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15th Birthday Giveaway
This year, we’re giving away a total of 10 $50 Target gift cards. Check back each week in February for a new giveaway.
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For week four, we’re giving away four (4) gift cards. The giveaways are only open to MHOTC subscribers.
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To enter this week’s giveaway: We know bargain hunters love telling their “greatest deal of all time” story. And we want to hear about it! That time you found unbelievable clearance, saved lots of money by using coupons or discounts or found a hidden treasure at the thrift shop or garage sale.
Comment below and let us know what has been the best deal you’ve ever found. (Note: It does not have to be related to MHOTC.)
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The deadline to enter is Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 6 p.m.
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Burger King Grand Re-Opening after remodel gave away coupon books with free whopper a week for one year. Value $300
cheap gas
front row lottery tickets for hamilton play
free food at safeway, always!
Front row tickets to Rent
Best taco deals
Also got the Burger King weekly and McDonalds monthly coupons for a year
I was shopping at old navy years ago, and I randomly found a pair of jeans that were on clearance and ended up costing me $.75!
It’s the thrill of the hunt for a bargain!
I got a great deal on an escape room for six . It was really fun!
a pair of Levi jeans on clearance for $1 — and they are my favorite pair that fits me just right!
between coupons and ibotta, I sometiimes MAKE money off of groceries!
I love you articles, the favorite are the grocery store digital deals.
Thank you for all you do
I like the Free Days for the Museums and the food bargains.
Free meals at restaurants for date nights.
When Stake and Shake opened we received free coupons for food for a year!
“Freak Train” variety show at the Bug Theatre. Cheap entrance fee and free beer!
The best deal I found was that Denver libraries give free passes for Colorado state parks and museums. This helped me a lot with my kids. It has improved their interest in nature and being out. We feel that our physical and mental health is better because of this finding from Mile Hig. I am very thankful to Mile High for helping my family and thousands (maybe millions) other families
Target deals are the best when you have coupons in addition to Target deals and gift cards for buying the products.
Can’t say what is the best ever but always think the latest deal found is the best.
A brand new kid’s Raleigh mountain bike for my son! 😁
Using status from a credit card to match to a casino to get a free cruise
Free deals at Safeway and the lists of craft shows at Christmas time.
l9vethe food deals from MHOTC!!
Went to Walmart to get what I thought would be a small adjustment for dent son a small refrigerator and they ended up giving me the entire purchase price back
I love the federal and state rebates on electric cars. I can’t understand why people aren’t flocking to dealers to get 15,000 dollars off.
Best service ever!
This past week, I have bought for lunch, deals from the McDonald buy one get one for $1.
I found dozens of 1000-piece puzzles in the markdown section of King Soopers. They were priced at $.55 each and made great gifts for the next few Christmases.
Love to learn about free food
Free combo gift card at Cane’s on Grand opening!
I won free tickets to Shen Yun from a raffle!
Free meals
Every Tuesday BOGO illegal Pete’s.
When my first was a baby, we hit Walmart 90% off sale and stocked up his whole bookshelf. Almost all the books were under $1 each!
Neighbor across the street put out an upholstered recliner chair and we snagged it – the blue fabric even matched our sofa!
I scored a pair of hiking shoes for 14 cents at an REI clearance sale. They were a bit beat up and had a great life with me as yard work shoes!
In recent memory, the 99 cent sweater day at ARC Thrift Store definitely tops my list!
free yogurt during nat’l yogurt day
I couldn’t have been a good single mom without you every deal that you post is a great one from free days at our local zoo or museums to farmers markets and let’s not forget the free deals when local sports teams win This is more of a Thank You for all your hard work I appreciate you and Mile High On the Cheap more than you know it’s made a huge impact on my saving money in all aspects of life My children are grown now and we turn to you for entertainment deals shopping deals and so much more Thank You 🥰
Getting a movie ticket to see Killers of the flower moon!
Most recently I scored a 50% off 50%, plus a reward to apply towards a great pair of winter boots. sweet!! Toasty warm too !
Thanks
Free bundles for a yr
I love thrift shopping! A few years ago I bought a pair of boots for $10 that were most likely only worn once. They were current boots selling online for $490! SCORE!!!
