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The Savings Desk
Every deal below is publicly advertised by the business itself — on its own
site, its official page, its printed menu. We found it, checked it, and did the math nobody wants to
do in line: what it saves you per visit, per week, per year. No business paid for a spot and nobody
coordinated these — the Gazette dug them up.
The desk rule: if a deal can't point at a public place where the business
advertises it, it doesn't run here. Every card names its source and the day we last verified it.
Scanning while you shop? Start with a single deal here, scan pantry items in Grocery Shopper, or jump to Combo Deals to turn the find into a full route.Grocery scanBuild combo
Modesto · 95350+ · you're looking at this town's dealsPhoto: Carl Skaggs / Wikimedia Commons
Friday, October 23:13 of the 13 deals below are live today.
Tick I'd use this weekly on any card and the counter at the bottom does your year.
Brenden+ membership: $12.99/month for 3 tickets (any format, any day), 10% off snacks, $0 online ticket fees
was $13.00$4.33save $8.6767% offweekly: $38/mo ·
$451/yr back in your pocket
Cancel anytime; Brenden says first-month value tops $50 against its published $13-$18 average ticket
★ 4.3· ratings checked Sep 20
“First time watching a movie at this theater and was impressed. The seats were amazingly comfortable and you can recline in them. - Andrew W.” Google review
Always free admission - the 1883 Victorian mansion, open Fri, Sun & Mon 12:30-4pm
FREEcosts you nothing — always
City-owned; closed on city holidays
yelp★ 4.4·★ 4.8· ratings checked Sep 20
“Such a beautiful gem! Beautifully decorated, well preserved, unique feel - I got married here and would recommend it as a wedding venue. - Diana G.” Yelp review
Put it on. Fill in the form and two things happen at once: your card goes
live in the 209 directory this second, and your deal goes
to the desk queue. We verify the deal against wherever you advertise it — menu page,
posted special, official page — and then it runs on this board.
Free and permanent — it's a phone book, not an ad product.
The deal prints once we can point at where you advertise it.
Your email stays private — it's how the desk reaches you.
Deals come from the businesses' own public advertising and are re-verified on a rolling basis.
Prices and terms belong to the businesses and can change; the card tells you when we last checked.
The savings math is arithmetic, not a promise — your total depends on what you actually buy.
Your stack $0/WEEK$0/MONTH$0/YEARback in your pocket if you actually use them
