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Ray's Splash Planet: This popular indoor waterpark has announced a slew of great deals over the next year:

December

Wednesday, Dec. 2: Wear your favorite Santa hat and get into the Splash Park for FREE! Per person please!

Wednesday, Dec. 16: Show our front desk staff your Christmas wish list and get $2 off your daily swim admission. One list per person please.

January

Wednesday, Jan. 6: Bring us your old 2009 calendar and get a single swim admission for free when you purchase a swim admission of equal or greater value.

Thursday, Jan. 28: Senior citizens get in for free. Ages 55 years and older can swim in the splash park or work out in the fitness center.

February

Thursday, Feb. 4: Color a picture of Ray and get $2 off your daily swim admission. Pictures of Ray will be available on the center's web site. Per person please. (Cannot be combined with Homeschool Day discounts.)

Friday, Feb. 12: Bring Ray a homemade valentine and get $2 off your daily swim admission. Per person please.

Thursday, Feb. 25: Beach Ball Bonanza! Bring in your beach ball and get $2 off your daily swim admission. Per person please. Beach balls will be welcomed into the splash park this day. Normally you have to leave your beach balls at home! (Cannot be combined with Homeschool Day discounts.)

March 2010

Wednesday, March 3: Wear your favorite Tie-Dye T-Shirt and get into the Splash Park for FREE! One free swim admission for every person with a tie-dye shirt.

Tuesday, March 16: Wear green shoes and get into the Splash Park for FREE! Per person please!

Tuesday, March 30: Senior citizens get in for free! Ages 55 years and older can swim in the splash park or work out in the fitness center.

April

Tuesday, April 13: Bring Ray your leftover Easter basket and get $3 off your daily admission. Per person please.

Tuesday, April 27: Take the time to color a picture of Ray and get $2 off your daily swim admission. Pictures of Ray will be available on center's web site. Per person please.

May

Wednesday, May 5: Tell our front desk staff 3 pool rules when you come to SWIM and get $5 off the TOTAL amount of your daily swim admission.

Tuesday, May 25: Come into the facility and let our front desk staff know how you celebrate Memorial Day and get $5 off your total daily swim admission.

Toys R Us: Toys“R”Us open at midnight on Thursday, November 26, for Black Friday. Among its promised bargains:

– More than 70 doorbusters available between midnight and 1 p.m.

– A preview of more than 100 unadvertised “Mystery Deals” on Toysrus.com at 12:01am on Wednesday, November 25, available in-store on Black Friday between midnight and 1 p.m.

– 50 additional doorbusters available beginning at 5 a.m. until 1 p.m.

– Tens of thousands of highly sought-after Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters. The first 100 customers in line at any local Toys R Us will be given a ticket for the opportunity to buy a Zhu Zhu Pet.

– More than 250,000 FREE Crayola 64 Boxes gifted with ANY purchase, along with access to receive an $18 Crayola coupon

The 28-page Toys“R”Us Black Friday circular will appear in newspapers across the country and online at Toysrus.com on Thursday, November 26,

Rite Aid: Check out Deal Diva to download a coupon that will save you $4 off a $20 or more order!

Bobcats tickets: Groupon gives you the chance to see the Bobcats claw through the Boston Celtics on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. You can choose from two different seating sections in the 200-level. For $25, your tickets will be in the center-court high or corners low section ($70 value), or for $35 you will be sitting in the center court low section ($90 value).

Free movies: Deal Diva Mary on a web site where you can get free TV shows and movies.

Hair services: Through the new couponing web site Groupon, Cutting Image Salon is offering $35 of hair services for just $15! This includes cuts, color, makeup.

Magazine deals: Amazon has reduced the price of Cooking Light for one week to $5 for a one year Subscription. This is a steal!! The offer ends Saturday 11/13.

Other magazine deals right now:

Family Fun 1 year $4.95 (after $5 instant savings) **very fun crafts and family projects!!**

Parents 1 year $4.97 (after $5 instant savings)

Marie Claire 1 year $5 (after $3 instant savings)

Good Housekeeping 1 year $4.97 (after $3 instant savings) **this has started having monthly manufacturer coupons**

Tips:

If you want to give any of these as a gifts they are now letting you make a printable magazine gift card when you check out. If you already have them and want to renew your current subscription you can do that too. Just order with the same name and address as your current subscription.