I was checking out a town I had never been to.. I saw a man putting up a sign that said everything 5 dollars. I had to check it out. He had this big round mirror with smaller prism mirrors around it. I asked if it was also 5 dollars and it was! He had to put it into my car cause it was so heavy, It is out kitchen mirror now, Wish I could show a picture.
l have been happy for some discounted or free tickets to events that I have found on this website that I otherwise would not have even known about.
Love estate sales/garage sales. I find that if I offer to help them at the end of the sale, they will donate the leftovers. .win win situation!!
A free microwave from Linen’s and Things when they were still around
Love being in the know about clearance sales.
Wow. It is difficult to say. Do you want the price efficiency or the overall value? I really enjoyed going to the launch event for the XBox 360, though I have no good way to quantify it since it was not something that was purchased.
Safeway’s freebies
Learning of all the great events around town.
The electronics and paper shredding events, saved $ abd cleaned out the house@
My most recent find was at ARC this past weekend. I found a pair of KEEN hiking shoes $4.00 and a super cute Broncos canvas tote bag Love shopping the clearance/markdown area at King Soopers. It is the first stop in the store.
Years ago I went to one of the Larkburger’s soft openings, it was a great tasting feast, for free!
Learned about the drawing for $10 theater tickets. That’s an incredible savings for an incredible life experience .
Last minute free tickets to Red Rocks!
Tuesday senior day at the Arc 50% off everything in the store raising two grandchildren so it helps tremendously they also had a 99 cent sweater day February 9th we found a lot of nice sweaters for all of us 😊
I love the news on Free Days at the Zoo and Museums and festivals!
Gosh, I’ve found so many deals on MHOTC. Some of my favorites are the live theater deals.
Black Friday deals are usually my favorite. Hulu AND disney+ for $3 a month!? Heck yes!!!
Free Big Macs everyday at McDonald’s now
One of the coolest things I’ve found at a garage sale is a Twiggy (the model from the 60’s) treasure box for 10 cents.
Extra meal in my order
A large bag of jewelry at an estate sale for $15 which included a $1,200 watch.
Free breakfast at the hotel.
A few years ago we were invited to sign up for Rakutun by Brian. It gave him additional money, however, it introduced me to the program and I receive Big Fat Checks for free!!!
The $10 DCPA tickets have saved us over $1,000 easily since we originally learned about them.
Grocery store digital coupon deals – either free items or heavily discounted items where you save as much (or more) than you actually pay – always feel like a win!
winning a raffle to see Frozen2 prescreening through your site!
I love shopping the clearance section of my local King Soopers. I found my husband’s hair creme there at 90% off! I took every one they had for sale, and got a year’s supply for WAY cheap. :)
I love the weekly offers for the fast food restaurants the best!
One i can remember is I won 1000 stars from Starbucks playing a game!
Just yesterday, I got a pair of leggings at Eddie Bauer for $1.99 using reward certificates! Another bargain trick I really enjoy is making a purchase when my credit card and a cash back app both have a retailer listed so that I get double cash back!
I really have to choose? All of them!!
Love the extra digital savings on
Safeway Just for U.
Also the best deals at macys Back Stage
Where great shoes are marked down to
$20-25, tops as low as $5 and sweaters for
$7!!!!
I stumbled upon a sale at King Soopers for Brats and buns for under 5.00. Food always tastes better when you get it for a deal!
Bundt cakes gave away free cakes for a year from a grand opening event.
When Kmart was going out of business, I went to a few of their stores weekly to see what bargains i could score. I stocked up on clothes and shoes for my then 4 year old daughter! this worked until she was 9 or 10 and then was a little selective on what she liked lol
I have enjoyed many free meals at Chipolte, Qudoba, & Jersey Mike’s and I’ve had good luck winning free concert tickets at the Colorado Sound Radio! I won free Botox at an event too!
Thanks to my introduction to LuckySeat thru On the Cheap. I could enter a raffle to buy discounted tickets online. Every day a drawing opened, I entered. Toward the middle of its first run in Denver, my name came up. I got the chance to buy two, third row, center orchestra tickets, not free but darn near for $10 each (regular price $300+ or so each). Our seats were smack, dab center of the row, center stage for HAMILTON!
The Ibotta thanksgiving deal you showed us – I ended up MAKING money through that day!
The Jefferson County Public Library culture pass for free entry to local attractions.
The best deal; was an antique spinning wheel at a garage sale. Also a great deal was a tiger wood gate leg table on Craigslist.
