Frugal Family: Frozen BOGOs at McDonald's with Coupon

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars.

This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line. Since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money.

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This week, Frugal Family reporter Carolyn Cunningham scoured our local sources to come up with Buy One Get One (BOGO) drinks at McDonald's, a Friday family special at Mellow Mushroom Pizza, discounted Braves tickets on Saturday (if you dress like a Gone With the Wind character), free chicken on July 8 (if you wear a cow costume at Chick-fil-A), and South Georgia peaches in nearby Powder Springs:

1. McDonald's Drink Specials

Deal: At McDonald's, you can buy one any size Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, Frappe or Real Fruit Smoothie and get one free of equal or lesser value. Print this coupon.

Good through: July 31. 

Locations:

2. Friday Family Pizza Special

Deal: For $27, in Hiram offers a pizza special on Fridays that includes a lot of food—cheese bread, a large salad, a large pizza with two toppings and four drinks.

Location: 5154 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Suite 117, Hiram.

Contact: 770-222-1943.

3. Dress Up Like a GWTW Character for Braves Discounts

Deal: To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Gone With the Wind's publication, another anniversary event takes place Saturday at Turner Field. Those who dress like a ‘GWTW’ character will receive $10 off their Atlanta Braves tickets. Upper Box tickets will cost $8 instead of $18, and Outfield Pavilion tickets will cost $18 instead of $28. Or purchase discounted tickets for this game.

Co-sponsors of Gone With the Wind Night are the Atlanta History Center and the Margaret Mitchell House.

In Fan Plaza before the game (gates open at 4:30):
• A Scarlett O’Hara impersonator will greet fans and host Gone With the Wind trivia.
• Dance instructors will teach the Virginia Reel, a dance made famous worldwide by Scarlett and Rhett.
• Civil War re-enactors will pose for photos and interact with fans.
• Compete in a Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler Look-alike Contest to win Braves and Gone With the Wind prizes.
• Fans can pose as Rhett and Scarlett in a Gone With the Wind photo stand.

Throughout the game:
• Gone With the Wind historical notes and trivia during “Did You Know” segments between innings
• Gone With the Wind movie clips and famous quotes from the novel throughout the game
• BravesVision will have the spotlight on fans dressed as their favorite Gone With the Wind characters.
• Winners of the pregame Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler Look-alike Contest will compete in an in-game feature on BravesVision to win the ultimate Gone With the Wind prize package: Four tickets to the Atlanta History Center, four tickets to the Margaret Mitchell House, four tickets to Scarlett on the Square, four tickets to the Southern Belles and Whistles Tour, a copy of Gone With the Wind and a variety of Gone With the Wind memorabilia from the Atlanta History Center gift shop.

Fans who show their Braves ticket stub from this game only at the Atlanta History Center or Margaret Mitchell House will receive $5 off admission to either venue. Offer is good for one adult per ticket.

4. Dress Up Like a Chick-fil-A Cow for Free Food

Deal: Another Cow Appreciation Day occurs on July 8 at Chick-fil-A restaurants. That means free food if you wear a cow costume for a meal—or even part of a cow costume for an entree. The Dallas Chick-fil-A at 300 Charlie Watts Drive on U.S. 278 at Ga. 61 will not be open until July 14.

Location:

5. South Georgia Peaches in Powder Springs 

Deal: Low-cost South Georgia peaches—along with local produce—can be found in nearby Powder Springs at Cash or check only are accepted at the farm at 3625 Powder Springs Road near a storage facility and on the opposite side of the road from Publix and Walmart. The Griffin family operates the old-fashioned way—no website and not even a phone. 

Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., every day through mid-December.