Coleman 52-Quart Xtreme Cooler $24.99 (55% Off)

If you've seen all the snow in this part of the country, you may think it's odd to think about buying a cooler now. But warmer weather will be back eventually and then you'll be glad you saved money on this one. Sears is selling a generously sized 52-quart Xtreme Cooler by Coleman for $24.99. It retails for $55.99 so the savings are 55%.

Shipping is $9.65 but you can choose in-store pickup to save on that.

This cooler features:
- Capacity for 82 cans
- Deep drink holders
- Rustproof, leak-resistant channel drain for no-tilt draining
- Extra insulation
- Keeps ice cold up to five days at 90 F
- Hinged lid with deep beverage holders
- Two-way handles for easier lifting and carrying

To check it out, click here.

Free Jr. Dodger Membership For Kids 6-14.

Have a young Los Angeles Dodgers fan in the house? You can get a free membership for him or her in the Free Jr. Dodgers presented by Kaiser Permanente. It's open to kids 6 to 14 years old.

The free membership includes:
- Membership Card
- First access to the all new Jr. Dodgers Training Days
- Newsletters (Jr. Dodgers, dodgers.com and MLB.com commercial e-mails)
- Special Offers from Sponsors
- The chance to be a guest reporter for the Jr. Dodgers Newsletter
- Exclusive access to Jr. Dodgers Experiences including: VIP access to select Kids Run the Bases events; a chance to take the field with your favorite Dodgers; a chance to announce "It's Time for Dodgers Baseball" before a Dodgers home game

If this might make baseball more fun for your favorite young fan, click this link to see more and register.

Philadelphia Flyers Games over 50% Off; Philadelphia 76ers Games at Up to 55% Off

Have a sports fan in the Philadelphia area? You can get them to a select Flyers hockey game or 76ers basketball game at a bargain now, thanks to offers on today's e-mail from Travelzoo.

The Philadelphia Flyers have a deal that saves up to 52% off regular ticket prices to three upcoming games at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Front Mezzanine seats are $25.00 (regularly $53.00) and $35.00 (reg. $63.00). Lower Level seats are $79 (regularly $96.00) for the following games:
- Wednesday, Jan. 6 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
- Tuesday, Jan. 12 vs. Dallas Stars
- Tuesday, Jan. 19 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Click here for tickets and more information. Click "Find Tickets" next to the game you would like to see and then click "Add to Cart" next to the seating level you would like.

The 76ers tickets start at just $30.00 (reg. $54.00 - $67.00) for Lower Level Corner or Lower Level End seats to these games:
- Tuesday, Jan. 5 vs. Washington Wizards
- Monday, Jan. 11 vs. New Orleans Hornets
- Friday, Jan. 15 vs. Sacramento Kings
- Wednesday, Jan. 20 vs. Portland Trail Blazers

To get the basketball tickets, click here. Enter code DTZ01 in the promo code box and click "Go." Click "Find Tickets" next to the game you'd like to see and then choose your seats on the next screen.

For both these offers, additional service charges apply to the ticket order. The special deals have to be booked by January 15th.

Free 2010 Chicago White Sox Kids Club Kit

If you live in the Chicago area (or are a White Sox fan), you can get a free 2010 Chicago White Sox Kids Club Kit by signing up at their website by December 20th. (Actually I think you may be able to sign up after that, but signing up by that date will include a link for a printable holiday card.)

The free membership includes:
- Official Membership Certificate
- Welcome Postcard from Rookie of the Year finalist Gordon Beckham
- White Sox Shoelaces
- White Sox Temporary Tattoos
- White Sox Kids Club Poster
- Two coupons for Upper Reserved seat tickets to regular-priced games

Membership is for youngsters 12 and under, and there can be up to five memberships per household.

To check it out, click here.

