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Salon Brands Huge Liter Sale: Shampoo & Conditioner

Get ready for the ultimate summer sale at Salon Brands from July 7 to July 20, 2025! My favorite locally owned and operated beauty store is offering amazing discounts on over 300 liters of shampoo and conditioner. With prices starting at just $14.99 and savings of up to 76% off, this is the perfect time […]

Prime Day in July: Deals & How to Save

Amazon Prime Day is back for 2025, and this year, it’s scheduled for July 8 – 11, 2025. It’s Amazon’s biggest sale of the year.  If you don’t know what Prime Day is, it’s kind of like a Black Friday in July for Amazon. Here’s my suggestion for making the most of Amazon Prime Day: […]

Tax Free Weekends for Back to School around KS

Tax Free weekends around Kansas

Unfortunately, Kansas does not offer a Tax-Free Weekend for back-to-school shopping. We wish it did because shopping for school supplies can be quite challenging and expensive. I was hesitant to share this information, but I ultimately decided it could be helpful if you happen to be traveling. Tax-Free Weekends Around Kansas Arkansas: August 2-3, 2025 […]

Bin Stores in Wichita Liquidation Deals

Bin Stores Wichita

I didn’t know what a Bin Store was, but now I do, and it’s awesome! A Bin Store is a liquidation place with crazy good deals. They get their items from retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Dollar Tree, and Target. Prices you can’t beat. So what can you expect? It’s a store that […]

Kansas Aviation Museum Block Party

Kansas Aviation Museum 2025 Block Party flyer

Gather up a big group of friends or relatives and squeeze everyone in the car! The Kansas Aviation Museum Block Party will be a summer day of Flight, Fun, and Family … and carload admission pricing! Sunday, June 22, our favorite art deco airport-turned-museum will host a family-friendly block party from 1-6 p.m. It will […]

National Donut Day Deals in Wichita

National Donut Day

National Donut Day — or National Doughnut Day, as some spell it — is the first Friday in June. According to a press release from LaMars, the observance was started in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army in honor of the women who brought donuts to soldiers behind the front lines in World War I. This […]

Double-up food bucks for SNAP participants at Kansas farmers markets

SNAP EBT Card

Folks who participate in the SNAP program can purchase food at Kansas Markets with their EBT card, and currently, there’s a program that will let them “double up” on the benefit. The “Double-Up Bucks” program matches the amount spent dollar for dollar. (For every dollar of SNAP benefits you use at the farmers’ market, you […]

Tulip Bulb Sale at Botanica

Botanica will soon begin its spring tulip bulb sale. Get ready to add a burst of color to your garden! Botanica will kick off its annual Spring Tulip Bulb Sale on Friday, April 25, 2025, and it’s one of the best gardening deals around. The bulbs available were part of Botanica’s stunning seasonal displays and […]

Watermark Books & Cafe: Free Storytime & Events

A bookstore is terrific, and Wichita has an excellent bookstore, the locally owned Watermark Books. They have a cafe, a great community, and, of course, all kinds of books for every age and interest.  One of the things that makes Watermark Books so special is its ability to bring authors and the community together. They […]

Holiday Gift Card Deals 2025

Holiday Gift Card Deals

Gift cards are welcome stocking-stuffers for every difficult-to-buy-for person on your list, from the in-laws to college students. But Santa never said you couldn’t walk away with a little something extra out of the deal. Here is a growing list of holiday gift card deals that come with bonuses for those of us in Wichita. […]

Costco’s Best Deals on Food & More

If you’re a Costco shopper in Wichita, you probably already know that the huge warehouse is the best for bulk savings. But some of the best deals aren’t just in the aisles—they’re at the food court. Whether you’re looking for a quick and cheap meal or an easy dinner solution, Costco’s famous $1.50 hot dog […]

Teacher Appreciation Freebies and Deals for Wichita-area Teachers

Teacher Appreciation Week FREEbies and Deals

We may never be able to thank teachers enough for all their hard work, but we can try! We can’t think of a better way to show our appreciation than by listing all the FREE goodies and deals in the Wichita area for Teacher Appreciation Week. From free food to free car washes to amazing […]

