Birthday Deals Roundup

It should come as a surprise to no one that given my love of coupons, I sign up for emails from a lot of companies/stores.  The main reason for doing so is for the birthday deals that they send out, woo!  Since the list of deals is pretty good, and a few friends asked about emails that I've received, I figured I'd put it out into one big list here to share with you all.

If you are interested in signing up for any of these, I would HIGHLY recommend having a separate email account just to sign up for these types of emails.  I do that so that my main email account isn't completely flooded with promotional emails, because that would drive me completely insane, haha.

Also, clearly I did not use ALL of these coupons, but it's fun to see what companies offer each year, haha.


- Againn DC: 20% off coupon.
- AMC Theatres: Free large drink (for AMC Stubs members).
- Baskin-Robbins: Free single scoop of ice cream.
- Bebe: $10 off coupon.
- Ben & Jerry's: Free single scoop of ice cream and $3 off of an ice cream cake. 
- Buca di Beppo: Free birthday brownie sundae. 
- California Tortilla: Free burrito (for Burrito Elito members).
- Cold Stone Creamery: Buy one creation, get one free coupon.
- Container Store: Birthday post-it set. 
- CVS: $3 Extra Bucks (for Beauty club members).
- DSW: $10 off coupon (for Premiere rewards members).
- Ella's Pizza: One free pizza. 
- Godiva: $10 off coupon (for Godiva rewards members).
- Hard Times Cafe: $5 off coupon.
- Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut and coffee or fountain drink.
- Macaroni Grill: Free dessert.
- Maggiano's Little Italy: $10 off coupon.
- Noodles & Co.: Free bowl of noodles.
- Philosophy: Free birthday gift set (lip gloss + mini shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath) with online purchase of $25+.
- Progressions Salon: 10% off salon service. 
- Qdoba: Buy one entree, get one free coupon.
- Red Mango: 500 points ($5) added to my Club Mango card.
- Rent the Runway: $50 off coupon.
- RiRa Irish Pub: $10 off coupon.
- Rita's Italian Ice: Free regular Italian ice. 
- Sephora: Fresh Sugar mini lip duo (for Beauty Insider members).
- Sprinkles: Free cupcake.
- Wasabi Sushi: Free plate or kids' bento box. 

Qdoba's Fighting Burrito Boredom

I came across this via Qdoba's Facebook page, and thought it was funny and an interesting marketing tactic.  Also, I love Qdoba, so I wanted to share this with you all. 

The site is called Food Lovers Fighting Burrito Boredom, and it's a group designed to diagnose and treat boring burrito sufferers, haha.  I built my boredom-fighting meal and got a coupon for 50% off my entree purchase, woo!  Check out the site if there's a Qdoba by you, definitely worth it for a discounted (or possibly free) meal!

Review: Qdoba's Craft 2 Meal

Many people are v. adamant about what camp they are in, in terms of fast-food Mexican options. Qdoba, Chipotle,  Baja Fresh, and California Tortilla are just a few of the options in the DC metro area, and each one has its rabid fans/haters alike.  Me personally?  Besides Baja Fresh, I love them all!  I think Chipotle, Qdoba, and CalTort all bring different things to the table (so to speak) and I've pretty much always loved all three places since I moved here. 

That being said, Qdoba is winning major brownie points (slash burrito points?) with me once they started their Qdoba Craft Your Life contest to promote their new Craft 2 menu options.  Basically you play a fun game of M/A/S/H online, then try to win a variety of prizes every time you enter (1x/day).  It can be a free Craft 2 entree, Free drink with purchase, Buy one get one free, etc.  Luckily for me, the first time playing resulted in a Free Craft 2 with Drink Purchase- Woo!!   

 

Tortilla Soup, Naked Burrito Bowl 

As you can see, the Craft 2 options are much smaller than their regular menu options.  The bowls that the soup and Naked Burrito are in are roughly the size of ice cream/cereal bowls you might find in a cafeteria.  Despite the small size, they literally will let you pack in as many additional toppings as they would for a regular-size entree, which is pretty nice.  I got the soup with chicken added, and the Naked Burrito with chicken, almost all the salsas, and lettuce.  I had the Naked Burrito for dinner that night, and saved the soup for lunch the next day.  The size is perfect for me- normally if I eat a regular Naked Burrito, it's so good that I can't leave anything on the plate and I feel like I might die (happily, I might add) for the rest of the night, haha.  This is just the right amount for me to get my Qdoba fix without overstuffing myself.  The soup was also v. good- I wasn't sure what to expect since I'd never had their Tortilla soup before.  it was spicy and great for lunch the next day.   

There are lots of different combinations that you can have with the Craft 2 menu - including a quesadilla, salad, taco, etc.  I will definitely be back to try more Craft 2 meal options v. soon!  

And, just because I was super excited about getting the free meal slash proof that the coupons work:   

  

Total $1.59.  BOOYAH.

Lunchtime Links for January 27th, 2010

• Video Pups: Another litter, back on camera.
• Cakewrecks: V. peculiar messages...
• Helpful Tip: Freezing homemake stock in ice cube trays.
• Cheap Jap Blog: Looks at Zac Posen for Target.
• Shop N' Chomp: A look at a few new (to me) spots in Vegas.
• Qdoba: Play MASH, get a free meal, woo!