Free Philadelphia Sixers Tickets for AT&T Wireless Customers

Basketball fans in the Philadelphia area who are also customers of AT&T Wireless can get free tickets to a couple of games right now. The games offered are November 9th against the Phoenix Suns and November 18th against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Customers must register at their website and then bring a confirmation email (and valid identification) to the Wachovia Center Box Office during normal business hours. Wachovia Center Box Office will exchange your email for two (2) free tickets

The deadline to pick up your tickets is 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the game you selected. Registration does not guarantee free tickets, they're subject to availability and are are limited. This offer expires November 15th.

To check out the offer and register, click this link.

Free Tickets to Minnesota Timberwolves Games -- Given Away at Select Target Stores 10/24

If you're in Minnesota and are a basketball fan, here's a freebie treat, if you can get to a Target in time Saturday, October 24th. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Target are holding the Target Home Court Advantage promotion. Target has purchased tickets for the Wolves' first three home games and will give them away to fans on Saturday, October 24th.

Tickets can be picked up at Guest Services at any participating Target store while sup-plies last. Complimentary tickets are to one of the following games: Oct. 28 vs. New Jersey, Oct. 30 vs. Cleveland and Nov. 4 vs. Boston.

To check out the list of locations distributing tickets, click this link.

Sports Illustrated for Kids Subscription $5.00 Now at Amazon

If you have a youngster who enjoys reading about sports and seeing some great action photography, a subscription to Sports Illustrated for Kids might be appreciated. Right now it doesn't have to set you back a lot -- just $5.00. That's the current price at Amazon.com.

The cover price for a year's issues is $47.88, so you are getting 89% off the newsstand price.

To take a look, click the link below.

Two Free Tickets to Philadelphia 76ers Preseason Games

If you're near Philly and are a fan of the 76ers, here's a way you can get free tickets to preseason games October 9th against the Nets and October 20th against the Wizards. Register at their website and you'll get two tickets plus be entered into a contest. Winners in the contest get two courtside tickets opening night, dinner and two autographed jerseys.

But even if you don't win the contest, you still get the tickets for the preseason games. Registration also means they will send you e-mails with other discounts, offers and specials.

To register and get your free preseason tickets, click this link.

Reminder Today: Free Buffalo Wings at T.G.I. Friday's® During Football Games

As I posted a few days ago, T.G.I. Friday's® is celebrating the start of the NFL season with a freebie of six Buffalo Wings at participating restaurants. They may be served just at the bar, or at tables too -- check when you get to your location. The press release indicated this was in effect during any of the NFL games today and tomorrow night as well.

Free Buffalo Wings at T.G.I. Friday's® Tonight (September 10th), Sunday and Monday

T.G.I. Friday's® is kicking off the new football season with a tasty free treat. They'll be offering free wings at participating restaurants during the season-opening games this weekend, starting with tonight's opener.

During the Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh game tonight, followed by 13 games on Sunday, September 13th (most of which can be seen via DirecTV at participating Friday's®), and capped off by Monday night's double-header of Buffalo vs. New England and San Diego vs. Oakland, bar guests will be treated to six free Buffalo Wings (six wings in boneless or traditional styles and served with celery and your choice of Bleu Cheese or Ranch).

They'll also have some low-price appetizer specials during games this season: six Buffalo Wings for $3.99, Half-Rack Baby Back Ribs for $7.99 and two Jack™ Championship Sliders for $3.99.

But the freebie is nice in any event, so why not take advantage and root your team to victory. To check out the details, click this link.

U.S. Open Tickets -- Select Matches -- Buy One, Get One Free

Love tennis and thinking of going to see a match at the U.S. Open? Well, you probably won't be going alone, so you and a friend can buy one ticket and get one free, splitting the cost so you're each getting 50% off. (Or you could just buy your ticket and treat your friend for free and look like a big-shot.)

Thanks to the great folks at Travelzoo, here are the details on the Buy One, Get One Free offer:

Some of the world's greatest tennis stars will be playing at the US Open in New York City from August 31st - September 13 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. Thanks to this buy-one-get-one-free offer, Upper Promenade seats come to as low as $21 each (reg. $42) when purchased in pairs.

