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Looking for inexpensive or free things to do in Denver/Boulder? Want to sample local stores, restaurants, & attractions without breaking the bank? Mile High Cheapskates Claire Walter and Laura Daily show you how to get the best for less. Want to get in touch? Email us at: info@milehighonthecheap.com
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Savored Brings 30% Savings to Restaurant Meals

We’ve praised savored.com for using group buying power to bring automatic discounted pricing at fine independent and small-group restaurants without certificates or any redemption rules. Sign-up is FREE. Members make restaurant reservations through the Savored site and get a discreet, automatic 30% discount off your entire food and drink bill for any size party. Through the end of [...]

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Pizza Hut’s Big Dinner Box for $19.99

This is a quick fix for those days, when you’re just too busy to prepare dinner – especially this time of year. Pizza Hut is offering a Big Dinner Box for only $19.99, which includes 2 medium 1-topping pizzas, 8 chicken wings and 5 breadsticks with marinara. The deal is good for carry-out or delivery. (Although, [...]

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Chick-fil-A Cow Calendar = 12 Months of Food Deals

Put down your steak knives and pick up your reading glasses. Those self-preserving Chick-fil-A cows are at it again, putting their own bovine twist on the world’s most famous explorers to create the Trailgrazers 2012 calendar. Available at participating Chick-fil-A restaurants through early January (or as supplies last) the calendars are $6 (plus tax). [...]

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$15 Marvelous Monday Menus in Boulder

Every now and then we remind you about Trattoria on Pearl’s “Marvelous Mondays” are about the most affordable dinners available on Boulder’s festively decorated Pearl Street Mall — certainly when it comes to places with lovely ambiance and good service — and not just at happy hour. For $15 all evening every Monday, you [...]

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Great Meal Deals With Dining Deck

The $50 EatDenver Dining Deck holds 52 cards, each providing $10 off a food order of $25 or more at a participating independent restaurant that belongs to the EatDenver Independent Restaurant Network. If you used all the cards, the savings would come to an impressive $520 — but the break-even point is just five meals. The website lists member [...]

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Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q $23.99 Take-Out Feast Feeds 5

Holy cow! For a limited time (sorry, we don’t know how limited), Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q has a take-out special that feeds four to five. Just $23.99 buys you one slab of St. Louis Ribs and one whole Bar-B-Q chicken…plus, one pint of beans, one pint of cole slaw and six pieces of garlic toast. Bono’s [...]

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Domino’s – Large Pizza for $7.99

The pizza wars are still going strong. Luckily for budget-minded folks like us, right? Domino’s Pizza continues their “Early Week Pick-Me-Up Deal.” Monday through Wednesday, you can order any large, 3-topping pizza for only $7.99. (Domino’s claims it’s about 50% off their regular price.) There’s no limit, so your family can definitely satisfy its hunger. [...]

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20% Off on Mondays for Service Industry Workers

Many restaurants that close one day/night a week do so on Mondays, so Boulder’s Backcountry Pizza extends a 20% discount off the final bill to service industry workers on Monday nights. It’s a chance to eat pizza and more and also drink at a modest savings (which includes their 50 beer list.) You can also mingle and network with others in [...]

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All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Every Day

If you have a modest budget, but an immodest appetite for sushi, check out Sushi Katsu for as much freshly made sushi as you can eat for $13.95 at lunch and $23.95 for dinner every day. The all-you-can-eat menu includes soups, salads, appetizers and more than 50 fresh rolls. Monday through Saturday hours are 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. [...]

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Free Latte & Pizza Deals at Pasquini’s in November

Pasquini’s now has five locations dishing up its homemade Italian dishes. For the month of November, enjoy a FREE latte between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. (no purchase required) at the Lone Tree location (7431 Park Meadows Dr.). On Wednesdays, it’s all you can eat pasta for $6.99 at the Highland (2400 W. 32nd [...]

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Winner: Denver Cocktail Tour for Two

Winner….Christina O., whose favorite cocktails are French martinis and Stranahan’s on the rocks, wins a Denver Cocktail Tour for two. These new bi-weekly walking tours by Local Table Tours visit three or four of Denver’s best bars. The inaugural tour on November 5 visits Euclid Hall, Green Russell and TAG, all on Larimer Square. Guests will meet such [...]

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Denver’s bd’s Mongolian Grill Launches Lunch/Dinner Deals

bd’s Mongolian Grill creates a fun meal experience where diners create their own “feast” from a choice of meats, seafood, fresh veggies and sauces, freshly cooked Mongolian-style on a large, flat top grill. The Denver restaurant is introducing two new specials for lunch and dinner. At lunch, customers can craft their favorite Create Your [...]

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$10 3-Course Mexican Lunch

Boulder’s Agave Mexican Bistro & Tequila House serves a $10 weekday lunch that allows guests to choose three items from the special mid-day menu. The El Trio menu is offered Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. That lunch special overlaps with happy hour, which is offered daily from 2 to 6 p.m. [...]

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1515 Restaurant’s Anniversary Specials

To celebrate the beginning of its 15th year in business, LoDo’s 1515 Restaurant method of commemoration is to serve $15.15 lunch and happy hour specials. During lunchtime, you and a companion can choose two entrees for just $15.15, and at happy hour, you can select one appetizer from the bar menu and two drinks for $15.15. The specials [...]

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Spicy Pickle’s VIP Frequency Card Deals

Spicy Pickle treats all of its customers as VIPs…”Very Important Pickles!” They’ve recently launched a new customer loyalty program – VIP Frequency Card. After you register your card online, you can start taking advantage of the benefits: 1. For every 10 full-price entrées (sandwich, panini, large salad, pizza or wrap) you purchase, you get [...]

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