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up to 61% off at Tapas Y tintos

Aug 172011

tapasytintos Gilt City has some good new deals today.

Gilt City publishes new deals on Wednesday, and they’re good for a week, or until they sell out. The popular deals often sell out way before deadline.

We’ll be adding Gilt City to our Daily Deals Headquarters as soon as the tech people can get it done. In the meantime, you can see all this week’s deals here.

Here are our favorite deals for this week:

Up to 61% Off Lunch, Happy Hour or Paella Dinner for Two at Tapas y Tintos in Miami Beach or Midtown.
Up to 45% Off Obagi Facials, Massages and Mani/Pedis at Eau Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach.

Gilt City is an advertising partner of On the Cheap.

Free passes to movie ‘The Tourist’

Dec 042010

UPDATE: The passes to the free screening in Aventura have all been distributed. We still have passes for a free screening in West Palm Beach.

We have some movie passes to give away that will give you free admission to an advance screening of “The Tourist,” a new thriller starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.

The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at the AMC Aventura, 19501 Biscayne Blvd., at the Aventura Mall. The film opens Friday, Dec. 10.

To get a pass for the free movie, email miami27@miamionthecheap.com and put “Free movie tickets Aventura” in the subject line. We have a very limited number of passes to distribute, and they’ll be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Each pass admits two people. The passes will be sent via e-mail, and you’ll need to print them out.

Cheap tips from DVD contest winners

Sep 122010

Congratulations to all those who sent in their cheap tips as part of the Parenthood DVD contest. If you missed this contest, start working on your cheap tips now because we have another DVD contest coming up.

Here are our winners and their cheap tips:

Katiuska Carrazana of Miami:

Best happy hour: Friday’s at Happy Wine, 5792 SW 8th St., Miami.

Andy Cohn of Miami:

BIG 105.9 has weekly dining deals. On Wednesdays at 9 a.m. they have Pauly’s Picks, where you get a $100 gift certificate for $50. For good restaurants, you have to be quick. On Thursdays they have Doc’s Deals, a $50 certificate for $25. They also have WIOD Deals.

Ruth Hara of Miami:

Best cheap date: any guy in Miami — ’cause they’re cheap!
Best cheap place to take your kid: the library — and maybe they’ll learn something.
Best cheap hotel: Travelodge (locally, any hotel west of I-95).
Best cheap eats: Steak n’ Shake (half-off shakes 2 to 4 p.m. weekdays).
Best thrift shop: Douglas Gardens in Miami, Red White & Blue in Hialeah and North Miami.
Best cheap fun: sightseeing on the MetroMover, which is free.
Additional cheap tip: sign up on all the lists.

Grecia Morales of Miami-Dade:

Best cheap health tip: Baptist Children’s Hospital and Baptist Health South Florida offer a great variety of free or very low cost speeches and conferences about interesting topics.

Ella Pedre of Miami:

Best cheap date: Free movie screenings during the week.
Best cheap happy hour: The Bar in Coral Gables. Ladies drink free between 5:30 and 7:30
Best cheap place to take your kid: Miami Children’s Museum on Target’s free night and several museums have specific days that have free admission.
Best cheap hotel: I like to stay at La Quinta. It is cheap, clean and the fresh waffles for breakfast are great.
Best cheap eats: McDonald’s 49-cent hamburgers and 59-cent cheeseburgers Wednesday and Sundays, Subway’s $5 foot long or you can check out the culinary schools. You get great food by students that could end up being the next top chefs.
Best thrift shop: Every Wednesday is “Wacky Wednesday” at the Salvation Army Family Stores in Miami-Dade and Broward. All clothing is 50 percent off.
Best cheap fun: Our county parks offer great amenities for free! Hopefully, they will not start charging for parking. Our libraries offer great movies to borrow for free.
Best cheap beauty salon services: La Belle Beauty Academy offers cheap services from their students. You can check out other beauty schools and see if they do, too!

Stephanie Beck:

The best DATE, HAPPY HOUR and EATS are all combined at Morton’s Steak House in West Palm Beach (and other South Florida locations, though hours may vary). The setting is elegant and impressive and conducive to conversation (DATE), the HAPPY HOUR is all night in the bar offering inexpensive drinks, wine and beer, and the EATS are delicious and $5 each! You can make it dinner easily since they offer a delicious salad, mini burgers and filet sandwiches and gorgonzola french fries … yummy!

