Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

BigCityDeals

In a big city like Los Angeles, there are big deals to be found everywhere. Competition is fierce amongst retailers. Importers and manufacturers abound! Services want your business!
Nice to have help finding them from Big City Deals.com.

Similar to Groupon, this free site (Big City Deals) lists specials money savings deals in Cities nationwide for just one day. Ya gotta move fast to get the deal.

Recent savings have included a 30 minute golf swing evaluation by Golf TEC in Santa Monica at $25 instead of $85. And $25 of SOS Emergency Preparedness products for only $10.

Still in it’s Beta mode (working out the kinks), Big City Deals posts BIG savings for big city dwellers like us. Actually for anyone who loves a deal.

Big City Deals is a nice new addition to money saving websites.

HiddenLosAngeles

One of my little hobbies is to discover the unusual and unknown treasures of Los Angeles. Apparently I am not alone in this endeavor.

Cool new website, HiddenLA.com lists local interests, off beat locations, calendared events and other treasures about Los Angeles that are just out of the main stream.

Owner Lynn Garrett has a sense of Los Angeles that will make you cheer.
According to her Mission Statement,
“Los Angeles spans over 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2), is home to almost ten million people, and is one of the most complex and diverse cities on Earth. There is no way to stereotype a place like that or really understand it in a weekend, a week, or even a year……It’s impossible to truly understand what Los Angeles holds unless you are willing to rip off the packaging and look inside of the box.”

Her discoveries are interestingly fun, off beat and surprising all at once.  You’ll find an appreciation for Los Angeles that you hadn’t thought you felt.

As a native Los Angeleon, I reminisced through the Flashback section on ABC 7’s Dr George Fishbeck, savored the calendar of events, appreciated her post on a FREE Book Swap and laughed at the Long Beach Crawfish Festival.

Everyday something new is added on this neat site.. You’ll catch yourself saying things “Ooh, this is cool!” and “Who’d have thought” and “I didn’t know that!” while cruising thru this packed site.

HiddenLA is a gem of a site for anyone visiting or trying to learn more about the soul of this city.

StubDog

With the recession in full swing, everyone is getting on the discount event band wagon.
If you’re still not finding entertainment venues you like at a discount, a new site worth a try is Stub Dog.com

Like Comedy Clubs but can’t always afford to go? StubDog.com has savings of 50% or more on local comedy clubs. Next Tuesday you can see Jo Koy at the Hollywood Improve for $7 instead of $14.  You’ll also find half price tickets to the Knitting Factory and other cool comedy venues.

But that’s not all….

You’ll also find serious discounts to events and entertainment like Speed Dating, Pilates Classes, Film Festivals, Spa treatments, Night club shows, Beer Festivals,, Shakespearean plays and more.

Hooray for another way to see local entertainment for less. Yep, we’re totally digging this!

LAFreeBee

Lets penny pinch shall we? No, better yet lets pay nothing at all! That’s the concept behind LA Freebee.com, not paying anything.

This neat little site serves up entertainment events that won’t cost ya a penny. Carnivals, street entertainment, wine tasting, concerts in the park, poetry readings, artwalks, and more. Most of these events are hip, artsy, unusual and definitely very L.A.

You can sign up for their newsletter to have these cool happenings sent to your inbox or just cruise the site.
Check out their list of free services, from group activities to tax services.  So now after your savings are depleted and the pay check is spent ya can still find something cool to do for nothing.