RECYCLE YOUR INK IN REDONDO BEACH!!!

Fringe in Redondo Beach is currently collecting your used and empty Ink and Toner Cartridges to recycle. This program will be running from now until March 10 and there may be another contest after this date.

One person will be given a $25 gift certificate to FRINGE for turning in the MOST cartridges (a minimum of 10 must be received to qualify) and another person will win a $25 gift certificate to FRINGE through Random.org (after a minimum of 20 total cartridges have been collected). For every ink cartridge you bring in you will be given an entry in to the contest, all entries will be entered in to random.org and the winner will be announced based on the computers random choosing. More cartridges=more entries=more chances to WIN!

In addition to gaining entries and winning a gift certificate, on the day you do your ink cartridge drop off you will get 10% off your purchase of any regular priced items!

How to participate:
1. Collect ink and toner cartridges from your work, family and friends
2. Place them together in a large ziplock bag
3. On the bag please write in permanent marker:
NAME
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
QTY in bag
4. Drop your bag off at FRINGE in the Redondo Beach Riviera Village
1806 S Catalina Ave
Redondo Beach CA 90277
5. Keep up with southbaymouth to hear the progress of the contest!

Happy Shopping and Happy Recycling!
xo
Erin

$1 Hot Dog on a Stick TUESDAYS

Every Tuesday for 2010 you can get a Hot Dog on a Stick for $1 at your local Hot Dog on a Stick location.  Hot Dog on a Stick corndogs are all Turkey.  I love getting the Pepper Cheese on a stick personally, I wish they were included in the offer.  The lemonade is most certainly one of the best you will ever have.  $1 corndogs sounds like a cheap and fun outing for your family!

Fringe by the sea in Redondo Beach

So I admit I am somewhat partial to the beauty of FRINGE, I have to be, my mom owns the place!  My mother Debbie and our friend Laura opened FRINGE in the Redondo Beach Riviera Village in the summer of 2009.  Prior to our new lovely beach location, we were on a corner in the quaint South bay town of Lomita.  We absolutely love our new location and what Debbie and Laura have created in their space is becoming the talk of the town.  This week the LA Times did an online article in their HOME BLOG about Fringe, California Meets Provence at Fringe, and we are very thankful that they found us and loved us.  

Have you been to Fringe? If not, what are you waiting for!

MONTE PITTMAN (from Madonna and Adam Lambert) Tomorrow in Hermosa Beach!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010, South Bay people are in for a treat.  Monte Pittman, the guitar player and teacher for Madonna, Prong and also for the American Idol favorite Adam Lambert, will be performing during an OPEN MIC Night at Suzy's Bar in Hermosa Beach.  Not sure exactly what time Monte will be on stage but he will be getting there to be ready to go up at about 7pm.  He is very talented, not only for his great guitar skills but he is an amazing song writer with a beautiful voice.  Monte is very all around as a musician so this is a great opportunity to see him perform in a small local venue.  You can listen to his album that was released a few months ago on cd baby here.  My personal favorite of his songs is called "After the Last Wave."

We hope to see you there. :)

xo
Erin

February Tuesdays at the Redondo Beach Library

This month, EVERY TUESDAY at the Redondo Beach library there will be some great events to share with your children.

The schedule:
11am - Baby Lapsit
11:30 am - Toddler Storytime
6:45 pm -  BookPals Family Story time

Please visit the Redondo Beach library calendar for more information and more events.

Pre-Valentine WINE EVENT

Saturday February 6th from 7-9pm there will be a WINE event at the South Bay Galleria in the Food Court.  Tickets are $35 each.  Get more information here.

Vintage Fashion Expo in Santa Monica 2/6/10-2/7/10

Just a tad outside in the super cool city of Santa Monica there will be a Vintage Fashion Expo.  The Expo is scheduled February 6th and 7th at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for $10 per person.  This sounds like so much fun, even if you are just going to look and not to buy.

Visit the site for the Vintage Expo for more information.

Happy Shopping!

FREE MUSEUMS with a Bank of America Card next weekend!

I just found out that the first full weekend of each month, anyone with a Bank of American card can get FREE entry to a selection of museums across the country.  You can visit Bank of America here for a list of museums in different states that you can visit and see the dates so you can plan ahead! That is a pretty neat added bonus for BofA customers.  None of these are listed in the South Bay, but we are lucky enough to be about an hour from a whole bunch!


