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• Cheesecake Factory Half Price Slice: Any slice of cheesecake for half price, no coupon needed, in honor of National Cheesecake Day on 7/30/10. Or “Like” The Cheesecake Factory on Facebook to get a printed invitation for a $1.50 slice of cheescake on the preview day, 7/29/10. ~Tucson on the Cheap
• Baskin-Robbins BOGO Coupon: Buy One Get On Free Regular Softserve Cones. Print and bring coupon to your local Baskin-Robbins store to redeem. Some restrictions may apply. Offer expires 8/08/10.
• Restaurant Discounts: Save 80% Off $25 Gift Certificates (coupons). Use code PLATE and pay $2 through 7/31/10.
• AMC $4 Movie Tickets: Get movie tickets for only $4 (value up to $12.50) at any AMC Movie Theater anytime from KGB Deals. In the Bay Area, AMC theaters in San Francisco, Emeryville, Santa Clara, San Jose, Cupertino.
• Entertainment Book Deal: Liquidation sale — two 2010 Entertainment Books for $10 (value $70) w/ Free shipping through 8/2/10. This book is filled with 50% off and 2 for 1 coupons good for the rest of the year around the Bay.

FREE

• Free Kids Play Group: City of Alameda Free Play Group for children 2 1/2 to 5 years old, starting this fall. Field trips, fun hands-on activities (arts, science, math exploration, tiny chefs kitchen, literacy). Snacks provided. Tuesday class taught in English; Thursday class bilingual Spanish. 9/7/10 through 11/18/10.
• Cookies By Design Free Cookie: Get a Free Flip Flop Cookie when you visit a local store. In Pleasanton: 4247-15 Rosewood Drive. In Santa Clara: 5253 Stevens Creek Blvd. ~Miami On The Cheap
• Barnes & Noble Free Ebook Classics: Choose from a limited number of Free Classics eBooks available each week from B&N 7/16/10 -9/14/10. The titles will change weekly. Must open free B&N account and download free eReader.
• Free Designer Undies: Thursday, August 5th is National Underwear Day (whatever), and Freshpair will celebrate by giving away 5,000 pairs of free underwear from 8/1/10 to 8/15/10 (no strings attached). Snag a pair of the hottest brands, including Piss & Vinegar, Expose, Calvin Klein, Natori, 2xist, b.tempt’d by Wacoal, Ed Hardy and many more. More info in August at FreshPair.com.
• Del Taco Free Taco w/Purchase: “Like” them of facebook to get the coupon. ~Miami On The Cheap
• Free Lunch for SF Kids: All San Francisco children and teens ages 18 and younger receive a free healthy meal this summer at any of several locations through 8/6/10 Mondays — Fridays. ~sfkids.org
• Free Salsa Lessons: Agenda Lounge hosts Free Salsa Lessons every Wednesday night 8pm – 9:30. Then the DJ will begin spinning Salsa music. so you can stay and practice until 2 am. Located at 399 S. First Street, Downtown San Jose, CA.
• Chipotle Free Kids Meal: Promo for Free Kid’s Meal on Sundays 8/1/10 when parents buy a burrito, salad, burrito bowl, or order of tacos. [Locations]
• Free Tennis Clinic: Hidden Hills Health & Racquet Club offers Free Beginner Tennis Clinics Sundays at 2pm. Address: 25200 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA, 94542. 510.690.0060.
• Free Self Defense Classes: ESKABO DAAN will be offering FREE self defense classes for women on Thursday nights in July. Learn Filipino based mixed martial art skills that can be readily applied without going through years of training. Learn weapon and empty hand self defense. No experience necessary all levels are welcomed. Address: 1920 Polk St San Francisco, CA 94109 (between Jackson & Pacific). For more information call:415-674-4388.  www.eskabodaan.org.
• Elephant Bar Coupon: Get a $5 coupon good at any Elephant Bar mailed to you for answering a few survey questions, like which Elephant Bar you go to and how often you eat out.
• Starbucks Music: Download a Free Frappuccino Music Mix on iTunes.
• Free Ebook of J M Barrie’s Peter Pan: These Free Ebook and Free Audiobook download of J M Barrie’s Peter Pan are available from Cooler Books, in association with the  debut of the play San Francisco (50% off tix).
• Free Kids Books from Borders: Kids 12 and under get a Free Book when they read 10 (no purchase needed). Borders double dog dares them.  (Just fill out the form listing the books and take it to the store.) Good through 8/26/10.
• Free California Academy of Sciences Nightlife - Free Birthday Tickets to Cal Academy Nightlife (Thurs. Nights 6pm-10pm) within 7 days of your birthday. Simply bring a Valid ID to the ticket window. (Friends can buy skip-the-line Nightlife tickets and save a buck here.)
• Free Bonnaroo Music: The NPR website has a Free ‘NPR Music At Bonnaroo’ Sampler with an 11-song sampler music download from artists featured at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival.
• Free Young Adult Audiobooks: Sync offers Two Free YA Audiobook Downloads. Each week a popular Young Adult title is paired with a Classic title that appears on Summer Reading lists through 9/10/10.
• Free Crafts Workshops at Michaels: The crafts store offers Free crafts workshops for kids, with a different make it/take it theme each month.
• Free Build & Grow Kids Workshops for kids: Lowe’s Free Build & Grow Workshops for kids are offered on some Saturdays. (Check your local store).
• Free Kids Workshops at Home Depot – Free kids workshop first Saturday of every month from 9am-noon.
• Free Smashing Pumpkins Downloads: Download four free MP3s on The Smashing Pumpkins’ website: “Astral Planes,” “A Stitch in Time,” “Widow Wake My Mind,” & “A Song for a Son.”
• Free Martha Stewart Living Grilling E-Book: Download a free Martha Stewart’ free grill book in full (PDF), or by chapter from the XM Radio site.
• Free Food Night at Namu: Free Food Night. Free food with drink purchase on Monday Nights :9:30p – 10:30pm.  439 Balboa at Sixth Ave, San Francisco.
• Free Video Game from Game House: Get a FREE game with FunTicket free trial.
• Free Cooking Class at Williams-Sonoma: The store offers Free cooking classes. Sign up early because classes fill up. Call your nearest Bay Area location for details and schedule.
• Free Fishing Clinics: Learn to fish for free in 45 -minute beginner clinics offered by the Department of Fish & Game. Available free at Bay Area lakes in Campbell, Fremont, Novato, San Rafael, Vallejo & Milpitas. (May be a parking fee.) Covers basics of fishing including knots, casting, rigging, safety, & ethics. Equipment and tackle provided. Each adult may bring up to 2 children and a driver’s license for rod loan.
• Free Lawn Bowling Lessons: The Berkeley Lawn Bowling Club offers free lawn bowling lessons every Wednesday and Saturday Morning between 10 and noon.
• Free Acupuncture: New patients (and return patients who bring a referral) get a free acupuncture treatment on Tuesdays at Community Acupuncture of Marin (7075 Redwood Blvd. Suite L, Novato, CA, 415 / 250 – 4009).
• Kids Bowl Free: Select bowling centers and schools around the country are participating in the first ever “Kids Bowl Free” program. Children can bowl 2 free games a day, all summer long. Participating Bay Area locations: Serra Bowl in Day City, Bel Mateo Bowl in San Mateo, and Brentwood Bowl in Sol San Francisco.
• Free Traffic & Parking Fine Forgiveness: Can’t pay off your parking and traffic tickets? Get them waived when you do community service via Project 20 (only serves the City and County of San Francisco).
• Free Pedometer & DVD: Sign up free for their “Keep Moving” promo and get a FREE pedometer and DVD from Tylenol. You’ll also get access to exclusive articles, helpful tips, and guided workouts.
• Free Bowling at AMF Bowl: Get a coupon for one free game of bowling for up to 10 people when you join the AMF e-Club. Check the AMF locator (top right side of the page) for one near you.
• Free Pilates or Fitness Training: Crunch offers Free week-long guest pass plus one fitness or Pilates training at this fitness club. Locations in San Francisco and the East Bay.
• Free Movies Online: Hulu.com. Awesome.
• Free Radiohead Concert MP3: Download a free podcast of Radiohead’s live concert for Haiti Relief.
• U2 Free on YouTube - Free Live U2 concert on YouTube.
• Free MP3 from Amoeba Music - Free MP3 Downloads.
• Free iTunes: Go to the Free Download: Single of the Week on iTunes page. Free downloads updated on Tuesdays. (Click the link and scroll to the bottom to see all the free iTunes stuff.)
• Free Directory Assistance: Get Free 411 calls by calling 1-800-FREE411. Gets you free directory assistance service for any business, residential, government or toll-free listing in the United States.