I found a baby toy at target that had an orange sticker with a price of $.76. It was originally a $35 toy and it actually rang up at $.76 at the register. It’s lasted through three grandkids and they’ve all loved it!
$1 off gas with fuel points
Found my son an authentic Mitchell and Ness Elway jersey at the thrift store for $15. Super Amazing!
Honestly, each week when I go shopping, I try to find the best deals between grocery stores and my favorite is always when I can save over 50%. YAY!! BEST deal ever was a pair of shoes that was SUPER expensive, and I got them for about 10% of the original cost!!!
I love the free food deals. My family and I love to indulge in free or discounted food nights!
Free weekly stuff from Safeway!
Hamilton lottery tickets
i love the free/cheap things to do everyday and weekends!
I love to see free food and events around town.
Thank you for all the information you put out everyday.
Clearance items, stacked with coupon apps!
Best deal ever was a big jar of cookies at Sam’s club for a penny! They were seasonal and marked out of their system, but the one I found came up as one cent at checkout! Yum!!
Restaurant Grand openings with training events that offer a complimentary meal and possibly a promotion for the first group of people at the official opening.
In 2018, at the Assistance League of Denver (a retailer sometimes mentioned by MHOTC), I found for $1.00 a brand new purple shirt in exactly my size and style. I had been looking for years for a good shirt in that particular shade of purple.
I like hearing about current grocery store bargains.
When we got our flat screen TV we got an exceptional deal at Target, combining our 5% Target card with a sale plus a Target circle for another 5% off. Always satisfying when you can combine discounts for a really great discount!
Too many great deals to remember but I
check it out every day! I usually take advantage of a deal or two a week!
What’s not to like about the fast food deals every week!
I bought a second hand pair of grey jeans for $4.99.
All the restaurant deals!!! THANK YOU MHOTC!
Receiving a $15000 grant to use toward the down payment on my house.
Love all the deals! Read over the deals every.day
and usually find a deal or two I can use!
The best deals for me are the freebies that King Soopers and Safeway randomly add to your account. You just have to remember to clip the coupons and grab them.
A McDonald’s grand opening where they gave away a free Big Mac every week for a year!
My favourite deal is the free cultural event days! I love sharing the list with families who are new to Denver so they can try before they buy memberships.
FYI. I CANNOT GET TO THE WESTWORD “BEST OF” SITE FROM THE LINK IN YOUR EMAIL
I bought a. Hunter ceiling fan for $50 retail price was $200
When friends come to visit, I always make sure that we go to the outlet stores in Silvertthorn. We went to the Under Armor store where I found some sweatpants for $10. When I went to check out, she said that they were 70% off, so only $3.
Great supermarket deals
Discounted tickets to stock show
Moving Meditation, Thursdays, in the community center of Center for Spiritual Living at Alameda and Garrison. Cost: $10 or whatever you can afford to donate.
DCPA tickets for $10
Bought a free burger a day for one year pass from Smashburger. Great deal but now I can’t imagine eating one now after years.
I have loved all the contests. I have won trips, concert tickets, movie tickets, free food and more.
There’s a Twitter/X handle called dealsfinder. They primarily list amazon deals with codes for a greater discount. We’ve purchased multiple deals that have been dramatic discounts.
Won a $500 gift card to Sierra after filling out one of their surveys.
I think the best deal is still the Cultural Passes offered by our local Colorado libraries
This isn’t a “deal” but winning a free lasik eye procedure at our local eye center about 17 years ago was amazing. I didn’t believe it when they called me/us. I have so many but drawing a blank!!
Best deals of the year are always the DCPA discounted tickets
Ralph’s in Califoria used to offer double coupons and sales to make items below cost, at times between the coupons and sales they would owe me money!
Loved the free movie previews when Landmark was still open. Free not yet released movie, free popcorn and free pop! Great deal!
I am a Halloween lover and enjoy shopping clearance after the holiday which I have learned can happen even before the holiday is over!
I’ve bought my first home at a killer discount because I went on a girl’s ski weekend and happen to mention to someone on the trip that I was looking to buy and that person’s neighbor had just decided to sell. I paid about 10% below market value and doubled my money in 5 years.
Greatest deal was getting a shirt for $5 after tax using store cash and a coupon.
Our best savings have been on travel — with the tips we learned at MHOTC travel seminars. We are grateful for your savvy insight!
Getting a years worth of free Chick-Fil-A for being one of the first 100 customers at a new restaurant!