Andrea Knafo, Broward mother of three:

Free summer family movies at Regal Cinemas.
Free programs at Broward County Libraries and Nova Southeastern University library.
KidsBowlFree.com.
Freebies for kids who get As on their report cards, including a free hamburger at Char Hut, tokens at Kabooms in Davie and tokens at ChuckECheese.
Birthday freebies, including free play on your birthday and a $10 coupon for signing up for Boomers Kids Club.

Karen Usry of Hollywood:

My best cheap date is in Hollywood. Stroll along the Broadwalk and people watch. Stop for a slice of pizza at Roccos and listen to the live music on most nights (I love Wednesdays), then end the night with a scoop from Ben and Jerry’s. Oh. and some smooching on the sand.

Honorable mention goes to Susan Moss, organizer of the Labyrinth Café folk music series in Fort Lauderdale, one of our favorite cheap music opportunities.

Do you have a great cheap tip we didn’t mention? Leave a comment here, and stay tuned for our next DVD contest.

Last 2 days: Share a cheap tip, win a DVD

Sep 072010

It’s time for another contest!

We have several copies of the DVD of Season 1 of the NBC TV series “Parenthood” to give away. This DVD was just released today, Aug. 31.

Here’s the description of the show:

Parenthood introduces us to the very large, very colorful and imperfect Braverman family. Single mother Sarah and her two children Amber and Drew moving back home with her parents Zeek and Camille. Sarah’s sister and complete antithesis, Julia, is a successful corporate attorney trying to juggle work and motherhood, alongside her stay-at-home husband, Joel. Executive producers are Ron Howard and Ron Grazer.

To enter our contest, we’re looking for a cheap tip in one of these categories:

Best cheap date
Best cheap happy hour
Best cheap place to take your kid
Best cheap hotel
Best cheap eats
Best thrift shop
Best cheap fun
Or, come up with your own “best cheap” tip in a category we haven’t thought of.

Your “best cheap” thing must be in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach or Monroe county.

Here are the rest of the rules:

To enter, subscribe to our daily feed from Miami FL on the Cheap, Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap or Palm Beach on the Cheap and send an email with your full name and snail mail address to miami27@miamionthecheap.com. If you’re already a subscriber, just send us an email with your full name and snail mail address. Be sure to provide the email address under which you subscribed. ENTRIES WITHOUT SNAIL MAIL ADDRESSES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Put DVD CONTEST in the subject line.
Deadline to enter is midnight Eastern time Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Contestants must be 13 or older.
One entry per person.
Winners must be residents of South Florida.
The winners will be chosen at random from all valid entries.

Deals for Sunfest in Palm Beach

Apr 192010

Here are a few ways to save on tickets to the Sunfest music festival, which is April28-May 2 in West Palm Beach:

Publix Exclusive Companion Ticket. Buy one one-day advance ticket, get one for 50 percent off at Publix stores in Palm Beach or Martin counties through April 25.

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek: Get $6 off admission on Saturday, May 1, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek when you buy an advance ticket online. Enter code semcasinocococrk.

McDonald’s Value Savings. Stop by participating McDonald’s in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties to get a value savings code. With the McDonald’s Value Savings Code you get deals on one-day, two-day, five-day and youth advance tickets. Deal ends April 25.

Palm Beach County Health Department. Get $10 off admission on opening night, April 28. Enter your email address to get the discount.

Remember to purchase your tickets by April 25 in order to take advantage of early bird pricing.

– Palm Beach on the Cheap

Concert tickets for $10, $20 and $30

Sep 152009

LiveNation.com is reviving last week’s “No Service Fee Wednesday” promo: For the 24 hours that are Sept. 16, you can buy $10, $20 and $30 lawn, reserved, and general admission tickets for hundreds of concerts nationwide.

It’s an all-in price, which means there are no service fees tacked on at checkout, and it includes print-at-home or U.S. mail delivery plus parking (where applicable). You’ll need to order tickets online Sept. 16 to get the deal.

