Couponing for the Rest of Us

Free $15 Credit to Deli-Boys in Cleveland!

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Last night after my son’s baseball game we ate dinner at one of our favorite restaurants in Cleveland, Deli-Boys.  Life has been especially hectic lately with one kiddo playing baseball and the other playing soccer. As a result, we’ve been eating out more often.    I was super excited to see an offer on facebook for a $10 FREE credit to Deli-Boys for downloading an app called LevelUp.  Plus, I’ve got a special code to give you an additional $5 credit = $15 Free Credit! 

Basically, LevelUp allows you to pay using your phone instead of cash or credit at thousands of locations and earn rewards for being a loyal customer.  If you are concerned about the security of your card, the number is not stored on their servers.  Instead encrypted tokens are created you can read about all of the security features here.

Now, for the info you’ve been waiting for.  Through today 9/21/2012 download the LevelUp App, and you will automatically receive a $10 credit on your phone for Deli-Boys.  Plus, if you enter the following code 8FTQV6 when you download the app, you’ll receive an additional $5 credit in your LevelUp account that can be used at any participating store.  That means you could potentially get $15 off your order at Deli-Boys.  (The $10 credit is only good through today (9/21/2012), however the extra $5 can be used anytime)

 

Here’s how it worked for us:

  • I downloaded the app and entered my cc info before we got to the restaurant.  I didn’t want to hold up anyone in line behind me.
  • When we arrived at Deli-Boy’s the lady behind the counter asked if we had downloaded the app for our free $10 credit.  (She sounded excited and was very helpful)
  • We placed our order, and paid using our phone by placing it on the LevelUp display as shown below.  The QR code on my screen faced their phone, as soon as it detected my phone the light flashed green and my cashier said that my receipt had been emailed to me.  (Boy that could cut out on the number of receipts I lose)
  • It was that easy!  AND……I just realized that my total bill amount was credited toward a rewards program where every $50 we spend we get a $5 credit.  Even my credit counted towards my reward.

 

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Yummy!!!  Then we enjoyed our delicious dinner!!!  My favorite, a Hot Ham & Cheese!

Don’t forget to enter code 8FTQV6 for an additional $5 credit!

 

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For those of you who like all like the nitty gritty details – see below.  For those with ADD and short attention spans (like me) you can quit reading now, and download your app for your free lunch. Enter the following code here for an additional $5 – 8FTQV6.

 

Why would a business use LevelUp?

Why would a business use LevelUp? Typically, when you use a credit card to pay, the business pays a percentage of the total amount to a credit card processing company. With the app, if you pay $10 then they receive $10. On the other hand, depending on the fee percentage the business may be billed 3% of the total amount. So instead of actually receiving the full $10 that you pay, they only get $7. (numbers are just examples) Plus, LevelUp makes it easy for business’s to reward loyal customers by offering incentives each time they make a purchase.

 

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I did it! I started training for a 5K with the Couch-to-5K app!

 

 

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Recently I decided that I wanted to run a 5K.  I don’t know what it is about getting closer to 40 (I’ll be 38 soon), but it seems like a lot of my friends are jumping on the same bandwagon.  Or, should I say moving off the couch to a 5K.  I have been talking and talking about wanting to run (or walk for that matter) a 5K, I’ve been stalking all of my facebook friends who have been training but for some reason I kept waiting. Part of me doesn’t want to start something and not finish it.  Plus, it’s a lot easier to talk about running a 5K than to train for one.

Ya’ll know me, I’m gonna be real.  I’ve spent the better part of the past 3 years on my tail blogging and working online.  I’m totally out of shape and have had ZERO energy.  So, this summer I told myself that the kids and I would walk the greenway everyday. (I tend to be an over achiever 3 days a week would have been a more attainable goal)  Well, the summer is over and guess what?  We definitely didn’t make it to the greenway everyday, we didn’t even make it once a week.  So once again, I have been back where I started…..thinking and talking about it.  Until, this week.  Finally, I quit talking about it and DID it!!

Last week I attended a blogging conference in New York.  One of my roomies started the Couch- to-5K program a couple of months ago and she looks amazing.  She feels good and has tons of energy.  I know we aren’t supposed to covet, but I was jealous that she had done it.  She made a decision to make changes in her life, get healthy and she DID IT.  Unlike me, who couldn’t get past the thinking about it and talking about it phase.  I have to admit, it lit a little fire under me.

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I had already told a friend of mine that I would run a 5K with her on September 1st before I left for NYC.  I knew when I got home it was time for me to get to work.  I am happy to tell you that I started training this week using the Couch-to-5K app and I LOVED it!  I know I can’t get in shape in a week however, it felt so good to know that I started.

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So, Monday evening marked Day1 of Couch-to-5K  for the Trenum family.  We went to a nearby track and ALL of us ran together.  Even my 5 (almost 6 year old as of tomorrow 8/11) and 8 year old joined in. Yes it was hot, and yes I am totally out of shape but it was fun.  The 5K I am participating in on September 1st is called Love is Not a Fight for married couples. I noticed that even kids 10 and younger could join.

Here’s the Skinny Couch-to-5K:

  • 3 Days a Week
  • 30 Minutes a day
  • 9 Weeks to being 5K ready

Day 1 of Couch-to-5K is a 5 minute warm-up followed by 20 minutes of 1 minutes of jogging, 1minunte & 30 sec of brisk walking, 1 minute of jogging, 1 minute 30 seconds of brisk walking then a 5 minute cool down for a total of 30 minutes.  Actually all three days of week one follow the same sequence. Really it wasn’t too bad.  I’ve finished two days and didn’t pass out or throw up.  I think that’s a huge accomplishment.

If you’d like to join me in my Couch-to-5K journey you can find it on iTunes and download to your iPhone here.  If you have a android, there are similar apps on Amazon here.; What about you?  Have you recently started a new exercise program, joined a gym or started training for a marathon?  We’d love to hear from you!

Please leave a comment below and share with us!

Amazon: Sight Words for Reading Free Android App

 

 
Today’s Free Android App - Sight Words for Reading 

 

Product Features

  • Learn to read using sight words
  • Watch fun videos that present words in context
  • Quiz yourself with a random flash card quiz
 
 
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Product Description
Sight Words for Reading helps students learn to read using sight words, the most common words in children’s literature. The app includes a few words from both the Fry’s and Dolch reading lists. Kids learn to read words presented in context in fun videos, which helps them understand the meaning of the words and aids reading comprehension. After watching the videos to learn new sight words, students can test themselves with a flash card quiz. The words are presented in a random order, so the quiz is different every time.