FREE DNR Fishing Clinics on Saturday, April 14
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is sponsoring free fishing clinics for kids on Saturday, April 14. The clinics are being held at 16 local parks throughout the area. Children will learn the basics of fishing including fishing techniques, equipment use, knot tying, fishing safety and how to identify different species of fish. Each of the clinics is hosted by local fishing clubs. Clinics begin at 9:00 a.m. and the last clinic starts at 2:00 p.m.
Locations of the free fishing clinics are:
Milwaukee County
- Brown Deer Park
- Grant-Oak Creek (Mill Pond on Oak Creek Pkwy.)
- Greenfield Park
- Humboldt Park
- McCarthy Park
- McGovern Park
- Mitchell Park
- Scout Lake Park
- Sheridan Park
- Washington Park
- Wilson Park
Racine County
- Quarry Lake Park
Washington County
- Sandy Knoll Park
Waukesha County
- Fox Brook Park
- Menomonee Park/Lannon Quarry
- Muskego Park
Fishing equipment is available; however, it is recommended that you bring your own rod and reel if you have one. For more information, check out the DNR website.
2012 Milwaukee Brewers Promotions, Giveaways, and Fan Values
Single game Milwaukee Brewers tickets go on sale this weekend, and is the case every year, the Brewers have a season loaded with ticket promotions and fan giveaways.
There are over 20 fan giveaways this year including six bobblehead days. In addition, the Fan Value Corner also returns this year with several ticket promotions:
- 5-County 5-Day Celebration
- Spring Madness
- Brew Crew & The Zoo Ticket Package
- Brewers $13 Fair Fridays
- Family Days
- Kids and Senior Citizens Discount Days
- Miller High Life Mondays
- Miller Lite Beerpen
- Brewers-Summerfest Rock the Ballpark Package
- Brewers-Timber Rattlers Fang-Tastic Ticket Deal
- Time Warner Cable Student Nights
Many of the ticket packages like the 5-County 5-Day Celebration and Spring Madness go on sale February 25, however other packages like Family Days and the Miller Lite Beerpen go on sale at a later date.
Valentine’s Day Deals for Flowers in Milwaukee
Like it or not, Valentine’s Day is almost here! If you are planning on buying flowers for your Valentine, here is information about flower specials at several Milwaukee area stores.
Aldi is advertising 12 stem rose bouquets for $9.99 and 3 stem rose bouquets for $2.99. We visited the Aldi located in West Allis on Highway 100 and found they had assorted bouquets, some of which were rose bouquets, for only $3.99. Flowers may not be available in all stores, and the selection may vary by location.
Pick ‘n Save has a Valentine’s Day Sale through Tuesday, February 14th. A dozen premium roses with filler and greens is $19.99 with a Roundy’s Rewards card. Various bouquets range from $7 to $20, including a 10 stem fresh tulip bouquet for $7.
Piggly Wiggly is advertising a dozen rose bouquet for $15.99.
Sendik’s is offering a dozen roses for $14.99. They also have several Valentine floral arrangements available ranging in price from $20 to $105.
Target is advertising a dozen roses for $16.99.
Walmart stores have a dozen roses available for $15. We checked these out, and while the bouquets looked very nice, the flowers were smaller than those that you will find at Sendik’s or Pick ‘n Save.
Walgreens has a dozen roses for $19.99. Other potted plants and cut bouquets range from $4.99 to $24.99.
If you’re looking for a convenient way to get flowers, Locker’s Florist is operating their Drive Thru Flower Store at State Fair Park again this year. They have a complete menu of options available, including flowers and candy. Bouquets start at $8. Locker’s Drive Thru is open on Monday and Tuesday.
Have you found any good deals on Valentine’s Day flowers in the Milwaukee area? Leave a comment and let us know!
Pick ‘n Save Double Coupon Deals for January 28 and February 1
Here is our weekly summary of the best deals with coupon matchups this week at Pick ‘n Save, as analyzed and prepared by Rose from Rose Knows Coupons. Pick ‘n Save doubles coupons on Wednesday and Saturday. For tips on using double coupons, see our post Extreme Couponing in Milwaukee With Double Coupons .
For details on Pick ‘n Save Double Coupon Daze, and an explanation of the abbreviations used in the post below, see our Guide to Saving Money at Pick ‘n Save.
