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We found the Holy Grail of Cannery Row Discount Booklets, buried in the American Tin Cannery Outlet Mall’s ground floor, all the way in the back, near the restrooms. So tricky. But not tricky enough…
The Outlet Mall's Buried Treasure -- Cannery Row's Best Coupon Booklets
Clearly, an impromptu coupon test-drive followed by a full report back to our awesome visitors (you!) was in order. Here are The 2010 Book of $aving’s best deals, Tin Cannery highlights, lots of photos and extra insider-tips — because we love you, so.
Warmer... Warmer... Disco. The Coupon Booklets are Down this Corridor, on the Ground Floor.
Before we dive in, I’ll spare you loads of eye-straining small print with an all encompassing disclaimer — none of these offers can be combined with another discount, most businesses prefer that one person per day use a coupon, they all turn back into pumpkins at the strike of midnight (or at closing time) on December 31st, 2010, and only a real sleaze would try to pull a photo-copy switcheroo, right? So we don’t even have to go there. Stay classy.
Discounted Summer Kicks at Nine West
1. Nine West $avings Coupon: 10% off any one item. CODE: 058402102. Not valid at Nine West specialty stores or ninewest.com. Not valid on previous purchases or purchases of gift cards. Not redeemable for cash or store credit.
2. Bass $avings Coupon: 10% off a purchase of $50 or more.
Nine West may sell the cutest kicks, but comfy sole-seekers are better off at the Bass outlet, next door.
Archie's Diner, Home of The Row's Best Garlic Fries
3. Archie’s American Diner $avings Coupon: 50% off second item/entree purchased of equal or lesser value.
You’ll get a kick out of Archie’s retro-1940’s vibe, and the atmosphere is family-friendly; the paper table cloths and crayons are the perfect backdrop for silly sketches, tic-tac-toe, and any other pre-garlic fries game you can think up.
It's Nothing Personal, Sharky
Imax Sharky Coupon: $2 off an adult ticket, or $1 off a child’s ticket to Ultimate Wave: Tahiti 3D.
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4. Imax $avings Coupon: Purchase 1 full price Imax ticket, receive 50% off 2nd Imax admission ticket of equal or greater value.
Let’s do some Imath on this one. 2 tickets at $15 each = $30. With two Sharky coupons, $26, and with one $avings coupon, $23, and you can see any show. It’s nothing personal Sharky — we can still be friends.
Visit Central California's ONLY Full Dippin' Dots Shop. Those 4-Flavor Carts are for Sissies.
Follow the Dots to Some Seriously Nostaligia-Inducing Cups of Flash Frozen AWESOME
Crossing Abbey Road with the Dippin' Dots
5. Dippin’ Dots $avings Coupon: $1 off purchase of $5 or more.
I work at Dippin’ Dots Cannery Row every weekend (and painted the mural), so I can promise, coming from a place of utmost authority, that “Yes — those granulated rainbow pebbles ARE, indeed, ice-cream. Flash-frozen, mixable, ‘funky-preservative’-free, negative forty-five degree ice cream.”
They’re also delicious, which you may already know, thanks to childhood trips to the Santa Cruz boardwalk, just about any amusement park, Chicago’s Navy Pier, or Minnesota’s Camp Snoopy (holla). Unlike those nostalgia-inducing little stands, however, the Cannery Row location serves over 20 flavors, including a new (caffeinated) Mocha Cappuccino, a dairy-free Rainbow Ice, and the eternally best-selling Banana Split. Stop in for a sample… or two… or a cup — and remember your coupon!
The Smiley Orca Lady-Artist is a Hoot, and Amazing with Kids
Smiley Orca AND The Monterey County Youth Museum's Wheelie Mobilee. Now it's a party.
6. Smily Orca Face Painting $avings Coupon: Buy one face painting and get one FREE of equal or lesser value.
Visit Lisa at her Smiley Orca face-painting stand any Saturday, on the corner of Cannery Row and Prescott, and if you don’t have a second kid — use that coupon on yourself, big guy. You’re on vacation.
Rocky Mountain's Gourmet Candy-Apple Factory
Rocky Mountain Illustrates Reason #743 You Should Get Married on The Monterey Peninsula
7. The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory $avings Coupon: One free caramel apple when you purchase any Gourmet Caramel Apple of equal of lesser value.
These aren’t normal caramel apples. They’re hand-dipped, multi-layered, generously-sized gourmet desserts, so take a box back to the hotel — where you can slice and savor them properly.
Wine Tasting, an Appropriate Prelude to the Mirror Maze and Blacklight Miniature Golf?
8. Scheid Vineyards $avings Coupon: Complimentary tasting for two with this coupon. ($20 value)
We’re all about FREE. Free wine — even better! Remember your I.D.
Try the All-Day Mirror Maze Challenge, If You Dare.
9. Monterey Mirror Maze Lazer Challenge $avings Coupon: $2 off a 5-pack combo: Unlimited Mirror Maze and Lazer Challenge.
Hey parents — unlimited-”lazer”-tag-induced early slumber for them, a night of rightly earned solitude for you. Winners all around.
