal Light comment reminded me of the new Kool Aid single packs that they sell now. We brought them along to DL this summer and got cups, ice and water at Rancho Di Zocala (sp?) and the boys had a nice cold (almost free!) beverage. So, all I did was copy everyone else's ideas...I will have to think of some original ones!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe Thanks for the input! I'm glad everyone is keeping this thread going. LOL...every little bit helps and I hope everyone is enjoying the tips as much as I am!
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 Does everyone belong to "Mypoints"? That is a great program! You get 5 points for "reading" the emails they send out. (Basically, you just click on the part of the email that says "Click here for 5 points") Then, if you are interested in any of the offers, you get points for signing up or purchasing things that you may be planning to buy anyway. (For instance, when I needed a camera, I bought one through Overstock.com. They were giving 10 points for every dollar spent through Mypoints and I was able to accumulate about 1500 points from that offer.) Before we went to DL this summer, I cashed in 7000 points and was able to get $50 in gift cards for the Rainforest Cafe'. If you sign up through a friend's invitation, they get 200 points for referring you. So, I'm always trying to get people to join! They even give 2 points per $ spent at Ebay, but that's one place I always forget to go through Mypoints first! I lose a lot of points that way, too! (I'm always buying [Disney!] items on Ebay!) If you're interested you can check them out at Mypoints.com.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy Thank you for the above tip. So if I were to sign up how to I let them know that you invited me?
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I think I have to send you an invitation through the website via email. (I give them your first name and email addy.) If you are interested, you can send me your email address, I'll go see if my address is in my profile. If is isn't, I'll add it.
Originally Posted By mamacita Tinkerbell819, can you use the McDonald's coupons at the McDonald's inside DCA? That would be very cool. I am going to try it.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 The only McDonald's I've been to near DL was the one on Harbor Blvd. I didn't even know there was one in DCA! (I've seen the big billboard advertisement, though! Those books should be on sale soon, if they aren't already. I know our McDonald's sells out of them pretty fast!
Originally Posted By funnygarcia The treat books are the ones I referred to in my original post. They are treated as gift certificates, gift certificates do not expire in CA. If you over buy booklets , keep them for another CA trip! Not every Mcdonald's location carries the treat books... I did buy some at the McDonald's inside of John Wayne (SNA) airport on one of my trips. Otherwise check ebay or coupon trading boards. I know they put them out with each major holiday season: Back to School, Halloween, Christmas, Easter/Spring I never tried using them at Burger Invasion/Mcdonald's in DCA. Might try that on my December trip
Originally Posted By funnygarcia Deep Discount DVD .com has the Disneyland Sing Along "It's a Small World" DVD and SING ALONG SONGS-HAPPY HAUNTING DVD, both are $6.94 each, free shipping. I have the "It's A Small World", a nice intro to DL, I used it to show my boys what the park was like before our first trip (they were 7 and 3 at the time). Might order the Happy Haunting one, new to me.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 I didn't know I could use the Halloween treat coupons all year in CA! That's awesome! I'll have to buy extra for summer! (My family is embarrassed enough by my wheeling and dealing, now I'll be in Mickey D's in July handing them Halloween certificates! lol)
Originally Posted By funnygarcia The old ones said "Does not expire in CA" (and some other states listed) Not sure if the curent ones state that or not. Still using ones from 2003.. woo hoo!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe I believe by state law that gift certificates in California cannot expire. It has nothing to do with who produces them. LOL..so keep using those 2003 certificates!
Originally Posted By muffin12 I live in the seattle area and I dont think that I have seen any halloween coupon books for a few years. has anyone else seen them that live in my area? I would love to get some we will be traveling with 11 kids this christmas and that would be a huge savings.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 muffin12, I'm pretty sure McDonald's sell them nationwide. I've never seen them advertised, I just ask the people at the counter for them. Some years I forget to ask about them, I should remember this year since we are discussing them! lol
Originally Posted By LacyBelle I have noticed lately that the fast food restaurants are moving towards gift cards (McDs and Jack in the Box that I've seen). I wonder if those gift books are soon going to be a thing of the past....
Originally Posted By mickeynewe UGH...yes, I repeat....UGH! *exasperated* Well, I received my Entertainment 07 book today. That was actually a good thing. The UGH is because the same day I received it the REALTOR magazine came out and offered a special promo for buying them at a 50% discount! UGH! *grumbles* So, if you are a realtor, or have a friend that is a realtor, etc., ASK THEM to purchase your copy for you! It will save you lots of $$$.
Originally Posted By muffin12 Well I just found out that the mcdonalds here has them. Yeah! Does anyone know if they can be used at DCA at the restaurant that mcdonalds owns. Darkbeer where are you?