Here are the best deals I see this week:
Hills Bros. Coffee $6.99
55¢/1 Hills Bros, exp. 2/5/12 (SS 12/04/11)
= $6.44 or $5.89 after doubled coupon
MJB Coffee $6.99
75¢/1 MJB Coffee, exp. 3/31/12 (SS 01/22/12 R)
= $6.24 or $5.49 after doubled coupon
Chock Full O’ Nuts Coffee $6.99
$1/2 Chock Full O’ Nuts Coffee, exp. 2/29/12 (SS 01/29/12)
= $6.49 each or $5.99 each after doubled coupon
Angel Soft 12 Double Roll Bath Tissue $5.99
45¢/1 Angel Soft Product, exp. 2/13/12 (RP 11/13/11 R)
= $5.54 or $5.09 after doubled coupon
$1/1 Angel Soft Product, exp. 2/13/12 (RP 11/13/11 R)
= $4.99 or $3.99 after doubled coupon
50¢/1 Angel Soft Bath Tissue, exp. 2/13/12 (RP 11/13/11 R)
= $5.49 or $4.99 after doubled coupon
M & M’s Candy $2.48 (with in ad coupon)
$1/1 printable
= $1.48 each or 48¢ each after doubled coupon
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The Top 5 Milwaukee Area Fast Food Value Menu Deals
Please enjoy today’s guest post written by our friend Nick from DudeFoods.com. We asked Nick to find the best deals on value menus around the Milwaukee area.
(DudeFoods is one of our favorite locally written blogs, focusing on unique, and oftentimes hilarious ways to prepare and eat various foods).
Whether they refer to it as the Dollar Menu like McDonald’s does, the Everyday Value Menu like Wendy’s or the Why Pay More Menu like Taco Bell, all fast food restaurants have them and they’re the pinnacle of cheap eats. I’m talking about the value menu.
Recently Milwaukee Consumer asked me for my top five fast food value menu deals, and although prices can vary not only from city to city but from location to location as well I think my picks should be pretty universal no matter where you live.
The McDouble (McDonald’s) Even though they dropped the second piece of cheese from their one dollar double cheeseburger and renamed it the McDouble a few years back, this is still a great deal. I mean, a regular cheeseburger on its own at McDonald’s costs 99 cents so why not just pay the extra penny and get two beef patties instead of one? Oh, and if you absolutely have to have two pieces of cheese on your burger, their double cheeseburger is still available for 29 cents more.
The Jr. Breakfast Burrito (SONIC Drive-In) This was an easy pick just based on the fact that SONIC serves this delicious value menu item all day long. Aside from one random rogue McDonald’s that I found that serves pancakes and breakfast burritos from open to close there’s really no other fast food restaurant around where you can enjoy breakfast for lunch or dinner.
The Jr. Ham & Cheddar Sandwich (Arby’s) Granted, their value menu items may be WAY smaller than most other fast food restaurants, but if you’re looking for a cheap alternative to the burgers and chicken sandwiches that populate most other value menus, Arby’s is the place to be with their value Jr. Ham & Cheddar and Jr. Roast Beef sandwiches.
The Frosty (Wendy’s) I don’t know what it is about the Frosty, but chocolate shakes from other fast food restaurants don’t even come close in terms of taste, and the best part is that you can still buy a small one for only 99 cents. If you’re a true Frosty fan though Wendy’s has an even better deal going on right now where if you donate a dollar to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption you receive a key chain which in turn will get you a free Jr. Frosty (with any purchase) every single time you stop at Wendy’s until the end of the year.
The Entire “Why Pay More?” Menu (Taco Bell) Yeah, I know that not picking one specific item is sort of a cop out, but how can you choose when Taco Bell has so many great choices for so cheap? In fact, they probably have the best value menu out there with numerous items as low as even 89 or 79 cents. On top of that, their value menu is what Taco Bell routinely uses to introduce new items for 99 cents or less. While other chains keep their value menus the same for months on end, Taco Bell’s is routinely changing. In fact, it’s always sort of crazy to me when Taco Bell customers will order some of the $3 or $4 single menu items, when for the same amount you can order four items off their value menu and end up completely stuffed.
So now I leave it up to you Milwaukee Consumer readers. Do you agree with my picks? Disagree? What are your favorite fast food value menu items? Please leave a comment and let me know!