Archive for February, 2009

Swap Meet (aka Free Karaoke!)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

We were introduced to Swap Meet and Beta Level (the lovely folks who put it on) shortly after moving to Los Angeles. Swap Meet is a night of free karaoke in a basement in Chinatown with haphazardly placed Ikea furniture.  The directions are sketchy, the bathroom door is a tarp, and we absolutely can’t get… »

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LA Dodgers Job Fair

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

We all know how rough it is to find a job in this economy.  So for all our unemployed or partially employed readers, you might want to consider attending the LA Dodgers Job Fair this weekend. There are over 500 seasonal positions available and they are hoping to fill them all this weekend.  We aren’t… »

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Fast Food Finds

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Subway $2 Gift Card Giveaway Fill out this quick form and Subway will send you a $2 gift card in the next 10-12 weeks. Limit one per household. Do it soon before they give them all away! We are HUGE fans of Subway, no where else can you get this much HEALTHY food, and so… »

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Pancake Day Pictures

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Thank you to Marita S., who sent us pictures of her friends enjoying free pancake day on Tuesday…looks like they had a great… »

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Giveaway!

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Tell us your favorite meal for under $5 in Los Angeles and you could win all this stuff! We got a hold of one of the gift bags that Jimmy Kimmel gave out at his Post-Oscar show…and we decided to pass along our good fortune to you! Gift Bag Includes: Simple Shoe company hemp bag… »

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Free Yoga Follow-Up

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

As promised, we went to a yoga class at Runyon Canyon this morning. Although we’re not well-versed with plank position and our downward dog needs a little training, we managed to get through the class without falling over too many times! From what we hear, each instructor brings a little bit of their own flare… »

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Send us your pictures!

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

We were surprised at the lack of people at IHOP today since I waited an hour in line last Free Pancake Day; but we were seated right away! The pancakes were fluffy and perfect. Thank you IHOP!  We actually ran into a couple different people today who had printed Jack in the Box’s Free Tacos… »

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Free Tacos at Jack in the Box

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Thanks to our friends at twitter, we just discovered that Jack in the Box is giving out 2 free tacos tomorrow (all day) to every customer that comes in with this coupon.  Free breakfast AND lunch? It’s like a dream come true!   Hang in there… »

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Pancake Day Reminder!

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Don’t forget to hit up your local IHOP tomorrow (National Pancake Day) for a free short stack of Pancakes! The event is running at all IHOPs between 7am and 10pm.  Make sure you bring a couple bucks for your waitress and a couple more to donate to the Children’s Miracle… »

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Oscar Giveaway (coming up soon)

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Congratulations to our favorite film of the year, Slumdog Millionaire, for winning the award for Best Picture! You know how we feel about poor people becoming millionaires…. In honor of the Academy Awards, we are going to be having a giveaway in the next few days. We are still hammering out the details but we… »

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