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Clothing – If it’s pre-loved clothing you’re into, it has to be Goodwill (266 Res Rd, Marina; 729 Broadway Ave, Seaside) and Plato’s Closet (402 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey). Each of these little gems offer great prices for minimal spending. I found a Versace shirt in Plato’s for $20 dollars. I’m not sure they realized it was Versace but I obviously didn’t complain. Not into trawling through second hand clothes? No problem. Instead, take advantage of Asos.com a 10 percent student discount upon registration with Unidays (it’s free don’t worry). If shopping online is more your style, you could enjoy six free months of Amazon Prime, allowing you free next day delivery on basically anything you order as well as a selection of 15,000 free movies to watch whilst you wait for that speedy delivery.
Happy Hour – Errebody loves happy hour. If you’re British like me (which you’re probably not) you might like the array of British pubs that are scattered around Monterey. The Britannia Arms (444 Alvarado St, Monterey) serves $4 drinks from 3:30-6:30 p.m. all week and has the best Karaoke in town… if you dare. The London Bridge Pub has happy hours from 3-6 p.m. and serves great, traditional ales like Old Speckled Hen, Black Sheep and Guinness from $3. They also have outdoor fire pits. Yes to the fire pits. Likewise, the Bulldog British Pub offers the same except its happy hour all day on Sunday and they also have fries and nachos at $5 as something to wash down with your drinks. Whilst we’re talking about food, I would encourage you all to check out secretmenus.com. It’s a website that tells you how to get food served at fast food restaurants that aren’t featured on their menus. Treats like the Monster Mac (it has eight patties… eight!) at McDonalds and the Burritodilla at Chipotle are up for grabs! And finally, if you’d rather just skip the food idea altogether and be about the drinking, you can use thehappyhourfinder.com to search for the happy hours of bars in your area or if you have one particular place in mind. Travel plans for Thanksgiving? Here’s what you need. Skyscanner- Without a doubt the most efficient, comprehensive, and reliable flight comparison website I have used in my time as a super scrimper student. The website scours, compares and delivers you the cheapest possible flights from every possible airline/independent travel website known to man in order to bring you the juiciest deal. If you can be flexible on your dates, the site allows you to search the entire week, month or year, customizing your outgoing and return dates to create the cheapest available trip. On top of this, all prices that you see on website are live prices meaning what you see at the time of viewing is what you get – no hidden costs or prices that don’t exist anymore. Simply click on the deal and Skyscanner will transfer you to the respective company offering the flight. Retailmenot– Is a website devoted to giving penny pinchers like myself, the opportunity to save money via online coupons and discount codes. You can search for any retail outlet/restaurant/attraction you like to see if there are any codes available. In terms of travel however, there are tonnes of codes listed for Hertz Rent-a-Car – perfect if you are planning on doing some travel around California this fall break, or if like me, your only mode of transport are the legs you walk with or the MST bus. Some codes included are ‘up to 30% off – any location’ ‘free car upgrades’ and ‘$25 dollars off weekly or weekend rental.’ Not only that, but once you have got the discounted price online, when you go in to collect the car, you need to ask (kindly but cunningly) for further discount. If you are under 23, the company charges you more to rent by default. However, by asking to have the underage fee waived, more often than not the staff comply which would knock off up to $20 a day.
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