Here are the museums participating in CA (for other states, please check here ):

- The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts
- Crocker Art Museum
- Explorit Science Center (Davis)
- Legion of Honor
- Museum of the African Diaspora
- de Young Museum
- Contemporary Jewish Museum
- San Jose Museum of Art
- Tech Museum of Innovation
- L.A.C.M.A.
- Autry National Center of the American West
- Museum of Latin American Art
- MUZEO
- Discovery Science Center (no Sundays)
- Riverside Art Museum (closed Sundays)
- Palm Springs Art Museum
- The Living Desert
- Birch Aquarium at Scripps
- The New Children's Museum

xo Erin

CVS OBSESSED! GET FREE STUFF!!!

There is so much to say about CVS and the program they offer.  If you have an open mind and perhaps a little bit of patience, you too should be able to benefit from their Extra Bucks programs.  

You can get started today with about $5.00 out of pocket and be on your way to FREEdom!

Step 1. 

Cut out the DOVE Men+Care Coupon on the back of the REDPLUM coupon book in your Sunday newspaper.  If you do not have the newspaper, then you can go here to print a $1 off coupon. 

*If you can get 2 coupons that would be best!*

Step 2. 

Go to CVS and if you do not already have an EXTRA BUCK REWARDS card then grab one usually on a table by the front door.  You do not have to fill out all of the information today, you can do it later or not at all.  

Step 3. 

Find the RED Price Scanner, usually near the cards/cashier/front door.  Scan the barcode on your EB (Extra Buck) card and wait a minute.  A couple of coupons will print out, do this until the screen tell you no more coupons are available.  

Step 4. 

Go to the Body Wash section and grab 2 bottles of the DOVE Men+Care Body Wash priced at $5.49. You will also need to find something worth the face value of your coupon for the second transaction (bottle of water etc...)

Step 5.  

Go to the cashier and when you are up tell them you want to do 2 separate transactions and use your Extra Bucks on the second one.  Be sure to give them your coupons your printed or cut for DOVE before you ring up and give them your EB card.

What will happen???  You will be paying about $4.50 out of pocket and receive 1 DOVE MEN, then your receipt will have EXTRA BUCKS printed at the end of it for $5.49.  For the second transaction you will have them ring up the second bottle of DOVE MEN and an item(s) worth the value of the coupon you will use.  You will then give your coupon and Extra Bucks and may pay a few cents but you will leave with 2 bottle of Dove, a bonus item AND be given another $5.49 in Extra Bucks to spend.  

You can either go buy something you needed with that money OR you can do what I do and roll it over to get another item that gives me more EXTRA BUCKS!  You can keep recycling the original $5 you spent.  

SO HOW CONFUSED ARE YOU??? Probably very confused, but it can be so much fun, addicting and rewarding when you catch on.  A great site you can use to learn more about CVS is I HEART CVS.  Happy Shopping!!!

Cheap MOVIE THEATERS

So many of my friends have a carload of children.  Going to the movies these days is costly, nothing like how it used to be.  Dinner and a movie is not even a cheap date now, it all adds up.  Did you know it does not have to be a fortune anymore for you and your family to enjoy a movie???

Some theaters may be cleaner, newer, fresher and less ghetto than others, but when your movie is $3 or less per person do you care so much!?

Redondo Beach Cinema 3 ticket price has gone up to $3.25
1509 Hawthorne Blvd
Redondo Beach, Ca 90278
310-371-4567

Woodbridge Movies 5 $2 per ticket, Tuesdays all $1
4626 Barranca Avenue
Irvine, Ca 92604
949-733-3795

Movies 7 $2 per ticket, $1 all day Tuesdays
15296 Rosecrans Avenue
La Mirada, Ca 90638
714-739-1009

xo Erin

Dental, Chiro, Eyes... Where do we go?

Every now and then I have people asking me if I have a recommendation for them for a Dentist or Chiropractor etc... Actually, YES I DO!  These are the places I go and I would love for you to go there too.  Leave a comment letting us know where you go and especially if you share any of my referrals!!!

Dentist

Dr. Cheryl Goldasich

3610 Lomita Blvd, Ste.,#203
Torrance, Ca 90505
310-373-9701

Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Frank Enriquez

23727 Hawthorne Blvd, Ste.,#4B
Torrance, Ca 90505
310-378-1283

Chiropractor
Dr. Mario Vargas
3122 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, Ca 90505
310-325-2467

Optometrist

South Bay Eye Clinic

Dr. Zen Ni Su

2245 W. Lomita Blvd
Lomita, Ca 90717
310-534-1873

Pedicures :)

COCO Nail and Spa

1806 S Pacific Coast Hwy
Redondo Beach, Ca 90277

Massage
Foot "Ralascology" (I am sure that is a typo and it should be Reflexology) $20/hr clothes on
22829 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance Ca 90505
310-373-5218

Krause Holistic Health $39/hr clothes optional
730 S Pacific Coast Hwy #101
Redondo Beach, Ca 90277
310-540-3355

Hair Stylist
Janet Glazier
Appearance Salon
1401 PCH
Redondo Beach, Ca 90277
310-543-0466


xo
Erin

Donate your SHOES by Jan 31 for Haiti!

