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Re: The Greenwich Girl: Try Out One Private (Complimentary) Dance Lesson at Arthur Murray, With Chance to Win New Pair of Jimmy Choo’s From Richards, Through February 14, 2013

There’s a new girl in town.  Laura McKittrick, is one of many Greenwich girls, but is THE Greenwich Girl TM who brings her daily spin and quirky deals to town.

Lately, she, Mitchells/Richards/Marshs and Arthur Murray Dance Studios brought awareness to the 100th Anniversary of Arthur Murray Studios, with a nice deal.  Call for a complementary private dance lesson at Arthur Murrays of Greenwich, and you have the chance to waltz off in a pair of Jimmy Choo’s shoes from Richards.  A win-win On The Cheap Deal!

Through February 14, 2013

Restaurant.com Offers $25 Gift Certificates for $4; Buy Today

I am here to tell you that Restaurant.com does exist. Yes, Virginia, there is such thing as a (nearly) free lunch. A few days ago, I went a bit slaphappy, buying and printing out certificates that I plan to use through the winter and spring.  Result?  $200 worth of gift certificates – eight different restaurants – for which I’d paid $16.  TOTAL.  Now THAT’s a great Onthecheap tip!

Whole Foods Market; Get Your Printable Coupons Here

Thanks to my Floridaonthecheap affiliate, Teresa Mears for this one;
here are some printable coupons for Whole Foods. Even those committed to healthy eating can catch a break.

Greenwich Town Dump; Not So Secret Source for Free Books

My upstanding citizen Mom takes all of her out-of-town friends to the Greenwich Town Dump.  They go on Monday, Friday or Saturday early and make a morning out of it. Why?  Free books.

This being Greenwich, the place where all garbage is taken is not actually called the Town Dump.  It goes by the moniker, Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility.  So, as you approach the campus-like grounds you don’t really know whether you’re coming upon a town trash heap or an upscale rehab center.

Soon enough, you’ll come to find what many in-the-know-but-won’t-tell Greenwich residents have kept under wraps; the Greenwich Dump or whatever you call it is the Strand of Lower Fairfield County – but costs not ONE RED CENT.

We can all thank Doug Francefort for this strangely located gem. Twenty five years ago, Doug came up with the bright idea of making tossed-away books available to those who’d give them second, third or fourth loving homes; like a library without due-dates. In the early 1990′s the town built a shed to his specifications, and now thousands of books are neatly arranged by author and category: fiction, non-fiction, romance, mystery, etc.  Doug was there early this morning, organizing books that were coming in by the car-trunk load.  He’s one of five volunteers who do this on a weekly basis.

Early on, the Pulitzer Prize winning, The Corrections by Jonathan Frazen, was available. I happen to have paid full price for it when it first came out, so instead I grabbed some Dean Koontz, Nora Roberts and John Grisham novels. Mom, who told me she amassed her collection of Rachel Carson books from this very place, walked away with David McCullough’s John Adams in paperback.

The Book Shed is open Monday, Friday and Saturday year-round from 7am till noon.

There are a few rules for those of you who decide to make the dump a frequent stop:

1. You must be a Greenwich resident or come with one.

2. You can take up to 10 books per day

3. You must keep the shelves neat

4. No “unsuitable” books

5. “ENJOY YOUR READING”

The Superb Bruce Museum; Free Admission on Tuesdays

Way back in the dark ages of the 1960′s, my Mom would take me to the “old” Bruce Museum to kill an hour or two. I went gladly; the black-light “Space” room was cool and cutting edge. And even the grandma’s-attic-stuffed third floor – an assortment of birds eggs in their nests, glow in the dark rocks and minerals- enticed me month after month.  In the early 1990′s, the Bruce went through extensive renovation, and remains a Fairfield County treasure. It’s been garnering increased recognition in the art world while maintaining it’s quirky “nature exhibit” side (the glow-in-the-dark rocks are still here.  And, as a tremendous bonus, one of the best and largest displays of huge minerals – such as a 4ft high hoodoo-shaped amethyst geode – I’ve ever seen).  The Bruce Musem is a bargain even with its modest $7 admission, but on Tuesdays, you can bring the next generation of Bruce appreciators for free.