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Discounts, Deals, and Free Stuff in the Detroit Area

Free lunch at GFS Marketpace Grand Openings

GFS Market Place opens its doors this week at 4849 Crooks Road in Royal Oak, and at 29555 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. In celebration, they’re offering a free lunch Wednesday, Sept. 29 — hot dogs, chips and a drink, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Thursday, Sept. 30, there’s a free breakfast [...]

$1 Off for Signing up for ‘Wendy Mail’

Sign up for Wendy Mail and get a coupon for a $1 off.  Use it for something on the value menu and you eat for free.

Free app for pickup truck shoppers

Attention Truckers! PickupTrucks.com now offers a free iPhone app to help pickup truck shoppers search dealer and private-party pickup truck listings so they can easily locate the vehicle they want. The app, which also works on the iPod Touch and iPad, is free and can be downloaded from the App Store on iTunes. The PickupTrucks.com [...]

Get a free newspaper news app

Get a free local news app from the Detroit Free Press or the Detroit News for your iPhone, BlackBerry or Android mobile phones.  Sponsored by the Southeast Michigan Ford Dealers, these apps give users the latest news, sports, business and entertainment headlines.  Global Positioning System technology also provides users with localized weather and traffic updates [...]

Free scoop at Carvel Ice Cream

Carvel is offering a free scoop of hot-chocolate-and-marshmallow ice cream all day Thursday, Sept. 23. There are several stores in the Detroit area. Just plug in your zip code and the closest three will pop up.

$10 off a $25 purchase at Office Depot

Office Depot is offering a coupon for $10 off a $25 purchase. That’s 40 percent off and a good opportunity to pick up a new ink cartridge, a package of name tags or other relatively inexpensive purchase that you’d like to make still cheaper.

Bravo Birthday/anniversary freebies

Bravo, the Italian bistro with outlets in Dearborn, Rochester Hills, Livonia and Lansing, will give you a free appetizer — and other money-off coupons — if you sign up to receive its e-mail newsletter.

Visit a museum for free

The Smithsonian is sponsoring Museum Day Sept. 25, offering access to hundreds of museums nationwide for free. It’s a great time to visit Michigan museums without paying a dime. The free possibilities include: Air Zoo Arab American National Museum Birmingham Historical Museum & Park Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve Grand [...]

Where the birds are – a free (and fascinating) fest

The Lake Erie Metro Park Hawk Fest is a fascinating day watching the migration of thousands of raptors, including hawks and bald eagles, and seeing a few of them up close. The park has 1,600 acres with about three miles of lake shoreline, and it’s a key stop on the flyway for birds heading south. [...]

Sign up for online deals from coupon veteran

ValPak sends coupons to my mailbox weekly. Today, Valpak is launching  ValpakDeals.com, a daily service that will deliver deals of at least 45 percent off the regular price. The deals will include everything from oil changes to spa packages. Valpak says register now.  Cities in the first wave of the launch include Long Island, N.Y., [...]

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Welcome to Detroit on the Cheap. We bring you great restaurant, shopping and attraction deals in Southeast Michigan, as well as tips for living well on less. The site belongs to Jennie L. Phipps, who has been around long enough to appreciate a bargain when she sees one. Phipps is a seasoned journalist who blogs daily about retirement for Bankrate.com and frequently for Walletpop.com, and who also runs a subscription website and online community for independent writers and editors at FreelanceSuccess.com.

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