January 31st is the deadline to donate your shoes to Sport Chalet and have them delivered to those in need in Haiti.  They are collecting gently worn shoes to donate through Soles 4 Souls.

More info and locations can be found here

Old Navy $10 off $50 and entire store 30% off!

This weekend it has been told that Old Navy will be having a storewide 30% off sale.  The even better part is that this coupon will give you $10 off when you spend $50.  You can get about $70 worth of items for $40!  That is a great savings.  Click on the above link, print it out and take it in!  Don't forget you can also go to old navy weekly to win some coupons.

$10 off $30 at OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware)

For any of you needing to update something in your house or buy some plants, this is a pretty great coupon!  OSH has a $10 off a $30 purchase that is good until February 7th 2010.  Access and print out the coupon here.

The South Bay only has one location which is in Torrance.  It is at PCH and Anza in the Sprouts and Michael's parking lot.

4340 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance CA 90505
310 375 3077

$1 OATMEAL TOMORROW @ Jamba Juice

Jamba Juice is having a special deal tomorrow on their Steel Cut Oatmeal (which I love).  Tomorrow, WEDNESDAY January 27, 2010, Oatmeal will be $1!!!  Don't forget to swing by tomorrow, that is a great price and a great way to start your day.

For more details go here for your $1 Oatmeal @ Jamba Juice

PS - This deal will also be going next wednesday Feb 3.
xo Erin

Order PINKBERRY ONLINE!

So by now my readers should already know that I love Frozen Yogurt and my FroYo craze started with Pinkberry.  I have been a groupie for awhile (which I recommend) and have gone to Pinkberry Groupie events with friends a few times now.  Today I got an email that you can now order Pinkberry ONLINE!  It is not available at all locations, but it is at our Hermosa Beach store.

Please go here for more information on this new program.

Always good on a rainy day right!

xo Erin

Natures Paradise Organics Coupon Code

They look good enough to eat!

Nature's Paradise Organics makes products that make me think of vacationing on a tropical island.  There is a great code right now to order on their site for 30% off your order AND right now half of the profits will be donated to Haiti Relief.

Use coupon Code: TWITTER at checkout for 30% off

xo
Erin

FREE BLIZZARD @ Dairy Queen!

BLIZZARDS! They have probably 40 or so flavor combinations.  mmm

YUM YUM, so bad yet so good.  Why not sign up and get your coupons for Buy 1 Get 1 Free Blizzards at Dairy Queen, you may want one after your Wilson Walk Wednesday.

Just go here and click on the blue advertisement for 6 Free Blizzards and submit your info.  Your Coupons will be mailed to you throughout the year.

Didn't know we had Dairy Queen in the South Bay??? Well we do!  Here are our South Bay locations

YUM YUM in my tum tum
xo
Erin

Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10k is back!

My friends and I participated in the Redondo Beach 10k last year and it was a lot of fun.  Some of our group ran the 10k and some walked the 5k which allowed us to finish about 30-45 minutes from another.  We had a lot of fun being a part of this event, watching the silly costumes go by and at the end of it all we walked around to all the booths signing up for fun places, getting samples of new nutritious yummies and some of the group participated in the FREE BEER garden that was hosted by Asahi and the Redondo Beach Rotary Club.

This even does take place on Super Bowl Sunday but you will have plenty of time after the run to get cleaned up and dressed in your best Football gear before the game and partying begins.  You even get a t-shirt!!! :)

Register now as February 7th is around the corner.
Register here

Happy run/jog/walk-ing
xo
Erin

E-WASTE RECYCLE Event in Redondo Beach (Jan 30-31)

This weekend the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an E-Waste Recycling Event.  At this event they will be collecting many electronic items for proper disposal.  Please follow the link above for more information about what will accepted and not.

E-Waste Collection will be held at the South Bay Galleria near the Bank of America
1815 Hawthorne Blvd (Hawthorne and 182nd)
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Jan 30 and Jan 31
9am-4pm

Happy Recycling!
xo
Erin