National Pancake Day

photo from of www.ihoppancakeday.com

Next week we'll celebrate National Pancake Day. Wonder what it is and how you can get some? Let me tell you...

IHOP (that's International House of Pancakes for those of you that aren't too familiar with late night pancake eating), started their National Pancake Day in 2006. Here's their details:

Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products...hence the name Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $3.25 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. While IHOP's National Pancake Day typically takes place on Shrove Tuesday, this year the company will host its free pancake event on Tuesday, February 23, extending the fundraising window by one week to maximize donations for Children's Miracle Network. With your help, we hope to raise $5 million in five years for Children's Miracle Network through your donations in 2010!

Basically, on Tuesday, February 23rd you can go on down to your local IHOP and get a short stack of pancakes for FREE. They would like it if you made a donation to Children's Miricale Network but it's not required. So mark your calendars, Tuesday February 23rd from 7am to 10pm

Get out there and get some free pancakes, and donate to a great cause, in The Buff!

Birthday Fun in The Buff

We just had a couple birthdays in our house so I thought it might be a good time to bump this up. I've added a few new ones to the list, they are marked accordingly.

Birthdays are a great day to get free stuff and save a buck in The Buff. There are lots of companies that offer free stuff for you birthday and if you plan it right you can get all your entertainment and food for free on you birthday. Free stuff is usually limited to the person celebrating the birthday so if you plan on bringing a person with you or the family just know that you WILL have to spend some money.


A lot of the websites/companies that offer free items on your birthday will allow you to sign up your whole family with just 1 (your) account. It makes it so much easier!

*word to the wise - create a separate email account for free offers, you will get lots of emails from lots of companies after signing up for birthday clubs and free samples because they usually sell your information!

Here are some birthday clubs I've found.

Everyone:
PretzelMaker PretzelTime
**NEW**Baskin-Robbins (free ice cream)
**NEW**Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Shop (free ice cream treat)
**NEW**Cold Stone Creamery (coupon for free ice cream, good for 1 week)
**NEW**Dairy Queen (coupon for BOGO 16oz Blizzard)
**NEW**Famous Dave's P.I.G Club (free food coupon - could appetizer, dessert or even ribs!)
**NEW**Fuddruckers Fudds Club (free burger - all ages)
**NEW**Red Robbin (free burger)

For Kids Only:
The Children's Place
LearningCurve.com
AdventureLanding - Buffalo
Chuck E. Cheese's
**NEW**Boston Market Kids Birthday Club (free kids meal)
**NEW**Bob Evans Kid's Club (12 and under - free meal)
**NEW**Burger King Kid's Club (under 13 - free kid's meal)
**NEW**Denny's Kids' Birthday Club (10 and under, free meal including dessert)
Last but not least, don't forget to take your baby to the circus before they turn 1!
Ringling.com

So get out there and save a buck in The Buff on your birthday!



Here are a few websites I've found that help you find all the free stuff there is to be had and all the birthday clubs you can join:

Sites with lists:

ilovefreebies.com - no sign up or personal information required
bargainist.com - no sign up or personal information required
heyitsfree.net - no sign up or personal information required
totallyfreestuff.com - no sign up or personal information required
great-birthday-gift-ideas.com - no sign up or personal information required
spoofee.com - no sign up or personal information required
bithdayfreebies.com - sign up required but there is no charge for it

Site that does it all for you:

freebirthdaystuff.com - sign up and personal information required but there is no charge for it and they do all the leg work!

Once again 80% off Restaurant.Com

Starts today and ends Friday December 25th! This is a great last minute gift for a friend or family member! Go to Restaurant.com and get a $25 gift certificate for $2! AMAZING DEAL. Use promotion code SANTA at check out. While you are there make sure and give all your friends and family members a free $10 certificate to use through the Feed It Forward 2009 Offer. You can send up to 30 each day. Great deal if there are places that you go to a lot and just want to have some discount certificates on hand for whenever.