Free Menchis🍨🍦 thanks to MHOTC🖤
Best deals are after holidays at grocery and chain stores where I picked up deals for 90% off.
Freebies and great food deals
Best ever time was when I won a summer of Red Ricks concerts. 6 great concerts that year!!
Have bought many garage sale items for several dollars that sold on eBay in the $100 range. Best unsold item is a garage sale Roland Juno-60 analog synthesizer from the 1980’s. Many current musicians like the old sound of this synth. Paid $10 about 15 years ago – Now selling online from $2000 to $4000 depending on the condition.
Rockies Taco Bell score 7 runs, 4 tacos for $2–great family dinner bargain!
T-Mobile Tuesdays (T-Life) for weekly offers for $5 movies and reduced or free food items.
A limo ride and free tickets to Sesame Place ;)
I love when a Free Safeway Saturday item is also and Ibotta and I get cash back for a free item.
Flea Market I paid $10 dlls for a Dyson vacuum $700 worth it, just missing a $30 dollars part that I ordered from Amazon.
Attend opening day (or pre-opening “practice” days ) of new restaurants. Often free food and drinks are given away as the new staff “practices” taking orders and serving you…… Best ever was Torchy’s Tacos grand opening!
As a single.mom raising my daughter on my own with no family here, I once scored a $50 round trip promo flight to visit family in Michigan for Thanksgiving. She was a newborn so no charge for her and a special surprise for my parents to meet their cutest granddaughter of all and for my siblings to meet their newest niece. Best Thanksgiving ever!
I’m loving using Ibotta and getting “paid” to shop. Great deal!!
I was watching King of Queens one night and they were giving away tickets to see Kevin James do stand up comedy live and I was able to get front row seats
Discount areas at King Soopers & Safeway.
During the early days of the pandemic, I got gas for 14 cents a gallon! I took a picture of the gas pump so I could always remember.
Document shredding!
Groceries pre Covid. You could double your coupons at kings I always felt like I was winning with the coupons .
I always get the best deals when using the fast food apps and gas station apps. Free food, great deals and discounts. Yesterday,
I got free wings at Buffalo Wild Wings :)
I love getting passes to the movie previews. Its a nice outing for my son and I. We get to see new movies without having to spend a fortune!
There was a deal on cat litter with a coupon and gift card. With those I made 5 dollars on each one and I bought out their stock the whole week. I made 100 dollars and had litter for 6 years!
After looking for months, I found a pair of cowboy boots in my size at a thrift store for $25. Turns out they were worth well over $400, used.
Got a vintage turntable in a cabinet off a “free”” list. Sold it to a specialty music store for $600. It was worth a lot more but I was happy to support a small business.
I used to love King Soopers Free Friday’s
I enjoy the free movie previews
Free queen bed frame from Nextdoor app.
Love the Starbucks specials
I entered to win a new, installed water heater and won!
Combine deals using Ibotta, manufacture coupons and store coupons and you will walk away with some amazing discounts.
I found 2 Thomas Arvid paintings at an estate sale.. They are artist proofs and the owners paid over $3000 each. They are also dedicated on the back. I managed to get both pieces for $400. They are my favorite pieces of art in my house. Thomas Arvid is a self taught painter from Michigan and he paints realistic wine bottles, glasses, etc.. he’s an incredibly talented artist.
A few years back at Thanksgiving I found $600 round trip tickets on United to Australia. The day we were flying home there were delays and we received credits which basically reduced the price of out tickets to $300.
Way too many over the decades to recount here – many of them due to heads up from MHOTC. Thousands of dollars in savings, deals, grand opening prizes, and sweepstakes winnings. Thanks so much for feeding my frugal gene! Keep up the good work!
Restaurant week notifications have been the best!
Free Safeway deals!!
The Safeway specials: bought (2) frozen green beans at 2.48 each & paid only .98 total!
Freebies at Safeway and King Soopers
I really like the weekly grocery savings information. Thank you!
free adventure passes to various museums & events through Douglas County Library
I check your website every day
I’ve found free tickets and playgrounds to take my grand. I’ve turned your website to many friends.
Thank you for all you do
I liked some sneaker-style casual shoes at Costco but I didn’t like the price. Every week I checked the price and when it dropped to below $3.00 bought them. I was also able to buy for friends and many in need and felt great about the purchase.
King Soopers freebies, coupons and gas points!
