What: Kid’s clothes at discount prices
Where: Children’s Place

Looking for Clothes for your kids at huge discounts? How about 80%+ OFF COST! Children’s Place has newborn clothes from $2, baby boy and baby girl clothes from $1, and toddlers from $3. You can save an additional 15% off with the code: SPRING22A and you can get free shipping by using code: FSFEB2010.

TIP! Enter in the coupon/promo code and hit the “Apply Code” button. THEN, enter the Free Shipping Code in the same box and again hit the “Apply Code” button.

“Got a cute polo for my future nephew for $2.70 shipped – kims01″

Update: Code C99AA with FSFEB2010 worked.

“Thanks was able to combine free shipping a $5.00 bonus code I got for registering my place perks card – so got a boy’s 6-9 month jacket and a girls tee shirt for .98 cents total! ”

What: Coupons to some of the biggest names in retail
Where: Macy’s, GameStop, Dell, American Eagle, Banana Republic,  Best Buy and more

Our friends over at DealCoupon.com have some really great coupons to some really great stores. You’ll find specials like:

20% OFF no Minimum coupon for Famous Footwear
Extra 30% OFF Clearance items at American Eagle Outfitters
25 % OFF Clearance items at MACY’s
15% OFF Banana Republic
16% OFF used games at GameStop
$15 off $100 / $30 off $150 / $75 off $250+ at Victoria’s Secret
15% off no min coupon at Kohls

Find these deals and more at DealCoupon.com

Also see: RetailMeNot

What: Know in advance what bids are likely to be accepted at Priceline.com
Where: biddingfortravel.yuku.com

Hey Offcost.com visitors you are about to be let in on a secret way to get great deals on Priceline.com. I’ve used this for years and now you’ll get the scoop!

The problem with Priceline.com, for most people, is you can’t choose the hotel you want to stay in. Also, how do you know what is a “good” bid for a hotel? How would you like to get a 4 Star Hotel for $35? Duh…who wouldn’t! Well, the secret is a website called Bidding for Travel. The detailed instructions are below. Yeah, it looks complicated but it really isn’t. They whole process takes less than 5 minutes.

Let’s go through a sample for a Hotel in Dallas.

Step One: Visit biddingfortravel.yuku.com

Step Two: Scroll down to USA Hotel List and the City ( in this case Dallas ) or just click this link.

Step Three: Do some research – Near the top will be a link ( DALLAS HOTELS LIST (INCLUDING FORT WORTH) ). This will show you what hotel chains are in what geographical area and what their rating is ( 4-star, 3-star, etc.). This is key because you don’t get to choose what hotel you are going to get on Priceline.com but you can choose the amount of stars ( the higher the better ) so you can determine by looking at the list if you would accept one of the hotels listed in that area. For his demo we are looking to see what Hotels are in the Downtown Dallas area. We see that if our bid for a 4-star hotel in Dallas is accepted we should expect to either get the Westin City Center (formerly Le Meridien), Hyatt Regency, or the Fairmont Dallas. Each of these hotels would suit me just fine…just not at retail!

Step Four: More research – Now let’s see what other Priceline.com bids are being accepted. Back on this link you will see where people are posting their winning bids. Looking through this I see someone posted they got the 4* Galleria Westin 2/1-2/2 for $45! So, this should be the max we bid on Priceline.com. Searching more you can see some people paid more and some less.

Step Five: Go to Priceline.com, click the Hotel Tab, type in your city ( Dallas ) and the dates you want to stay. You will notice that you get a list of available hotels with RETAIL pricing. To the right of this screen is an ad where you can “Name Your Own Price”.  That is where we want to go.

Step Six: Now we are going to really save on Priceline.com. On the “Name Your Own Price” screen we are going to click the area we want to stay ( important! only check one box! ). We choose Downtown Dallas. Now, scroll down and choose the 4-star cuz we know the 3 hotels we are going to be choosing from rock!

Step Seven: Name Your Own Price. Getting nervous yet? You are about to get a sweet deal! The screen is now asking us to “Name Your Own Price”. They have a nice little suggestion there of $145 for our choice. WHAT-EVER! We know people have gotten this for $45 bucks! So, we got a choice to make. We can enter in $45 bucks and probably get the hotel or we can go lower and maybe get it. If you don’t get it you have to wait 72 hours before you can choose that location and star level again or you can choose another location ( remember we only clicked one box in step six ) and we can rebid.

That is a general overview. There are even more tweaks to this method available on the Bidding For Travel website like how to get free rebids. I recommend you read through that site and educate yourself on all the possibilities. This works great on Rental Cars and Airfare too! Some things to note. The reason you are getting a good deal on a hotel room is because these hotels would rather rent out the room for the night at a discounted rate than just let it sit empty. The closer you are to the date you are looking for the better chance you have to get it because the hotel is realizing they aren’t booked up yet.

Using this method I stayed right across from The Alamo in San Antonio in a 4-star hotel for $38/nite. The hotel’s website wanted $109 for the same room. Oh yeah, we also drove around in a luxury rental car for $8/day!