Christmas lights: Turn in your old incandescent Christmas lights and get $3 off energy-efficient Christmas lights. Details at Home Depot.

Free tuition: Attend an open house at Charlotte United Christian Academy, and enter to win free tuition for the remaining 2009-2010 school-year. Upcoming open house dates are Nov. 5 from 6-8 p.m., Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 4 from 6-8 p.m. and Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Charlotte United Christian Academy is located at 7700 Wallace Road in Charlotte. For more info and all the rules, go to www.cucawarriors.com or call 704.537.0331

Charlotte United Christian Academy offers a pre-school, year-round day care and K-12 college preparatory programs.

Holiday cards: Deal Diva on where to find great deals on photo cards you order from the net.

PriceSpider.com: Check out this great web site that tracks online prices of products you want. Be assured of the lowest price! Read more in Deal Diva.

Brand names: Love brand names, but not their prices? Check out a web site that sells brand name goods at a discount. All in Deal Diva.

Coupons: Save 15 percent at Old Navy and get a double header cone at Baskin Robbins with these coupons in Deal Diva.

Toys coupon: Check out Deal Diva today to get $10 off certain toys.

123nc.com: 123nc.com is doing a promotion for free background checks through Nov. 16. You can search anyone's name on 123nc.com and see if there are N.C. criminal records for that person. Normally, the site charges $15 for such a search. There will be a charge if that person chooses to view the details of a criminal record that popped up.

Green Giveaway: This week, blogger Terri Bennett is giving away a set of three FuzziBunz reusable diapers, a set of organic wipes, and a FuzziBunz pouch. Want to win? Just sign up for Terri's weekly e-newsletter or if you already receive it, comment on her blog at DoYourPart.com to be qualified. One winner will be selected at random Monday, Oct. 19.

Cheap travel: Be sure to check out these web sites for great savings when booking a vacation.

Quiznos: Check out today's Deal Diva on how to get a free Quizno's sub.

Halloween: Check out the Deal Diva today to find the cheap Halloween candy and costumes, as well as other great grocery and drugstore deals.

Boston Market: Buy one adult meal and get TWO kids meals free! Get all the details in Deal Diva!

Proctor and Gamble: Check out today's Deal Diva to find out where you can save big bucks on P&G products.

CVS: Go to cvs.com and take their 2-minute flu quiz and get a $5 off a $25 purchase. Have the cashier scan that before the rest of your coupons to save the most!!

Photo book: Become a fan of Walgreen's on Facebook, and get a coupon for a free photo book! Details here.

Free cookie: Mrs. Fields celebrates National Cookie Month by giving away a free chocolate chip cookie to each customer from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 1. All three N.C. locations -- at the Charlotte airport and in Raleigh and Durham -- are participating.

DoYourPart.com Green Toy Giveaway!: Enter to win a boys' set or girls' set of By Green Toys, Inc. by signing up for MC blogger Terri Bennett's weekly DoYourPart.com newsletter! Enter here! Enter either "Boys" or "Girls" in the comments section. Winners will be selected at random on Monday, Sept. 28.

Magazines: Check out these great magazine deals: -- Southern Living for $5 for a year! That is a 92% savings! Go here for details. -- Good Housekeeping for $7.97 for a year -- a 73% savings!. Click here for more. -- Amazon has Golf Magazine (1-year) subscription for $5 right now. It will take 8 weeks to get started and you can call and place it on hold to start around Christmas or after if you want. To answer one question folks had with the last magazine deal. If the person you order for already gets this magazine it will extend their subscription. Get the deal .

Healthy Choice: Save $2 off Healthy Choice with this coupon.

Advance Auto Parts: Register for a $1,000 gift card and you'll get $10 off your next $25 purchase at Advance Auto Parts.

Answers!: Check out the Deal Diva to find out about two great web sites that can answer just about any question you might have!

Clorox wipes: Teachers can download a coupon to receive a free canister of disinfecting wipes for the classroom.

TGI Fridays: Go to TGI Fridays and pay with a VISA card, and you can get $5 off a $15 bill. You'll need to print out a coupon to bring to the restaurant. This offer is good until the end of October.