Costco Sells Gift Cards at a Discount

Costco Gift Card Discount

Costco gift cards are a great way to save money on purchases you’re already planning to make. Available both online and in-store, these discounted gift cards cover a wide range of categories, including popular restaurants like The Cheesecake Factory and Texas Roadhouse, entertainment options like movie tickets and theme parks, and even retail and services […]

National Free Shipping Day December 14, 2024

National Free Shipping Day is an annual event in the United States where participating retailers offer free shipping on orders with guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve. It’s usually held in mid-December, and its purpose is to encourage online shopping and boost sales during the holiday season. This year its on December 14, 2024. Retailers often […]

Dillions Grocery: 12 Merry Days of Savings Event

If you shop at Dillions in Wichita, you will find that they are running a new deal called the 12 Merry Days Saving Event. From December 4 through December 15, customers can clip a new hot digital deal each day for redemption by December 17.  “12 Merry Days of deals are just days away and […]

Wichita Black Friday Deals and Small Business Saturday Sales

What’s happening around Wichita for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Museum Store Sunday? Lots of people like to use the day after Black Friday – when most people think about scoring a great deal on big-ticket holiday gifts – to support friends and neighbors’ businesses by shopping local. In fact, I frequently hear from […]

Christmas Gift Guide: Wichita Experience Gift Ideas

Local Experience Gift Guide

We have compiled a list of Christmas gift ideas and local experiences for our Wichita Friends. This holiday gift guide will give you unique ideas for this holiday.  The idea behind the local experience approach takes a clear path towards quality over quantity! Join us on a Christmas list journey as we unwrap the gift […]

Tanganyika Black Friday Deal

Imagine a world-class, all-inclusive wildlife resort where you don’t have to hop on a plane or drive across the country to give your family an unforgettable experience with animals from around the globe. In 2025, Tanganyika Wildlife Park will be reopening with an immersive, all-inclusive format that will change how you think about family adventures—right […]

Free Covid Tests Sent to Your Home

The free COVID tests are back! Residential households in the U.S. are eligible for another order of free at-home tests starting September 26, 2024. Each order includes four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. Your order of COVID tests is completely FREE—you won’t even pay for shipping. They will start shipping tests the week of September […]

National Quesadilla Day: Free Quesadillas at Chipotle

National Quesadilla Day is getting extra cheesy this year! Chipotle is celebrating with a series of exciting giveaways for quesadilla lovers. On September 23, 2024, the popular restaurant is launching a digital scavenger hunt on its social media channels and through three TikTok creators to give away up to $1 Million in FREE quesadillas. For […]

Coffee Shops in Wichita and Who Has the Cheapest Coffee

Coffee Shops and Cheapest Coffee

Coffee is great, but it can get expensive. As a college student, I don’t want to spend $5-$7 on a small cup of coffee. Since I’ve been in Wichita, I have been to many coffee shops and trying to decide which one is the most affordable. Here is a list of coffee shops that I […]

Wichita Children’s Business Fair

Here’s your chance to support local child entrepreneurs. This is a one day Business Fair. These kids came up with a business idea, created a product or service, and built a marketing strategy. Now they will get the opportunity to sell their products to customers at this one-day marketplace. You can support these children as […]

Back to School Haircuts for $5 at Paul Mitchell School

Get Ready for school with a fresh new look at Paul Mitchell Hair School. They are offering $5 haircuts for all K-12 students and teachers. It’s the perfect opportunity to start the school year with a fresh style. We also have some other back-to-school tips on how to save in general, how to save on back-to-school clothes, […]

Tips for Back to School Shopping and How to Save Money

Summer might not be over, but with school enrollment starting, it’s time to start thinking about tackling that giant school supply list that you will be receiving. Even though it’s a pack of crayons here and a couple of glue sticks there – it all adds up and can really hurt the wallet! Below we […]

Fall Consignment Sales in Wichita

Fall Consignment Sales

When we’re paying pennies for school supplies in an effort to get ready for back to school, it only makes sense to try to save on the bigger-ticket items too. Wichita has a number of great consignment sales that will help you do just that. See the list of 2024 Fall consignment sales in Wichita […]