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Frugal Family: Dog Deals, Dance and a Chance to Add to Your Luggage Collection
Your guide to thrifty tips, tricks and tools on the Island and beyond.
Groupon is running a special for Alameda's own . For just $5 you get $10 worth of sandwiches and gelato (and yes, they do have fudge and other kinds of yummy candy there, too). But you have to hurry—the deal ends at noon today (June 8).
has a number of summer buy-one-get-one-half-off specials, including on Natural Balance, Taste of the Wild and Canidae dog foods, as well as Advantage and Advantix flea control products.
Summer travelers might want to know about the pretty darn rockin' 2-for-1 sale on luggage at right now. You can get 4, 7 and 9-piece sets—all at 2-for-1, and most of this stuff is quality. For instance, you could buy yourself a very nice Samsonite carry-on for $319 and then pick up its match for, yes, free.
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Build Your Own First Aid Case: Forget the jumble of Band-Aids, gauze, adhesive tape and anti-bacterial ointments in the sticky ziplock baggie at the bottom of your backpack. If you buy any two first aid items at right now, you get a free first aid kit case, plus $15 worth of coupons on other first aid products.
New Zumba Class in Town: VidaFit, 2516 Blanding, is featuring a deal on Zumba classes. The first class is free, classes after that are $6 for for one person or $10 for two people. Patch knows something about Zumba—we won't say where or when we do it, but we do know Zumba is a super fun way to get a super good workout.