Free Wolfman Pizza: Donate goody bags and party favors to Birthday Blessings, a local charity that provides birthday parties for homeless children, and Wolfman's Pizza will give you a free small pizza! This offer has been extended to Sept. 7. Birthday Blessings needs treat bags, party hats and blowers; individually wrapped candy; pencils, erasers, sharpeners; mini notepads and activity pads; spin tops, yo-yo’s, glow sticks, bouncy balls; play-dough and mini bubbles; any fun party favors for boys and girls!

LongHorn: Download this coupon to get a free appetizer at LongHorn Steakhouse. Offer expires Sept. 20.

Chick-Fil-A: There are two ways to get a free Chick-fil-A sandwich. Wear your favorite sport team shirt on Labor Day or sign up for the Chicken Wave. Click here for more details.

Free Godiva: Get free Godiva every month by joining their free Rewards Club. Once you sign up, go to your local Godiva store and pick up your club card and free piece of chocolate- your choice. You can also receive a free gift with every $10 purchase you make each month.

Free pencils: Print off coupons from this link and get free pencils from Kmart.

Free growth chart: Get a free growth chart from the "What to Expect" series and Clorox. The chart gives healthy home tips as your child grows. One example of its advice: If a stuffed toy isn’t machine-washable, put it in a plastic bag in the freezer overnight to help get rid of dust mites. Download it for free.

McDonalds: Get a free medium fries and medium drink at McDonalds with purchase of Angus Third Burger using href="http://cdn1.eyewonder.com/200125/poc/McDonalds/Angus/landingpage.html">this coupon.

Chocolate Soup: Popular SouthPark consignment store Chocolate Soup is closing Sept. 14, and everything is on sale: 40 percent off all fall/winter clothes, 60 percent off all spring/summer clothes and 50 percent off accessories. 4732 Sharon Rd # T; (704) 556-0889.

Free haircuts at Sports Clips: Sport Clips in North and South Carolina will give you a free haircut when you donate blood through a Carolinas American Red Cross donor center during the month of August. Donations can be made at any American Red Cross Blood Donor Center in North or South Carolina in order to receive the free haircut coupon.

$5 off at Rite Aid: Print out this coupon for $5 off your order of $25 or more!

Trader Marc: A new indoor, air-conditioned farmers/flea market called Trader Marc has opened at 2200 Carolina Place Drive, Fort Mill. Be sure to stop by the booth of Maui Wowi Hawaii and get a smoothie!

Real Simple: Amazon.com is offering Real Simple magazine for only $5 for a year’s subscription.

Shoes discount: Use the code SUMMER to save 20 percent at Shoes.com.

Aveda: Get a free 3-piece sample of Aveda's Smooth Infusion Shampoo, Conditioner and Style-Prep Smoother. Go online and print out the code and take to your local Aveda store.

Free crayons: You can save $5 on a order of $20 or more at Crayola.com Just enter the code JULY5OFF at the checkout.

Google 411: Grab your cell phone and program this # in your phone : 1-800-goog411 or 1-800-466-4411. This service from Google gives you any number -- for free! Go to the website to watch a short demo clip.

Free museum admission: If you have a Bank of America ATM, credit or check card, you can get in free to a bunch of museums across the U.S. (including the two Mints here, Levine Museum of the New South and Charlotte History Museum) the first full weekend of each month. Does not include special exhibits.

Free condoms: Get a free sample from Trojan Condoms. Must be 18 or older. Can choose from 4 different condoms.

Ben & Jerry's: On Mondays through Aug. 31, buy one sundae, get another free!

Parents Magazine: Click on the link to get 24 issues of Parents Magazine. No bill ever, they promise!

Free mall money: Go to carolinaplace.com and join the Club for FREE. You will then receive an email – print it and take it to the mall for a FREE $10 gift card good at the mall!

Lightbulbs: Purchase select 3-packs of 13-watt or 23-watt Sylvania compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) at any N.C. or S.C. Lowe's and save 40 percent, now through Aug. 11

FREE CHOCOLATE Every Friday, enter for a chance to win a coupon for some free chocolate from Mars.