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Frugal Family: Deals This Week in Los Altos, October 26 - November 1

This week find great deals on kids' meal (free), gas station services, Halloween at Great America, meat, and Winter produce.

Whether we’re shopping with coupons, taking advantage of two-for-one offers or finding the best free programs in our towns, we're stretching our dollars by taking advantage of a variety of offers.

Each week, this column will highlight five local deals to help your family save money.

Tell us about the deals you've seen and we'll post it here on an upcoming week of Frugal Family Deals—so that other readers in our community can greatly benefit from what you share!

The deals:


Deals: 

Kids in costume eat free at Fresh Choice on Halloween.

Kids Eat Free Specifics:

  • Get 1 free kids meal (drink not included) when purchasing 1 regular adult meal.
  • Valid for kids 12 and under!
  • Child must be in costume.
  • Cannot be combined with any other offer, discount or coupon.
  • One child's meal per each adult meal purchased.

Valid on: October 31, 2011


Deals: 

  • Ladies Day Every Wednesday at Rancho 76
  • Stay in your car while they pump gas, wash windows and check oil
  • Oil Change & Tire Rotation $34.95 (reg $60)
  • Smog Check $44.95 (reg $59.95)

Valid: Oil Change, Tire Rotation, and Smog Check expires November 30, 2011 and good at 3 locations: 601 Rancho Shopping Center, 4350 El Camino Real, 330 South San Antonio

Great America Halloween Haunt

Discount Deal:

  • $56.99 for two people (regular $36.99 per person) both tickets purchased at the same time.
  • Season Pass Holders: Gold and Platinum Pass holders can bring a friend for $22. Tickets must be purchased at the gate.
  • Spine-tingling haunted mazes, themed scare zones, head-turning live stage shows, as well as the thrill rides. Fridays to Sundays, 7 p.m. to Midnight from September 30 to October 30.

Valid Through: October 30, 2011 from 7 p.m. to Midnight

Support breast cancer research during the month of October. Give $10 and get a Discovery Shop certificate for 10 percent off to use for a month. Give $25 and get a certificate for 25 percent off to use for a month.

Valid Through: October 31, 2011

Draeger's Supermarket
Deals: 

  • 99 cents per lb. Organic Winter Squash Sale: Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti, or Kabocha, Sugar Pie Pumpkins
  • 99 cents per lb. Oso Sweet Onions
  • 99 cents each Large Celery
  • 99 cents each Large Avocados
  • 99 cents per lb. Fall Glow Tangerines
  • 99 cents per lb. Organic Bananas

Valid through: November 1, 2011

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mtnview_parent April 12, 2013 at 03:06 am
The only problem with the charter school is that they cause more problem than they solve. TheyRead More want to close Covington, then Blach. So, they don't provide flexibility at all. They keep going to court. This is a case were the remedy is worst than the disease. The original idea is that we have to be creative with the 10th site. Land is scarce, and most likely, we cannot provide the same facility than other school within the district. People are not happy about being moved from their school (with good reason I feel) Solution: provide an inspiring project. May be an immersion program, or a more academic program, or maybe a program to help english learner from K-3. If we don't innovate with a more flexible program, we might just need to redraw the boundaries every 5-7 years. Nobody can foresee the future, but you can build flexibility.
Mitch Caldwell April 11, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Maybe offering a magnet school could help with stability? It can balance out enrollment at otherRead More schools so that attendance boundaries do not have to be redrawn. Isn't the charter school doing that for the LASD district right now?
mtnview_parent April 11, 2013 at 10:36 pm
I saw you had a good discussion on the definition of a neighborhood school. But beyond theRead More definitions, I would like to ask why does palo Alto school District and Cupertino School district have a mix of neighborhood school and some choice school. Those are two high performing district right next to us. Can a choice school be an excellent way to stop the highly disruptive attendance boundary change ? People say I am for statu quo, that I am against change. I feel that family and children need stability, that is why we don't change spouse at the pace the BoT change the attendance boundary. People who want some stability at home (and their school) do make a reasonable request.
Karen Janowski April 22, 2013 at 12:19 pm
And you can join the Drive Less Challenge that starts today and runs for the next two weeks. JoinRead More any time during the 2-week period. Check it out at www.DriveLessChallengeLA.com. Try out some alternative transportation, like bicycling or walking (or even carpooling with other families) with your kids to school, bike to the grocery store for those one or two items or walk to the local coffee shop instead of driving. Take the train on a weekend adventure to San Francisco or light rail to San Jose. It's a good opportunity to try something you might not have done before. Have fun with it!