Seating prices for Lower and Upper Promenade are as follows when purchased in pairs:

Evening matches starting at 7:00 p.m.:
Thursday, Sept. 3: Upper Prom. $21 (reg. $42) Lower Prom. $27.50 (reg. $55)
Tuesday, Sept. 8: Upper Prom. $28 (reg. $56) Lower Prom. $45 (reg. $90)

Day matches starting at 11:00 a.m.:
Tuesday, Sept. 8: Upper Prom. $24 (reg. $48) Lower Prom. $35 (reg. $70)
Wednesday, Sept. 9: Upper Prom. $24 (reg. $48) Lower Prom. $35 (reg. $70)
Thursday, Sept. 10: Upper Prom. $24 (reg. $48) Lower Prom. $35 (reg. $70)
Friday, Sept. 11: Upper Prom. $40 (reg. $80) Lower Prom. $49 (reg. $98)

Click here for tickets or more information. Click "Find Tickets" next to the desired session and then enter the code BZOO (make sure to use all capital letters) in the box marked "Promotions and Special Offers." Use the pull-down menu to select the original price of the ticket and then click "Find Tickets" to see the discounted price. Note: Be sure to purchase tickets in pairs (you can't just buy one for half-price).

Free One-Week Trial of MLB.TV Premium

This one is for the baseball fans out there. If you like to follow your team's games, you can get a free week of MLB.TV Premium service on your PC/Mac from July 11th to 18th.

All you need to do is place a vote for the final two players to be added to the All-Star teams. Then, on July 11th, you'll receive an e-mail with instructions to activate the free trial. And for a week you'll get free access to a ton of baseball games without paying a dime.

It's also great for times when you're on the road and not home to watch the games on TV.

This is the Premium level of service, so you get access to multiple games simultaneously, picture-in-picture, DVR functionality and more. To see what the premium package gets you, click this link.

The offer is for new subscribers to MLB.TV, and a valid e-mail address is necessary. To place your All-Star vote and get registered for the free week of baseball game viewing, click here.

Free Ticket to a Pittsburgh Pirates Home Game

A few baseball teams have had deals involving free tickets -- check my earlier posts for info about tickets for the Braves, Orioles or Rangers -- and now the Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten on board. They are offering a free infield grandstand ticket to anyone who signs up on their website and provides their birthday information.

But the neat thing is that the game you select doesn't have anything to do with your birthday. You can pick a game if your birthday has passed, if your birthday falls outside the season, or if you just want to pick a specific game/opponent. There are just four games excluded, and the game must occur at least four days after registration.

The tickets have a value of $16.00 so this is a nice freebie.

Parents can even sign up their children to be recipients. The site also offers an opportunity to buy additional tickets at $10.00 (saving $6.00 off regular prices). But if you want to go together with someone else or a small group, since there's a limit of one free ticket per person, there's also nothing to stop a couple of people from registering for the same date/game.

The deadline for registering is September 25th.

To read all the details and register for your free game ticket, click this link.

Save on Golfing -- Tee Times at Up to 60% Off with 15% Promo Code

If you love golf, this must be one of your favorite times of the year. The weather's nice but not too hot to get out there for 18 holes. If you are looking for ways to save a bit on fees and tee times, there's a site called TeeTimeWatch that you may want to check out.

They offer golf certificates at a wide variety of courses around the country, which entitle you to a round of golf, a cart and a one-year subscription to Golf magazine (that seems to be included with most, if not all, certificates). The savings off the regular prices for a round vary depending on the golf course, whether you're looking for weekdays or weekends, whether there are packages of several certificates together, etc.

You can also get specific tee times at courses right on the spot, with prices for those clearly shown.

Plus, if you add promotional code GOLFBALLS when you buy a certificate, you'll get 15% knocked off the price of your order. Every little bit helps, no?

The certificates could make great gift ideas, since they're redeemable for several months after purchase. Or if you're trying to arrange a specific event for a specific date, this is a great way to check availability at several courses and get a great, low price.