Get out there and eat for super cheap in The Buff, and let your friends eat too.

$25 Restaurant.com Gift Certificates for $2, Today Only

Restaurant.com's Cyber Monday deal is one of their all time most loved promotions... 80% off! You can get a $25 gift certificate for about $10 normally with the 80% off code it brings the price down to $2! What a great way to have a super cheap date night with your hubby or special date with your kids.

Use promotion code SAVE to redeem the 80% off. Offer good 11/30 only.

Hurry up and get some in The Buff!

FREE Movie Passes!

WYRK and REgal Cinemas Presents The Cans Film Fest - Tomorrow morning between 7a-9a The Breakfast Club will be asking listeners to come down to the Rand Building, 14 Lafayette Square, downtown Buffalo to drop off a bag of non-perishable goods in exchange for a FREE Regal Cinema movie pass or prize from the WYRK prize closet (while supplies last). WYRK will be set up in front of the Rand Building accepting donations to benefit the areas less fortunate...

This information can also be viewed at WYRK's page HERE.

So get out there and freeze your buns off in The Buff ;)

This Week

This week looks like it's going to be a great week! The sales at Walgreens and Tops have made me an excitable mess! Hope you got your paper(s) today because there are some great coupons in there. By the end of the week I hope to have our freezer stocked full of free turkey products from Jennie-O and free cold and flu medicines for the hubby and I... you know, just in case ;)

Also it's getting closer to Halloween and we love hanging out with some friends and doing our annual halloween fun with them. We've still got to figure out what to dress the kids up as. We've got The Great Pumpkin Farm to look forward to (no, we still haven't made it) and hopefully some apply picking.

If you haven't booked your Free Night of Theater yet? My daughter and I got tickets for the Theater of Youth's production of Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business last week. It was AWESOME! We had so much fun and look forward to next years free tickets to come around again. Anyway, there is only one play left... several showings, in the next couple weeks and then that's it for the year. So if you are interested in going to a free play with a date than sign up and GO, you'll thank yourself (in The Buff, of course).

What are your plans in The Buff this week?

I'm BAAAAACK!

Did you miss me? I bet you did! Well, I'm back and I'm here to help you enjoy this great city and find some fabulous deals.

It's fall and the trees are in full color. What's your favorite thing to do in the fall?

We enjoy apple picking and going to The Great Pumpkin Farm. It's a tradition and we love those things. This year seems like it's been colder or wetter or busier or something because we have not gotten out much. My daughter and I did score FREE theater tickets to see Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business at the Theater of Youth (TOY) this past weekend and it was such a great show. Want to score some of your own free tickets? Well Junie B. Jones is no longer available but there are some others at Free Night of Theater's website. I honestly didn't think she enjoyed the show but she's been talking about it ever since and pretending to put on plays. This was a musical that was appropriate for children ages 4 and older. The actors did such a fantastic job, and afterward they let the audience (kids) ask questions. Some of the questions were really cute! I've been to a handful of plays and performances in my lifetime and I can honestly say that THIS ONE was by far THE BEST one I've ever been to. I had a hard time not laughing through the whole thing!

This week there are some great deals at Walgreens, especially if you need diapers, so make sure you check out the Shopping List Links on the side bar. Also at the end of the week 10/16-10/18 Quality Markets has a doubler in their add where you can double any coupon up to $3! WOW! This could mean some free or cheap stuff that is usually expensive. I've never shopped Quality Markets but I'll give it a go this week just for the doublers. (some restrictions apply to the doublers so make sure you read the fine print) I've got a few days but I plan on coming up with a plan of action for what to buy there.... I'm thinking laundry soap but we'll see. They also have the Purex Laundry soap on sale for $2.99 and if you use the coupon available on Purex's website (doubled with their normal coupon policy) you can get it for $1.99.

So tell us about your favorite Fall activities and what deals you will be doing this week.

Remember to get out there in The Buff and enjoy yourself!