Community Corner
Frugal Family: More for Less in Brandon at Copper Bell, Borders, Dillard’s, Torrid and Marble Slab Creamery
This round of offerings involves Copper Bell Cafe, Dillard's, Borders, Torrid, Marble Slab and More. Great deal on combo meal, Clinique bonus, closeout sale, fashion incentive, ice cream and Stride Rite "Slime of Your Life" sweepstakes.
In good times and bad the thrill of the hunt for offers and savings and specials and deals can never be overrated. And when times are tough, budgets are tight, hours are scarce and incomes barely hold steady, the hunt for incentives takes on an even greater importance.
That’s where we come in.
We promise to do our part with five local deals we’ll post in the “Frugal Family” column every Wednesday at Brandon Patch. You’ll find, too, similar columns at are neighboring Patch publications should your travels take you across town, across Tampa Bay or even across the nation.
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But right here, close to home, we’ll give you some news you can use to save both money and time, since we do the initial scouting for you.
Yet we'd love to hear from you, too.
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If you run a business that has a steal of a deal, or you’ve spotted a good buy in town, let us know. Post your finds in the comment box below and together we can support each other — and our local businesses — in doing more with less.
As with all deals, check with area merchants to ensure all offers are current (we link to phone numbers and Web sites to make the job easier).
Let’s start saving:
- Deal: Every Wednesday at the Copper Bell Café is “Wednesday Combo” day, featuring your singular choice from among the café’s listings of signature sandwiches and wraps plus a bag of gourmet chips and a fountain soda or fresh-brewed iced tea. The cost is $5. The Copper Bell Café is at 401 S. Parsons Avenue in Brandon. Call: 813-681-3354.
- Good: Through March
(Westfield BRandon)
- Deal: It’s Clinique bonus time at Dillard’s. With any Clinique purchase of $21.50 or more receive a gift that includes a mini-makeover for your eyes, in your choice of palette, with coordinating lip color and gloss. Quantities limited; while supplies last. Dillard’s is in the Westfield Brandon shopping mall, at 459 Brandon Town Center Blvd. Call: 813-653-4436.
- Good: Quantities limited; while supplies last. One bonus offer per customer.
- Deal: The going- out of-business sale is underway at the Borders “books, music, movies and café” at 2020 Brandon Town Centre Blvd. It was that the Borders in Brandon would be among the 200 or so stores that would be closing nationwide as the bookstore chain seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The Brandon store is slated to close by the end of April. Discounts throughout the store earlier this week ranged from 25 to 50 percent, according to signs on the windows.
(at Westfield Brandon)
- Deal: Earn $25 in “Haute Cash” for every $50 spent at Torrid, a fashion store for full-figured women sizes 12 to 26, between March 4 and 20. Redeem your “Haute Cash” between March 30 and April 3 on any new purchase. Torrid is in the Westfield Brandon shopping mall, at 459 Brandon Town Center Blvd. , in the west wing, between J.C. Penney and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
(Westfield Brandon)
- Deal: Visit the Marble Slab Creamery at Westfield Brandon on Monday through Thursday and receive a free kid’s size creation with the purchase of a regular-sized creation/. The WFamily Card is required. Join at the mall or online.
(Westfield Brandon)
- Visit Stride Rite at Westfield Brandon between March 9 and April 3 to enter the “Slime of Your Life” sweepstakes. The grand prize is a family trip on the Nickelodeon All Access Cruise by Norwegian Cruise Line.
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