Detroit on the Cheap

Discounts, Deals, and Free Stuff in the Detroit Area

Free dinner at Applebee’s for Vets

Here’s another Veteran’s Day deal for Vets, thanks to SonomaontheCheap.com. Applebee’s is offering veterans a free meal from a wide selection of menu items. To qualify, take one of these items with you on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11: U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card U.S. Uniform Services Retired Identification Card Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) [...]

Free breakfast at Bob Evans

Sign up for Bob Evans BE-mail on either their Facebook page or their BobEvans.com homepage and immediately get a coupon in your e-mail box for a free breakfast, including eggs, potatoes, sausage and toast.

$2 dinner if you come to Chipotle dressed as processed food

Come to Chipotle after 6 p.m. on Halloween dressed as a scary processed food and you can buy a burrito, bowl, salad, or an order of tacos filled with natural ingredients for $2. What you spend will support impassioned chef, TV personality and best-selling author Jamie Oliver’s food revolution.

Get $5 off of $15 at TGIFridays

Through Oct 9, get $5 off when you spend $15 at TGIFridays. Not a bad deal if you’re going Dutch treat.

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.

Free Root Beer Float

Sign up for the A&W Mug club and get a free small root beer float or a freeze when you buy a chili dog or whatever. This deal expires Sept. 27. Also, check your mailbox. You may have gotten an A&W Float Frenzy coupon in the mail. That gives you a free float, no purchase [...]

Hardee’s wants to give you a cup of coffee or another beverage

Hardee’s is offering a free coffee or other small beverage with the purchase of a country-fried steak and gravy biscuit. Yum. Go here to print out the coupons.

Free Appetizer at TGIFridays

Sign up for the free Give Me More Stripes card at TGIFridays and you’ll get a free dessert or appetizer, plus a one-time Jump the (Waiting) Line pass. The card also comes with various discounts — a pretty good deal all around.

Dinner and a $5 movie ticket, too

Buy dinner at a McCormick & Schmick’s seafood restaurant through Sept. 30 and you can pick up a $5 movie ticket as well. Cuts the cost of a Saturday night date substantially. The McCormick & Schmick’s in Troy is participating. Call first.

$10 off on Cheap Italian

One of my favorite cheap chain Italian joints, Buca di Beppo, is offering a 50 percent off coupon — that is buy $20 worth and get $10 off. Have the large spaghetti with marinara or a fettuccine Alfredo. Either is about $20 for the large. Take a friend, use the coupon. Voila! Dinner out on [...]

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