DEKA Athletics at 375 Pharr Road in Buckhead is moving to the Around Lenox shopping center next month. The store is having a tent sale with discounts starting at 50 percent off. DEKA carries workout clothes and shoes for women. Hours are Monday through Friday 9:30am to 6pm, and 10am to 6pm Saturday. The store is closed on Sunday. (404)869-9600.
Global Living is closing. The Buckhead furniture and home decor store has marked all merchandise down 20 percent and some items are discounted as much as 70 percent of of original prices. Global Living is located at 3106 early street behind the Buckhead Theater. Hours are Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am to 6pm and 11am to 4pm Sunday The store is closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
The High Museum of Art is running a half price special Thursday nights from 4pm to 8pm.
Neutrogena has a rebate offer that ends Sunday, July 18th.
If you buy Neutrogena Clinical day cream, night cream or eye cream there is a rebate for your entire purchase price.
Clinical is Neutrogena’s new high priced skin care line that retails for around $40.00. The rebate is not good on the starter kit. Print the rebate form at Neutrogenaclinical.com and $5.00 off coupons at Neutrogena.com under the special offers section. A cash register receipt and UPC code from the package are required to get the rebate check.
I confess, I’m a little lazy about doing rebates. My intentions are good but offers often expire before I get them mailed out. The last one I did was a high dollar one for Olay products, and the next one I’m doing is for Neutrogena Clinical. I bought it today, saved the receipt and UPC code, printed out the rebate form and I promise, I am mailing it tomorrow. It’s too good a deal not to: if you buy a Neutrogena Clinical eye or face product by July 18th, NeutrogenaClinical.com is offering a rebate on your entire purchase price. A receipt and UPC code are required, and the rebate is not available for the starter kit. There are also $5.00 off coupons for Neutrogena Clinic products on neutrogena.com. I paid $35 dollars for it, used a $5.00 off coupon and hope to get back $35.00 (and have fewer fine lines and wrinkles 
Here are some other Friday Freebies:n
On Saturday, July 17th there will be a Small Business Expo at the Mall of Georgia that’s sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE, a non profit that helps small businesses in metro Atlanta. The Expo runs from 10am to 5pm.
Register for a free hearing screening at hearingisliving.com. The Better Hearing Institute reports close to six million people in the U-S between the ages of 18 and 44 have suffered hearing loss. The free screenings will take place at various locations through September.
Stevi B’s Pizza is holding a free giveaway on August 19th. The first 100 customers at the restaurant after 6pm will get a surprise specialty pizza to go.
The Webkins Road Trip continues through Saturday July 17th. The final location is at the Learning Express store at 7300 Northpoint Parkway. Kids can play games and win prizes from 11am to 5pm.
On August 24th kids can make a UFO at the Lowe’s Build and Grow Workshop. Make reservations at Lowesbuildandgrow.com
Enfamil is offering a free diaper bag, formula and coupons for new moms. According the registration form at Enfamil.com the giveaway is worth $250.00.
Thanks to Atlanta On the Cheap, Field Trips with Sue and ThriftyTiff.com for Friday Freebies tips. To contribute an idea send an email to vhoff@11alive.comor contact Valuesval on twitter
Have a great weekend!
There is something real special about the Braves recent series in Philadelphia. I had a post season feel. I know the weather outside is brutal, but the way the Braves played in the “City of Brotherly Love”, made me think about baseball in October. The clutch hitting, strong starts and the work of closer Billy Wagner made me think that post seson baseball could be making a comeback here. For those of you who don’t remember, the Braves used to play every October for 14 seasons. Folks around here got so accustomed to it that first round playoff games were often played before empty seats. To take 2 out of 3 from the Phillies in a series where the Braves faced both Roy Halladay, and Jamie Moyer is huge. Don’t forget, the Braves played this series without Nate McLouth, and Rookie All-Star Jason Heyward. It has been 5 years since the Braves last made the playoffs. 2001 was the last year the Braves won a playoff series. Keep those numbers in mind as the Braves head for the All-Star break on a roll. It’s roll that could lead to Fall Ball and considereing that way it fills outside today the post season can’t come soon enough..
Heading out to watch the Peachtree Road Race? On July 4th the McDonald’s at 2929 Peachtree (along the race route) is giving away free smoothies.
This weekend is also the first weekend of the month. That means Bank of America cardholders get free admission to the Atlanta History Center, the High Museum of Art, and Milleniumgate.
On Monday, July 5th participating Arby’s restaurants are giving away free Junior Deluxe Roast Beef sandwiches. A drink purchase is required.
July 9th is Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-a. Customers who are dressed as cows get a free meal. Downloadable paper cutout costumes are available at cowappreciationday.com.
Free Family Fun Camp continues at Bass Pro Shop. The Family Fun camp is Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 6pm through July 11th.
Pixie: (n) a fairy that is somewhat mischievous. Ooo. I like this already.
The Great Haircut Challenge ended last night at midnight. Over the last month, it raised $1310 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. JoJo, a long-time photographer at 11Alive that spouts wisdom, advice, and humor with ease has said repeatedly through this fundraiser “a woman’s hair is a man’s glory”. To which I reply: “If a man is depending on my hair for glory, he doesn’t have much going for him, now does he?”
My desktop now includes issues of “Short Hair” and “Short Hair Style Guide” magazines. I have just a few days to pick out the new do and I AM ABSOLUTELY thrilled. The change will be drastic. There will be raised eyebrows and comments. Not all of them will be good. I know this because I’ve been a Pixie before. But this time, I have ammunition I’ve never had before.
When they ask, “What did you do with your hair?”
I can say, “I cut it all off and raised more than $1300 for cancer research and patient services. It’s fundraising for the Chicago Marathon in October: my 10th marathon… what did you do with your hair?” Maybe that definition of Pixie should read “… somewhat mischievous, sarcastic, and/or spunky.” Yep, that fits.
Thanks so much to everyone that donated to The Great Haircut Challenge. We’re still working out details, but it looks like Chesley will do the first “chop” Tuesday or Wednesday around 5:15 AM live on 11Alive. My long-time hairdresser, Jem, from 313 Salon; will work on cutting it through the show and have it ready for a ta-da! moment by the end of the show. Details to come….
