$9.95 Package Deal from Portrait Innovations
Portrait Innovations at Brookfield Square is offering a great deal on a portrait package through Christmas. The $9.95 Holiday Portrait Special includes over 40 prints:
- 1 – 10 x 13
- 2 – 8 x 10′s
- 4 – 5 x 7′s
- 4 – 3 x 5′s
- 32 Wallets
- 6 Personalized Holiday Cards
The best part about this deal is that there are no sitting fees or additional charges! Reservations are strongly suggested. For more information, check out the Portrait Innovations website. In addition to the Brookfield Square location, there is also a Portrait Innovations located in Pleasant Prairie at the Prairie Ridge Commons
Thanks to Milwaukee Consumer reader Renee for the heads-up on this deal!
2009 Cyber Monday Promotions
Today is Cyber Monday, the day thought to be the busiest online shopping day of the year. (According to Snopes, in terms of online sales, the day actually ranks historically as about the 12th busiest e-commerce day of the year.)
Two websites worth browsing to see if you find any deals that appeal to you are Amazon.com and Bing. Both are promoting deals that will last beyond Cyber Monday, and the Bing promotion is especially nice because you have a few more days to shop around.
Amazon.com is posting their best Cyber Monday deals here. 
Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, is holding their Gold Rush promotion where you can receive special cash back percentages through December 2nd. However, perhaps today is the best day to take advantage of the cash back rewards if you can combine it with a Cyber Monday deal that the retailer is offering. Some examples of online retailers participating are:
- Ebay 10% cash back
- Macy’s 10% cash back
- Walmart
15% cash back
- Best Buy
5 to 10% cash back
- AT&T 35% cash back
- Kohl’s 10% cash back
In order to get the cashback reward from Bing, you need to search for the deal using Bing. To learn more about Bing’s cashback promotion, visit their tutorial.
To browse other Cyber Monday sales, you can also use some of the resources we mentioned in our blog post a few days ago about Black Friday:
Are there any other good Cyber Monday deals that you found? Or have you used Amazon or Bing for these promotions? If so, please leave a comment and share your experience with our readers.
Wisconsin No Call List Deadline – November 30th
The deadline to put your name on the Wisconsin No Call List is Monday, November 30th. By adding your name to the list by the deadline, you’ll be on the list starting January 1, 2010. If you signed up for the list in the past, you might want to do it again just to make sure you’re covered. Land line and cell phone numbers can be added to the list. Once your name goes on the list, it stays there for a period of 2 years.
Adding your phone numbers to the No Call List will prevent most telemarketers from calling, but it won’t stop all calls. Under the current law, non-profit organizations, political candidates, and elected officials are all allowed to solicit you even if you are on the No Call List.
To ensure that your numbers are on the do not call list, you can sign up free a couple of different ways:
- Visiting the Wisconsin No Call List website.
- Calling (866) 9NO-CALL (866-966-2255).
You can sign up for the No Call List at anytime. If you missed the November 30th deadline, simply sign up before the February 28, 2010, deadline and you’ll be added to the next quarterly release of the No Call List on April 1, 2010.
$25 Milwaukee Restaurant Gift Certificates for $2 Through 11/30
Restaurant.com has an 80% off sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday that will last through November 30th, 2009. With this special deal, you can get a $25 gift certificate for only $2. There are dozens of restaurants in the Milwaukee area that participate in the Restaurant.com program and several new restaurants have been added such as:
- The Wicked Hop
- Senor Luna in New Berlin
- Houlihans (13th Street location in Milwaukee)
- Karma
- Molly Cools Seafood Tavern
Restaurant.com typically offers gift certificates at great discounts – like $25 gift certificates for $10. With the 80% off promotion, the $25 gift certificate can be bought for only $2! An even better deal is to sign up for their Dinner of the Month Club. When you go with the 6 month option, you get 6 – $25 gift certificates plus an extra bonus $25 gift certificate, all for only $12. If you select 12 months, you get 12 – $25 gift certificates plus an extra bonus $50 gift certificate, for just $24.
To take advantage of this offer, visit the Restaurant.com website. When you check out, enter coupon code SAVE to save 80% on your order. This offer is available through November 30th.
Each of the participating restaurants has restrictions, such as minimum purchase amounts and days that the gift certificates can be used. Make sure to read the details for the restaurant you’re considering before making your purchase.
