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Entries in discounts (2)

Thursday
Aug142014

Rachel's Fabulous Flaming "Happy Hour"

Photo via Seamless

How much would you pay for a margarita? Back in my day, we'd congregate at El Sombrero in the LES & blow our paychecks on crack margaritas. I don’t know...what did they cost in 2003 LES dollars? $25 a pitcher? Whatever it was, no biggie. They had crack in them & you could get them to go in a Styrofoam cup.

I'm almost 40 now. El Sombrero has closed. These days in Park Slope, the equivalent is Rachel's...I guess. The lady friend, a mutual friend & a few other acquaintances have spent many day-off late afternoons/early evenings enjoying cheap, apparently potent margaritas beneath the tacky ass flames of Rachel's signage.

A week or so back, the aforementioned mutual friend had SHOCKING news to report...Rachel's had raised the price of EVERY SINGLE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON THE MENU. Bottles of Corona were now $11. Margaritas now ranged from $10-$13. To say the least, she was incensed.

I called bullshit. While mutual friend is a longtime friend, she occasionally fails to get the whole story. I turned to recent Yelp reviews. Big S. wrote "This place is just sort of weird. Why are bottles of beer $11 dollars unless you have a coupon in a cheap texmex joint?" Liz B. noted that "So.... There's really no $4 margaritas despite the huge sign that's permanently fixed above the entrance. However, the bartender seemed to take pity on us and give us $5 drink tickets that made our $10 margaritas half price... close enough.”

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Wednesday
Aug012012

Get Discounted Coffee For Bringing Your Own Mug!

If there are two things I love about the BK-based blog Brokelyn, it's their attractive staff and ability to spot great deals in Brooklyn. Most recently, they've brought us a list of coffee shops that offer discounts if you bring your own mugs or reusable cups. This is great because A) discount! and B) it's better for the environment and C) you don't have to scoff at a barista who spells your name on the paper cup as "Flergen." Here are their Park Slope recommends:

Red Horse Café
497 6th Ave., between 13th St & 12th St., Park Slope
Discount: 25 cents off drip coffee with your own mug.

Starbucks
Various Brooklyn locations (in Park Slope, 7th Ave between Garfield and 1st Street and the one inside B&N at 7th Ave between 5th/6th Streets)
Discount: As part of their Green Project, they take 10 cents off beverages when you use your own reusable travel mug.