Cheapies and Freebies!

Some great deals today, April 21st for those of you craving something icy and cold! Good thing we are not dealing with the weather we had yesterday. I wouldn't be in the mood for either of these.



For just half a George Washington bill you can get a 16 ounce iced coffee at your local Dunkin' Donuts. That is just 50 cents all day. For each small Iced Coffee you buy on Iced Coffee Day, 10% of the purchase price will go to The Dunkin’ Brands Community Foundation to support Homes for Our Troops.





Today is also free scoop day at Ben and Jerry's scoop shops. From 12-8 you can get a free cone of your favorite Ben and Jerry's flavor. The bad news about this one is there is not one for locals of Harford County. If memories serve me, there is one in the Inner Harbor. So, it seems more reasonable for me that for the money I would spend in gas driving down to the Inner Harbor, parking my car and dealing with the lines for a 4-ounce ice cream scoop, I may be better off heading over to WAWA and picking up a pint of my favorite..coffee heath bar crunch!

Whatever you decide to do...enjoy the bargains!

I'ts Time to Make the Donuts (for pocket change)

I pretty much have taken donuts out of my food repertoire, but must report on the recent article I read on the Internet last week. Looks like Dunkin' Donuts is getting back to basics.

From the AP (3/18/09)

It's time again to make doughnuts.

After focusing on waffle breakfast sandwiches and espresso-based coffee drinks, Dunkin' Donuts is coming full circle with a new advertising campaign to remind people it also sells doughnuts.

Francis Allen, brand marketing officer, said the company has not embarked on a major campaign for doughnuts since 1997.

"We've been doing so much innovation that it really is timed to refocus back on our core," Allen said.

Allen said the yearlong effort will include a $10 million promotional campaign featuring television, radio and Internet ads and a contest for customers to design their own doughnut.

The winning doughnut, to be sold in the chain's roughly 8,000 stores nationwide, will be unveiled June 5.

Customers can start designing new flavors on the company's Web site on Wednesday, when two other new doughnuts, including a Berries n' Kreme filled doughnut, will appear on menus.

Dunkin' Donuts, a subsidiary of Dunkin' Brands Inc., operates shops in 34 states and 30 countries outside the U.S.

Doughnut sales account for about 12 percent of Dunkin' Donuts revenue. Allen hopes the new push will boost that number, helped in part by the recession. The chain's fluffy treats cost about 89 cents - a few cents more in certain markets - and the company figures any price less than $1 will appeal to thrifty consumers.

"Faced with daily disappointments and struggles, the doughnut is one of those affordable treats that can make someone's day," Allen said.

To give consumers an extra incentive to stop by, the chain is also offering doughnuts for 49 cents with the purchase of a medium or larger hot coffee starting Wednesday, March 25th.

I most likely will not be swayed by the price slashing of the donuts. Don't get me wrong, I love food..but I's rather spend my calories in other departments. I still dig their coffee though.