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Deals of the Week

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by TERRI GRUCA / KVUE News

Posted on December 8, 2009 at 11:57 PM

Updated Thursday, Dec 10 at 7:19 PM

This week you’ll find more $5 magazine deals (good through Saturday), discount Daughtry concert tickets and plenty of freebies.

Magazine Deals

I put this up for a short time last week before they took the deals down. This time Amazon has more magazines on sale for $5 through December 12th. To check out the entire list of magazine sales go here. Be careful when ordering. I noticed some of these deals have automatic renewals unless you cancel. That means they can charge you more after your year is up. If  you don't want that, just sign up for the deals that are good only for a year.

My colleague, Clara Tuma told me about these other great magazine deals being offered by Better Homes and Gardens. You'll find yearly subscriptions for magazines like Better Homes and Gardens, Fitness and Parents for just $7. Thanks Clara!

Daughtry Concert Ticket Sale

I’m a huge Daughtry fan and have seen him in concert before (he’s amazing). He’s playing at the Frank Erwin Center this Sunday, December 13th and for a limited time you can purchase tickets for just $14.99. This deal is only good through Saturday, December 12th while supplies last. You can get them at all Texas Box Office Outlets including H-E-B stores in Austin, Bastrop, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Kyle, Leander, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos and Temple; Ft. Hood ITR and Renaissance Records in Killeen or you can charge by phone at 512-477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386. You can also order online.

Free Music Downloads

Amazon is offering a new free music download each day in December. They call it 25 days of free Christmas music downloads.

Free Child Safety Kit

Thanks to Susan for telling me about these free child safety kits. The kits include a place to add your child’s picture, their fingerprints and other important identifying information.

Free Stacy’s Chips

More companies are using Facebook to get people to try their products. Stacy’s Chips is giving people a coupon for a free bag of pita chips if you become a fan on Facebook and fill out this form.

Free call from Santa

Kroger and Coca Cola have teamed up to provide free calls from Santa, Sammy the Snowman or Coca-Cola Racing Family member Tony Stewart. You choose which message you’d like your child to receive. All you have to do is register your e-mail and phone number. The catch to this is you MUST have a Kroger within 60 miles of your home. So I know it won't work for those of you who follow me in Austin, but my friends in North and South Carolina and Tennessee can take advantage of this.

Half Price Appetizers

TGIFriday’s is offering half priced appetizers through December 23rd from 4p.m. until the bar closes. That means you can only get the deal at the bar. These deals are also only good at participating restaurants, so call ahead to make sure your TGIFriday’s is one of those offering this deal.

Free $10 Restaurant Gift Certificates

Remember Restaurant.com is still giving away free $10 restaurant gift certificates. it’s their Feed it Forward campaign. All you have to do is register using your e-mail address. Then just sign up your friends and family to get free $10 gift certificates using their e-mail addresses. They will have to redeem the certificates online, but get to choose the restaurant of their choice, in their area. You can give away up to 30 a day. In most cases people have to spend a minimum of $20 at the restaurant, but that’s still like getting a $20 dinner for just $10.

After you've given away those freebies, you can also save 80 percent on gift certificates through Restaurant.com through December 14th by using the code SHARE before you check out. That means $25 gift certificates that normally cost $10 on the site will instead cost you $2. Remember most restaurants require you to spend a certain amount and add gratuity, so be sure to read the terms for each restaurant.

Burt’s Bees

Burt’s Bees products are pretty popular especially this time of year. For a limited time the company is offering its grab bag filled with $50 worth of products for half price.

Toys ‘R Us Coupon

Toys ‘R Us is offering $75 off most of their scooters and power wheels Wednesday, December 9th with this coupon.

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is still offering some fares for as little as $59 one way. You've got to book by Thursday, December 10th.

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