4 Day Ticket Sale – Globetrotters, Bucks, Admirals & Monster Jam: Freestyle Mania
The Bradley Center is hosting their own after Thanksgiving sale with ticket prices on several popular events going on sale this weekend. From Friday, November 27th through Monday, November 30th, you can get great discounts on tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Milwaukee Admirals and the U.S. Hot Rod Monster Jam truck show. The offers are limited and a password is needed to get the discounts. Information about each of the discounts is as follows:
Harlem Globetrotters
**Update – details on the Time Warner Cable Buy One Get One Free offer can be found here!
The Harlem Globetrotters will be in town again on New Years Eve at the Bradley Center. The Globetrotters will perform 2 shows on December 31, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. With the discount code, tickets are 20% off.
The Globetrotters discount password and Ticketmaster can be accessed by clicking here (you may need to allow pop-up windows in order to see the discount code).
Milwaukee Bucks
Tickets for select Milwaukee Bucks games can be purchased for 60% off during the after Thanksgiving sale. As a part of this sale, $60 tickets are available for only $25 and $36 tickets for only $15. The games available as a part of this offer are:
- Saturday, 12/12/09, 7:30 P.M. vs. Portland Trail Blazers
- Saturday, 12/26/09, 7:30 P.M. vs. San Antonio Spurs
- Friday, 1/8/10, 7:30 P.M. vs. Chicago Bulls
- Saturday, 1/30/10, 7:30 P.M. vs. Miami Heat
The Bucks discount password and Ticketmaster can be accessed by clicking here (you may need to allow pop-up windows in order to see the discount code).
Milwaukee Admirals
The Milwaukee Admirals are offering Buy One Get One Free tickets to three games in December and January. $15 and $17 seats are eligible for this offer. The available games are:
- Monday, 12/28/09. 7:00 P.M. vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
- Tuesday, 12/29/09, 7:00 P.M. vs. Rockford Icehogs
- Friday, 1/1/10, 6:00 P.M. vs. Houston Aeros
The Admirals discount password and Ticketmaster can be accessed by clicking here (you may need to allow pop-up windows in order to see the discount code).
Monster Jam: Freestyle Mania
**Update – details on new discounts can be found here!
The Monster Jam: Freestyle Mania truck show is coming to the Bradley Center for two shows on January 15th and 16th, 2010. Through Monday, you can get tickets for 50% off the regular price.
The discount password and Ticketmaster can be accessed by clicking here (you may need to allow pop-up windows in order to see the discount code).
Current Energy Star Rebates for Wisconsin Residents
As we’ve mentioned before, the Energy Star Rebate Finder is a great resource to check before you purchase just about any major item for your home.
Current rebate offers include:
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy $15 mail-in rebate for light fixtures and ceiling fans.
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy $50 mail-in rebate for high efficiency gas storage water heaters.
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy $100 mail-in rebate for whole home gas tankless water heaters.
- Dacor refrigerators and freezers – possible savings of up to $4,670.
- ASKO dishwaher $100 mail-in rebate.
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy $30 mail-in rebate for LED fixtures.
- Buy two or more GE Profile or GE Cafe appliances (dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, etc…) and receive a $100 to $500 prepaid Visa card based on the number of products purchased.
- Bosch Home Appliances Corporation dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers – receive $100 to $300 mail-in rebate depending on product purchased.
- Electrolux Home Products mail in rebate of $30 to $150 if upgrading to a Frigidaire appliance, including dishwashers, side by side and top-mount refrigerators, front-load clothes washers, and laundry centers.
- Wisconsin Focus on Energy natural gas condensing water heater $150 mail-in rebate.
For more details on any of these offers, visit the Energy Star Rebate Finder.
Every Wednesday we highlight an energy savings tip to help Milwaukee area consumers reduce their utility bill. Follow this link to see all of our previous energy savings tips.
Sesame Street Live Discount Code
We have a discount code for the Sesame Street Live 1-2-3 Imagine! With Elmo & Friends shows at the Bradley Center this weekend. With this code, you can save $3 per ticket. The discount password and Ticketmaster can be accessed by clicking here (you may need to allow pop-up windows in order to see the discount code). The discount code should be entered in the “Promotion Ticket Selection” field.
There are 6 Milwaukee performances of Sesame Street Live 1-2-3 Imagine! With Elmo & Friends:
- Friday November 27th – 2:00 P.M.
- Friday November 27th – 7:00 P.M.
- Saturday, November 28th – 10:30 AM.
- Saturday, November 28th – 2:00 P.M.
- Sunday, November 29th – 1:00 P.M.
- Sunday, November 29th – 4:30 P.M.
Don’t forget, we also have information on discount tickets for Disney On Ice Presents Princess Classics at the U.S. Cellular Arena in February.
Thanks to Wisconsin Mommy for the information on this deal!