I wanted to be a pilot. At a garage sale I found an entire set of training manuals for $40. A huge treasure. Never did have time to study them. A friend was salivating over my collection, so I gave them all to him. Hopefully that find kept on giving.
I won a years worth of meals once a week upon the grand opening of the McDonald’s at Quincy and Parker. That was 52 meals. That was my best deal through MHOTC.
The ARC stores: 50% off for Seniors every Tuesday.
I won a recliner once!
Hands down, the Epic School Kids Pass. Ski lift tickets for Elem age kids!
The cheap and free community events!
I get a lot of value from reading MHOTC. I like the free items at Safeway and King Soopers and Chic Fil A too
Deals at Sams Club, Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Natural Grocers. Always great to get a 20% discount, free coffee, and healthy foods/supplements/services.
Huge discount on airline tickets to Florida many years ago (under $100 round-trip – which were only offered for an hour). We happened to be in the AAA office at the right time.
The library adventure/culture passes are such a great deal
When I worked downtown I was able to pick some greatly discounted tickets for operas at the Elle Caulkens theatre the night of the opera.
Amazing deal on airline tickets to Orlando many years ago (under $100 round trip) which were only offered for an hour. We happened to be in the AAA travel office at the exact right time.
One time at Safeway we had so much coupons and savings we saved more than we paid. Safeway rewards are very helpful and you can usually get free food.
The teacher appreciation week deals. Best cookie deal for teacher which was an exciting deal for me!
I got a white 7.5 in christmas tree for a $1. Brand new when Macy’s was renovating at Southglenn!
I bought a $200 hunter ceiling fan for $50
The deal alerts on DCPA lotteries.
Buffalo Wild Wings 6 piece free on my Bday
MOTC is my goto for local deals! Thanks!!
Just yesterday I got free wings thanks to MH.
Thank you for all you do.
Last summer, my Fetch app was doing a promotion on Klondike ice cream cones and then on top of it, King Soopers was having a buy 5 deal so they ended up being free so we stocked our fridge with ice cream cones for the entire summer!
Free section on Facebook Marketplace, its amazing what people give away.
The greatest single value may have been free Avalanche tickets. But I like the ongoing free food and attractions promotions.
Free gas when the radio station does the giveaways!!
Our favorite deal has been the discounted Denver Zoo membership!
I get all of the free stuff restaurants offer for birthdays!
I like using my credit card to buy gift cards at King Soopers when they offer 4x gas points. I get the points on my credit card and also gas points for King Soopers, and I use the gift cards to buy things I would anyway.
One of my best bargains was signing up for movie studios email lists and getting invited yo free movies.
Toilet paper and paper towels at Costco!
One of the very best and heartfelt deals we ever had was, one day my family and I went to McDonald’s and ordered through the drive thru. When we got to the window to pay the lady said the car in front you already paid for your order! We were shocked & happy and wanted to thank them but they had already drove away. That was a very thoughtful and generous of them, and I will never forget it! ❤️
It’s the little things in life that count! ❤️
I found a pair of exercise leggings at Walmart and paid 14 cents
Free movie previews for two made for a great date night.
There was a digital coupon for an air fryer for 1/2 off the regular price. But when I got home, I noticed it actually rang up for 90% off! Such a good deal for something I wasn’t sure I wanted but now I use it all the time.
Restaurant & store opening events
New snow boots from DSW! Valued at $160. They were on sale and I had a coupon… and ended up paying $14. Love finding a deal for outdoor gear!
Free movie premiers
No doubt, MHOTC recaps of the best grocery deals of the week is a huge time and money saver! Nobody does it better or saves their readers more!
Decades ago I won a radio contest for free tickets to a Carole King concert with Boulder band Navarro. Best concert I ever saw at Red Rocks.
At a garage sale a long time ago I bought a box of 2 new titanium backpacking pans for $2 or $3. I didn’t know anything about them, but when I got them home and looked them up, they cost about $100. I still use them when I backpack. The biggest deal I let get away was a $7 Lodge Dutch oven at an after-Christmas sale that was $7. Thinking as how I already had one, I didn’t buy another. Oh I regret that as they are very expensive and mine could stand to be replaced now. Or I could have given it as a gift. Lesson learned!
Freebies from Safeway pretty regularly and recently free cheeseburger and Big Mac from Mc Donalds
Best deal – getting a bottle of gin at a distillery for free for my birthday!