Flash sale websites are proliferating on the internet. The sites typically have deeply discounted items that vary from day to day. Â
OneKing’sLane.com has name brand cooking, houseware and décor items at up to 70 percent off regular retail prices. The store is having a promotion that gives newly referred members
$15.00 off a purchase.  There are plenty of items that are only 15 dollars each, which makes them free after $7.50 shipping.Â
Click here to join and get a $15.00 store credit, then refer friends to earn further credits.
Families who are heading to the Mayfield Dairy pumpkin patch and corn maze can go it for half price. Just go online and buy tickets at HalfOffDepot.com. The tickets are available while supplies last, they’re four dollars each and kids under age two get in free.
The Mayfield Dairy is located in Braselton, Georgia about an hour from Atlanta.
Restaurant.com gift certificates are on sale again, and there is an extra incentive to buy them.  Customers can buy a $25.00 gift certificate to one of many Atlanta restaurants for two dollars using the coupon code “AUTUMN.” After checking out you will receive an additional ten dollar gift certificate via email within 24 hours. The two certificates cannot be used together.
Most restaurants require a $35.00 dollar purchase in order to use your $25.00 dollar certificate.
The best way to save is keep your tab right at $35.00Â so you’ll end up paying $12.00 total plus tip.
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Participating Chili’s restaurants are giving 100 percent of their profits to charity on Monday, September 27th.
The money goes to St. Jude’s Children’s Research hospital.Â
Sign up for Chili’s email club and get a coupon for a free chips and queso appetizer.
Every Friday I come up with a list of free items and events around the metro Atlanta area. Â I try not to include Free with Purchase freebies because in that case you do actually have to shell out some money.
Free after Rebate is another category I shy away from this one looks too good to pass up!  Hershey’s is having a promotion called Moderation Nation. The company is offering individuals a free one-on-one nutritional consultation with a registered dietician in your area that’s worth up to $250.00.  To sign up go to hersheys.com/moderationnation. Close to 2000 consultations are available nationwide. You will need to submit a rebate form to be reimbursed for your consultation.  Thanks to Registered Dietitian Maria Spano for that great tip!
On September 30th Cold Stone Creamery is having the World’s Largest Ice Cream Social. Those who visit a participating Cold Stone Creamery store between 5 and 8pm get a free 3 ounce serving of Kate’s Creation, an apple pie ice cream concoction. Donations are encouraged since the event promotes the Make a Wish Foundation for children with life threatening medical conditions.  That may seem strange coming after a free nutrition counseling item, but after all, it’s only 3 ounces!
September 25th Smithsonian Magazine is sponsoring free admission to museums around the country, including Atlanta’s High Museum of Art.  To download a freeTicket for the 6th annual Smithsonian Museum day, go to htttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/
For more more money saving tips go to http://twitter.com/Valuesval and join me for 11 Alive Weekend Morning News at 9am Saturday and Sunday!
Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital is holding an online Halloween sale. Children’s costumes are as low as $5.00 and some baby items are $1.00. The sale also includes decorations and party supplies.
Restaurant.com is having an 80 percent off sale. $25.00 gift certificates for local restaurants are available for $2.00 when you use the code “TOUCHDOWN” at checkout.
Most restaurants require a purchase of least $35 dollars worth of food,  so out of pocket expenses will be $12.00 plus tip for a 35 dollar meal.
Buckhead Life Restaurant Group is giving away thousands of $25.00 gift cards.  Like them on Facebook and provide your address to get the card.  The gift cards are good for dinner only at Buckhead Diner, Blue Pointe and many other restaurants in the Buckhead Life corporation.  Bistro Niko is not included.  This offer ends on Tuesday, September 14th. 14th.
Cobb County Restaurant Week continues through next Saturday. Participating restaurants will provide fixed price lunches and dinners for $20.10.Those restaurants include The Grape and Soho on Paces Ferry, The Marietta Fish Market and Shillings On The Square. For the full list go to the Cobb Convention and Visitor’s Bureau website.
B.J.’s Wholesale club has another free trial membership available. Customers can activate the card any time before December 31st, 2010 and use it free for sixty days. Click here to get a BJ’s temporary membership.
I’m headed to the Aquarium with my family this week for $25.00!
It would normally cost us about $75 Â to buy 1 adult and two child General Admission tickets and pay for parking (Adult General Admission Tickets are $26.00 and kids are $19.50)
I wrote about this deal last week but have gotten so many follow up questions and requests for information, Â I’m adding to it and letting you know about more deals as well!!
The Mommy and Me promotion drastically cuts the price: For $25.00, one parent and four children age five and under can visit the aquarium. The special deal also includes parking.
The promotion is not listed under the ticket page of the Gaaquarium.org but visitors can order tickets at this link:www.gaaquarium.org/acb/stores.
Aquarium Spokesman Scott Higley said the Aquarium circulated news of the deal on Facebook and Twitter as a way of rewarding it’s social media subscribers.
The Aquarium has  more ways to get  free admission coming up!
New this year is Pirate Days on September 24th through the 26th. Kids who come dressed as a pirate get in free with a paying adult. Â That deal is available for kids age 12 and under.
Halloween weekend parents who pay their own admission can bring up to two children for free as long as the kids are in costume.
You can also visit the aquarium free on your birthday, whether you bring a paid for person or not.V
olunteering is also a way to get discounted or free admission. Those who sign up for the Aquarium’s volunteer program pay a one time fee of $60.00 and receive a t-shirt, training class and a one year membership. As they accrue volunteer hours, volunteers receive free tickets and memberships for friends and family.
