Cold Stone Creamery Coupons

How many times have you found yourself standing in a supermarket aisle, trying to figure out which box of cornflakes or bottle of laundry detergent offered the best value?

Sure, the larger one usually gives you more for the money--but not always. And sometimes the smaller one is on sale, which can further confuse the math.

Free app WhatPrice for iOS lets you compare prices between two items so you can instantly spot the better deal. (Why nothing similar for Android? I searched Google Play high and low, but couldn't find a price-comparison app that seemed decent. If you know of one, by all means tell me about it in the comments section below.)

All you do is plug in the price and weight (and, if applicable, the number of units) for each item.

If you're anything like me, your gift-giving holiday spirit is often at odds with your gift-giving budget.

You're in the grocery store aisle with the purpose of buying more sugar since you've run out. There's two packages of your favorite brand,one large and one small. It's likely that you grab the big package without even giving it a second thought. After all, you need a lot of sugar, and it's abetter deal.

But is it a better deal? Originally, marketers began selling bulk products at a discount because it encouraged their customers to buy more.But over time, they got wise to the fact that we weren't actually crunching the math. If we saw a bigger package, we'd just assume it was cheaper than buying a comparable amount of smaller packages.

So what did they do? They upped the price again! Often,making the bulk packages cost more – not less. Of course, that's not always the case, but you can't assume just because you're buying more that you're getting a better deal.

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Summer heat making you crave the cool, smooth deliciousness of some ice cream? Don't buy the processed grocery store stuff, and don't waste $5 a pop at places like Cold Stone Creamery or Baskin-Robbins.

Make your own!

What's better than your birthday? Freebies on your birthday, that's what! You can eat for days with all the birthday food freebies available. Fuddruckers, Ruby Tuesday and Red Robin all offer free burgers. Medieval Times and Black Angus offer a free meal with the purchase of another meal. Country Kitchen has a free meal up to $8.00, all you have to do is show ID. Cold Stone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins are willing to take care of your ice cream cravings on your special day. Kids can even score with freebies from California Pizza Kitchen and Burger King.

Enjoy your birthday, it's all FREE!

While getting gifts from your friends and family on your birthday is pretty sweet, getting gifts from total strangers is somehow even sweeter. This has been on my mind lately. See, I turned 25 just a week ago, and my coworkers treated me to lunch at California Pizza Kitchen to celebrate the occasion. I enjoyed my pesto cream penne, and shortly after, the waiter brought me a big plate of ice creamy, chocolaty nonsense, on the house. I got to thinking about all the other things I could be getting for free on my birthday. Thanks to Jacob H., another Savings.com team member, I learned about all kinds of freebies offered to folks on their birthdays. I feel this information deserves to be shared, hence the impetus for writing this post. I'm going to tell you how to eat, drink, and be entertained like a king or queen on your birthday...for free. That's right. Food, drinks, entertainment, and more, all for free.