In South Florida, the deal is good for Blink-182 and the concert by REO Speedwagon and Styx at the Cruzan Amphitheater; Bonnie Raitt at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater; and Enanitos Verdes at the Fillmore Miami Beach.

Concert deals expand to Fillmore

Aug 042009

Live Nation is offering two deals this Wednesday, Aug. 5, plus it is offering discounts on tickets to an additional South Florida venue, the Fillmore Miami Beach.

Like the last two weeks, you can you can buy one ticket and get one free for lawn tickets and selected reserved seats at amphitheater shows.

This deal is good for concerts at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater, the Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach and the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami. That means upcoming concerts by Rascal Flatts, Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Marilyn Manson and Slayer, Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick, Dave Matthews Band, Incubus (photo), Counting Crows, Crue Fest 2, Bonnie Raitt and more.

The other deal, for the Fillmore and club shows nationwide, eliminates the service fee on regular-price tickets. Parking fees may still apply.

The deal is good from 12:01 a.m. to midnight local time Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Concert tickets for $29.99

Jul 142009

rascalflatts Once again, it’s No Service Fee Wednesday at Live Nation, and that means a few deals on concerts.

On Wednesday, July 15, you can buy $29.99 lawn and $49.99 reserved all-in tickets, as part of LiveNation.com’s No Service Fee Wednesday promotion. The $29.99 ticket price includes a lawn ticket, all fees, parking and a hot dog and soda. The $49.99 ticket price includes one of a select number of reserved seats, fees, parking, pluse hot dog & soda.

The $29.99 & $49.99 all-in packages are valid for performances at Live Nation amphitheatres in the United States and Canada. You’ll need to order tickets online on July 15 (any time of the day or night works; tickets go on sale at 12:01 a.m. local time) to get the deal.

This deal is good for concerts at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater, the Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach and the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami. That means upcoming concerts by The Offspring, Rascal Flatts, Vans Warped Tour, Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Marilyn Manson and Slayer, Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick, Dave Matthews Band, Incubus, Counting Crows, Crue Fest 2 and more.

For Rascal Flatts (above), a $29.99 ticket (including fees and dinner) is a considerable savings over regular lawn ticket price of $31, plus $4.25 parking fee and $12.35 service fee, for a total of $57.59 — plus $9.99 for a hot dog, fries and drink.

Day trip deals for kids, families

Jun 052009

With the end of the school year approaching, families are looking for free and cheap things to with kids this summer. Our friends at Fort Lauderdale on the Cheap and Palm Beach on the Cheap have found a few good deals for families seeking day trips:

* The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau has a collection of 2-1 coupons for attractions in the Fort Lauderdale area, which gets one buy one, get one free deals to attractions such as rivertfront cruises and the Museum of Discovery and Science.

* Island Water Sports in Deerfield Beach offers free surf lessons on Saturday mornings.

* Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach has a coupon for $5 off each person in the car.

Cheap spring break in Miami-Dade

Apr 052009

Derek the kitten believe he is funny enough to inspire a poem or two.

Derek the kitten believes he is funny enough to inspire a poem or two.

Here are a few suggestions for free and cheap spring break activities for kids, youth and families in Miami-Dade this week:

* Free poetry workshop for kids 7-10 at 2 p.m. Monday, April 6, at Books and Books, 265 Aragon, Ave., Coral Gabbles. Denise Lanier – poet, writing professor at Broward College and founder of Word Play, a poetry-in-the-schools project – will lead a workshop showing children the many forms of poetry. She’ll also focus on fun, with a silly poem about a favorite animal and a rhyming poem about a favorite place.

* Tour one of Miami-Dade County’s oldest homes, The Barnacle, which belonged to Miami pioneer Ralph Munroe. The Barnacle State Historic Park is at 3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove. Tours are at 10 a.m, 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $1.

* Celebrate the first birthday of Moms Miami at Miami MetroZoo, 12400 SW 152nd St., Miami. Party is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. The first 100 moms to arrive get free admission for two with this coupon. (There is a coupon for $3 off zoo admission, good for up to six people, in Sunday’s Miami Herald Neighbors coupon.

If you want to go north, we’ve also got some suggestions for Broward and Palm Beach counties. Got more spring break activities that won’t break the bank? Leave a comment here and share your tips.

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