Bubba Gumps, Cannery Row
10. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market $avings Coupon: Complimentary Bubba’s “Far-Out” Dip with purchase of 2 entrees.
Watch the movie, first — you do know which movie, right? How old are you, anyways, readers?– then try to stump Bubba’s quizzical hosts and servers. Ice-cream contests, spontaneous song-and-dance processions and outstanding ocean views are commonplace here. If you don’t mind rolling up your sleeves and getting handsy with your meal, order the 1/2 pound “peel n’ eat” cajun steamed Shrimper’s Net Catch.
Coming this June to Cannery Row: Monterey's First On-Site Brewery!
11. Cannery Row Brewing Company $avings Coupon: One Free Dessert to share with two paid entrees. Limit TWO coupons per table.
The Cannery Row Brewing Company is Monterey’s first on-site brewery, and they allow two coupons per table, awesome. Only one hitch. It isn’t open yet — leaving only one possible explanation — we found a coupon from the future!
Really though, their coupon initiative is impressive considering Monterey’s notorious procrastination, which the city formally acknowledged in 1985 with a plaque titled:
“Grand Procrastination. This simple bronze plaque honoring the work of John Steinbeck was sculptured in 1938 by William Gordon Huff. It was dedicated that same year by noted Western historian Dr. Charles L. Camp with all the unwavering oratorical profundity which traditionally distinguishes this ancient and honorable order. It took 47 years, however, to get around to mounting it. Credo Quia Absurdum.
Rededicated and mounted at last on this 13th day of July, 1985.”
The plaque adorns one of the city’s historic Wave Street buildings — the very same building that The Cannery Row Brewing Company will soon call home. True story.
I have a sneaking suspicion, reinforced by their under-construction website, that the coupons aren’t early; the Brewery’s opening is late. Permanently-affixed homage to foot-dragging jokes aside, the local buzz is that this spot is worth the wait; I think you’re gonna dig it, too.
Candy World, and if You like Variety: Taffy Heaven
12. Candy World
It’s so big, you can’t help but feel like a little kid again. The best part? Thanks to Jelly-Belly style dispensers, some of which are full of actual jelly bellies, you can pick and choose between dozens of candies, creating a perfect grab-bag. No more putting up with inferior flavors sullying your sweet treats — I’m looking at you, green Sour Patch Kids. Another way to feel like a little kid, or Alice after one too many cake crumbs, for that matter….
One Last Silly Squeeze at the American Tin Cannery -- Don't get Stuck!
For the hyper-vigilante planners out there — I count myself among your proudly neurotic ranks — here’s the entire Book of $avings retail list. How good are the rest of the deals? You’ll have to pick it up and see for yourself… or send me an email; that’s cool, too.
American Tin Cannery: Archie’s American Diner, Bass Shoes, Capt’n Ben’s, Enstyle 11, Izod, Monterey Bay Espresso, Pendleton, Mrs. Z’s Gem Lab, Mr. Z’s Fine Jewelry, Nine West Outlet, Oceans 18 Miniature Golf, Pet Pal’s Dog and Cat Grooming, VanHeusen
Cannery Row Shops: California Classics, Candles & Clay, Cannery Row Sardine Co, Charms by the Bay, Del Sol, Coastal Painting Gallery, Down Family Lane Gifts, European Jeweler and Goldsmith, For Garlic Lovers, Galleryi Fine Art, Great Things Home, la Dolce Vita, Let it Bead, Lids, The Light Garden Antiques and Home Decor, The Little Hat Shop, Monterey Bay Harley-Davidson, Jewelry Art N’ Stone, Pebble Beach on Cannery Row, Sand to Glass, Silver Sand and Stone, Sockshop Cannery Row, Steinbeck Jewelers, Super Silver, Tamara G Custom Jewelry Design, Tiny Dot Toys and Gifts, Z Folio Gallery, Zucchini’s Tricks N’ Things
Cannery Row Activities/Spas: Aqua Massage of Monterey, Doc Wenzel’s Old Time Portraits, The Energia Spa, GG’s Salon and Spa, Cannery Row IMAX, Mirror Maze Lazer Challenge, Smiley Orca Face Painting, Vista Blue Spa
Cannery Row Restaurants: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, Captain Bullwacker’s Pub and Restaurant, Cannery Row Pizzeria and Wine Cellar, C Restaurant and Bar, Cafe La Strada, The Cannery Row Brewing Company, The Duck Club Grill, El Mariache Restaurant y Cantina, El Torito Mexican Restaurant, The Fish Hopper, Louie Linguini’s, Schooners Bistro on the Bay, The Sardine Factory, Blue Fin Cafe and Billiards
Cannery Row Wineries: A Taste of Monterey – Wine Center, Bargetto Winery, Baywood Cellars, Scheid Vineyards Wine Lounge
Cannery Row Treats and Cafes: Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream, Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop, MYO Frozen Yogurt, Nestle Toll House Cafe, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Lilly Mae’s Cinnamon Rolls
*** Obviously, the top picks are skewed by my personal tastes, which inevitably reward the most entertaining, sugar-loaded, tipsy-making, juvenile-behavior-enabling businesses of the bunch. Enjoy.
Have a favorite of your own? Share it in the comments.
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