CHEAP

• Cold Stone Creamery Coupon:  2 for $5 Coupon for Create Your Own ice cream plus mix. Expires 8/15/10.
• Peets Coffee & Tea $2 Medium Freddos: Every Friday in July, Peets will sell you a $2 medium Freddo any way you like it. (Not valid in airport, supermarket, BART or licensed locations.) Expires 7/31/10.
• Boston Market: Coupons for $1 off individual plate; $2 off $10 purchase; $4 off $20 purchase. Valid through 8/18/10.
• eBillme Promo Code: Get an EXTRA $20 off $100 at Sears.com, Shoebuy.com, CSNStores, Buy.com with eBillme coupon ‘AFF20SUN’ (Exp 8/31/10).
• Gift Card Discounts: Plastic Jungle lets you buy gift cards at a discount, or sell and trade unwanted gift cards. For $70 get a $100 gift card or sell your unwanted gift cards for cash.
• Student Advantage Card Discount: Get $10 off a Student Advantage card (the most widely-accepted student discount card) and get up to 50% off at thousands of regional, national, and online stores (from pizza to textbooks).
• Discount School Supplies: Get Extreme Bargains on young children’s school supplies. Hundreds of items more than 50% off retail and free shipping on order over $79.
• REI Discount: REI-OUTLET 50% Off Sale – no coupon needed.
• Skype Discount: Get up to 10,000 calling minutes to landlines with one low fee so you can make cheaper phone calls with the new discount on Skype calling subscriptions.
• Fandango Movie Ticket Discount: Get exclusive offers on movie tickets and skip the box office lines when you buy movie tickets in advance at Fandango.

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