To check out the site and see courses, certificates, tee times and use the promo for even more savings, click this link.

Free Ticket to a Baltimore Orioles Home Game

Here's yet another free baseball ticket offer -- on top of the Texas Rangers free pair, and Atlanta Braves free ticket the month of your birthday about which I posted a few days ago -- the Orioles are in the game too. You can get a totally free ticket to a designated home game at Baltimore's Camden Yards just but voting on-line twenty-five times for them as your favorite team or "other favorite" between now and July 2nd.

I presume you're limited to one vote per day, so it's something you'll have to remember to do, but there's plenty of time before the deadline.

Here are the terms and conditions:
To be eligible for this ticket offer, fans must successfully transmit twenty-five (25) Online Ballots for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game between 3:01 p.m. ET on April 22, 2009 and 11:59 p.m. ET on July 2, 2009 (the "Entry Period"), with the Baltimore Orioles selected as a "favorite" or "other favorite" Club. The 2009 MLB All-Star Game Online Ballot is accessible at http://vote.mlb.com.

Offer valid only for participants who successfully transmit twenty-five (25) Online Ballots via a single email address during the Entry Period. Any vote(s) cast outside of the Entry Period will not be counted as eligible votes for this offer. During the week of July 20, 2009, the Baltimore Orioles will send eligible participants an e-mail containing a ticket redemption code which may be used online only. Limit one (1) redemption code per e-mail address. Redemption code will be valid for one (1) non-prime game ticket in Oriole Park Upper Reserve seat seating section after the All-Star break, subject to availability.

This is a great deal for anyone in the Baltimore area or for anyone planning to travel there later in the summer. If you have kids to bring along, they can submit votes via their own e-mail addresses -- each address can qualify as long as twenty-five votes are generated from each one.

To see all the details, click this link. And take yourself out to the ballgame!

Free Ticket to an Atlanta Braves Home Game -- Based on Your Birthday

The baseball giveaways continue. The Braves are offering a free ticket as a birthday present for you, or your children. You get free admission for one (1) game during the 2009 season to see the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. To get them, you visit their website and follow these steps:

- Be ready to pick the game you want to attend before registering
- Register your birthday or your child's birthday
- Print the confirmation e-mail you receive after registering
- Bring proper ID and your confirmation e-mail to the "Happy Birthday" ticket window at Turner Field the day of the game (you can buy additional tickets to sit together while at that window.

Now there is a system of when you can get the free ticket, depending upon when the birthday is. There's also an entry deadline based on that birthday month as follows:

- Birthdays in April or October can pick an April, May or October game (deadline to enter 4/28/09)
- Birthdays in May or November can pick a May game (deadline to enter 5/23)
- Birthdays in June or December can pick a June game (deadline to enter 6/28)
- Birthdays in January or July can choose a July game (deadline to enter 7/30)
- Birthdays in February or August can pick an August game (deadline to enter 8/26)
- Birthdays in March or September can pick a September game (deadline to enter 9/29)

So anyone with a birthday in April or October should hurry since the deadline is expiring.

Here's the link to register for the free Birthday Ticket promotion.

Two Free Tickets to Texas Rangers Games

If you're a baseball fan in the Dallas area, here's a nice offer. It's a way to get two free tickets to a Texas Rangers game absolutely free. The promotion involves on-line voting through mlb.com. All you have to do is vote online and select the Texas Rangers as a "favorite" or "other favorite" club the maximum 25 times between now and July 2nd (you apparently can cast one vote per day so you have to remember to keep doing it). Once you've voted 25 times you receive two free tickets to one select Texas Rangers home game of your choice. The free tickets are for sections regularly priced up to $25.00 each, so this is a $50.00 giveaway.

The select dates eligible for free home game tickets are: Minnesota Twins August 17, 18 or 20; Toronto Blue Jays September 1 or 2; Oakland A's September 14 or 15.

Of course, if you're a fan of one of those other teams and traveling to Texas those dates, there's no reason you can't go see your team play there, either.