Please comment and let me know how this works out for you…or if you have any questions. Good luck!

What: $10 OFF a $25 or more purchase at JC Penney
Where: JC Penney

It doesn’t get any easier than this. Just print the coupon and get $10 off your purchase of $25 or more. You have to use it before the end of Feb. 2010. So, that killer $25 shirt just cost you $15! How’s that for 40% OFF?

Print this here: http://f.chtah.com/i/2/95827765/main_20100214.html

( if the link doesn’t work let us know in the comments…we’ll put up an alternate link )

What: E-Mealz meal planning
Where: E-Mealz.com
The Deal: For $5 a month you can get a shopping road-map to cut your grocery bill in half and put lots of food on the table.
The Catch: You have to sign up for 3 months so it will really cost you $15 but you are going to save WAY more than that the very first week!

E-Mealz has been around for a while now. I used to use it “back in the day” but they have come a long way with a new site, more choices, etc. I’m re-signing up for this for sure.

E-Mealz is the brainchild of Jane DeLaney. She has four children and a husband who are all picky eaters. But she is most famous in her circles for being a cheapskate. She knows how to maximize her grocery budget and beat the system. She has been known to leave the grocery store with a cart full of groceries, and the store will have given her money!

So, here is basically how it works. Let’s say you shop at Super Walmart and you want Low-Fat meals. You get a shopping list with prices designed to help you weave throughout the store in the most efficient manner. You’ll enter the produce section, work your way down the frozen foods to the back and them carousel through the isles back up to the front. The concept is crazy! Plus, you will have more food and spend less than you ever thought possible.

Now it looks like they have this working with a coupon site also.

“So, if it is so good, why did you stop using it in the first place?” I’m glad you asked! I got tired of saving money. No, at the time the menus were limited and I found myself repeating several meals and just got tired and mostly lazy. Now they have much more to offer than when I did it almost 2 years ago.

Here is a testimonial from the website: After one month with E-Mealz, not only did we make our food budget, but our food and grocery spending was nearly CUT IN HALF! E-Mealz has saved me time and money, not to mention provides great recipes that my husband actually likes! Thank you E-Mealz! -Melanie from Iowa

You can see a Sample Menu here.

I thought the “Sign Up” process was a little difficult to find so here is the direct link: http://www.e-mealz.com/amember/signup.php

Here is the Coupon Deal:

What: Southwest Airlines Fare Sale
Where: Southwest.com
The Deal: $39 fares – Must book today or tomorrow ( 2/11/2010 )

Southwest Airlines is having a $39 sale for select markets and select flights throughout the USA. Most of the flights under 500 miles per leg are included. Travel must be booked by 2/11/2010 and completed between March 15 and May 25 2010.

What: Valentine’s Day Flowers
Where: Honest Flowers

The Deal:30% OFF plus free shipping plus the lowest handling fees we could find by using the link below.

Visit Honest Flowers now and rest assured you are getting the best deal.

I’ll let you in on a secret. How do all of the big florist chains offer such crazy deals on flowers? 1. the markup is HUGE and 2. they charge large “handling” fees:

Handling Fees by Location (as of 2/9/10):

- ProFlowers $23.98
- FromYouFlowers $16.98
- 800Flowers $14.99
- FTD $14.99
- Teleflora $14.99
- Honest Florist $6.99

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UPDATE! New code is FRESH and it expires on July 16, 2010

Where: Restaurant.com

We covered this earlier this month and several people missed out on the 80% off offer ( found a 60% off though ). Well, it is back. You can get $25 Restaurant Gift Certificates for only $2 plus to sweeten’ the deal for Valentines you will also get a $15 Free FTD Reward with each order.

What: 100% Free Grand Slam Breakfast
Where: Denny’s between 6am-2pm
The Deal: Visit any Denny’s on Tuesday, Feb. 9th and get a FREE GRAND SLAM Breakfast.

You can also go here for a chance to win a Grand Slam Breakfast every week for a year!

The Grand Slam breakfast is any 4 from the following:

• Bacon Strips (Two)
• Buttermilk Biscuit
• Chicken Sausage Patty (One)
• Egg Whites (Two)
• Eggs (Two)
• English Muffin
• Grits
• Hash Browns
• Hearty Wheat Pancakes (Two)
• Oatmeal
• Pancakes (Two)
• Sausage Links (Two)
• Slices of Toast (Two)
• Turkey Bacon Strips (Two)
• Granola with Milk (Premium item, add an additional charge)
• Yogurt (Premium item, add an additional charge)
• Seasonal Fruit (selection may vary) (Premium item, add an additional charge)

Don’t forget about our contest to win a FREE FLIP VIDEO camera.

Looking for the June 2010 Contest to Win the HD Flip Video Camera? It’s right here.

This contest has expired and the winner is: DeBorah Beatty

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What: OFFCOST.com Contest
Where: Offcost.com
When: Feb.1 – Feb.28

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