My free buffet at Valley View Casino

Well, here in San Diego County I always hear commercials on TV for Valley View Casino offering a "free lobster buffet" when you sign up for their players club. Since my mom is in town and likes casinos I thought it would be the perfect time to check it out. The buffet was incredible! The line was very long, we actually had to wait 45 minutes to even get in line (they gave us a ticket and time to come back so we went to play the penny slots while we waited - I spent a dollar and won 10). Once we got in line we waited about 30 minutes.

The buffet had king crab legs, steak, salmon, lobster, shrimp cocktail and just about everything else you can imagine. Regular price on the buffet is $26 and it was so good I am considering going back even if I have to pay this time. The food was quality. If you are in the San Diego area and the drive and wait doesn't scare you off, check out this buffet. It was so good.

All in all (playing only penny slots) my mom left $30 ahead and I left $1 down. Not too bad considering we got a great buffet for free.

www.valleyviewcasino.com for more info.

How to travel comfortably in coach.

A good article By Reid Bramblett from Yahoo travel with tips for staying comfortable while flying coach class.
Link:
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-25089812

I think these are the best tips in the article:
"JetBlue offers a whopping 34 inches of “pitch” (airline-speak for legroom), compared with the standard 31 inches. And of course there’s free DirectTV on every leather seatback.

Stuck in the middle? “I’ll ask at the gate if there are any middle seats in between two people with the same last name,” says travel writer John DiScala, better known as Johnny Jet. They may well give up the aisle or window to sit together.

Another reason to check in early: Airlines routinely oversell flights, and the first passengers to be involuntarily bumped from an overflowing flight are those who check in last.

Pack your favorite things: American Airlines flight attendant Valerie Ricci carries her own tea bags because “sometimes being more comfortable is just having the things you’re comfortable with, and I like my orange spice tea.”"

Check out the article for even more great tips!

Walgreens.com deal

2-for-1 on select Walgreens brand items, plus free shipping on orders of $25 or more. Good thru 1/31/09. Enter code WEEKLYAD at check out.

More details from Walgreens.com
"Eligible products are those marked as FREE shipping eligible or Ships for FREE. When the subtotal of eligible items in your cart reaches $25 or more after discounts, these items ship for free by entering code WEEKLYAD"

Mimi's Cafe, Free Breakfast

If you have a Mimi's Cafe in your area (YUM!) head on over to their website and sign up for their e-club. They will send you (almost immediately) a certificate for a free breakfast (value up to $10, no purchase necessary) that is good for 15 days. Mimi's has GREAT breakfast meals. Enjoy!

I still haven't figured out how to link right but here is the website, http://www.mimiscafe.com/

Free Recipe Booklets from Sun-Maid Raisins

Just go to: http://www.sun-maid.com/en/recipes.html and select your free booklets (to the right of the screen.)

$20,000 Dream Kitchen Makeover

Brought to you by Jose Ole. Just go to http://www.joseole.com/ and enter your own original recipe using a Jose Ole product. Grand prize (1) $20,000 to create your dream kitchen, other prizes (15) gift cards for kitchen merchandise.

Ends 5/31/09

Do you shop at Big Lots?

If you do, go to www.biglots.com and join their BuzzClub. I joined about a month ago and just got a coupon (good this week) for 20% off my entire purchase! At Big Lots that can really stretch your dollar.