Online voting ends July 2, 2009 at 10:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time, so you have plenty of time to get those 25 votes in. The free ticket offer will then come by e-mail the week of July 20th.
You can check the website for all the terms and conditions, and the offer is subject to availability.

To check out this offer for two free baseball tickets, click this link.

Free One-Year Subscription to Baseball Digest

If you're a baseball fan, isn't this a grand time of the year? And you can add to you enjoyment of the sports, the players, the statistics and the trivia with a subscription to Baseball Digest. Right now you can get a one-year subscription for free just by registering your information and answering some questions about your job/industry function at freebizmag.com.

They will also offer you some other free business magazines you could receive but whether to accept others or not is still up to you.

When signing up for offers like this, I don't use my primary e-mail address since they'll be sending follow-up offers and I'd rather not have them clutter up my in-box. I use a separate free e-mail account (i.e. hotmail, yahoo) to handle things like this.

To check out the application and get your free Baseball Digest subscription, click this link.

Kids Bowl Free -- 2 Games a Day All Summer! 1-4 Adults Can Bowl Two Games a Day All Summer for $23.95

I know Spring has just sprung, but summer isn't that far away. And here's an idea on how to help keep those kids active and entertained all summer. Bowling! What makes this noteworthy is that KidsBowlFree.com offers youngsters the chance to bowl for free. They will be able to go to participating bowling alleys and bowl up to two games free per day. Without your wallet getting drained.

In addition to the kids being able to bowl free, the adults in the family can get a nice deal for the summer too. There's a Family Pass that entitles 1-4 adults to bowl up to two games per day, and the pass is just $23.95 for the whole summer. Considering the cost of bowling a game, this pass can pay for itself in just two or three outings, depending on the number of adults in the family (also older kids who may exceed a center's age limit for the free games).

There are bowling centers in almost every state that are participating -- I haven't counted the number of places, but it must be in the hundreds. Here's a link to the list of the centers that are participating. Each bowling center sets its own age limit, and any specific times the passes aren't accepted.

This program is designed by bowling centers to give back to the community and provide a safe, secure, and fun way for kids to spend time this summer. Here are some more details:

The "Kids Bowl Free" program is only available at the centers listed. Each child can bowl 2 free games every day throughout the duration of the program. Each center has their own age restrictions, as well as any times the coupons are not valid during the day. Any restrictions can be found on the center page. It is the parents' responsibility to sign the children up. No children are allowed to sign themselves up.

The Family Pass allows adult family members to enjoy bowling throughout the summer too. The Family Pass costs $23.95 and covers up to four adult family members. (If you have one or four family members on the pass, the price is still the same). That includes 2 games per person per day (the free children do not count against the pass). So you can have 6 children bowl for free and then 4 adults on the Family Pass for $23.95. This one-time payment covers up to 4 adults for the entire summer.

The "program start" and "program end" dates are listed on the bowling center page that you sign up with. You can sign up for the program before the start date, but the coupons and family passes will not be loaded into your account until the start date has occurred.

Once the program has begun, they send you an email every Sunday morning that contains a link to your coupons and family passes for that week.

To read all about it, and see about signing up at a nearby bowling center, click this link.

College Hush Puppies Slippers $9.99 (79% Off) Plus $5.00 Coupon Code

Looking for a way to keep your feet warm at home while showing off some college spirit for your alma mater or favorite college? Norm Thompson is selling college emblem Hush Puppies slippers for just $9.99. The retail price for these is $49.50, so this is over 79% off. Shipping is $5.99.

In addition, you can use coupon code 12964 to get an extra $5.00 off your order, making it an even nicer little deal.

There's a nice variety of NCAA colleges available, although some aren't available in every size. They are in true school colors, with embroidered team logo on the vamp. Material is high-performance suede, treated to resist water and stains; fleecy, breathable linings; and lightweight EVA indoor/outdoor soles.

If you're a college football fan (or know one), this might be a nice little addition to the rooting wardrobe.

To check them out, click this link.