What are your cheap (inexpensive) eats?
Dec 5, 2011 | 3:53 pm
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Dec 5, 2011 | 5:23 pm
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Back home in Vancouver, they have these 1.25 (used to be 99cents) a slice pizza joints. Not great pizza. Sometimes I think it should be embarrased to call themselves a pizza but it is a cheap eat.
For some inexplicable reason, I seem to eat there every chance I get.
For some inexplicable reason, I seem to eat there every chance I get.
Dec 5, 2011 | 5:49 pm
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Will I be really strange if I say the Baconator at Wendy's? I like the single, and the husband likes the double. Always less than $5 each (though together we start getting closer to $10.)
Dec 5, 2011 | 6:23 pm
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My local grocery store has an attached pizza vendor. I can get a big slice and a 20 oz soda for $2.50. You can also generally find a lady in their parking lot selling tamales for $1 each out of her van. MMM!
Dec 5, 2011 | 7:37 pm
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$1 each tamales are a steal.My absolute favorite is the $1.25 tacos al pastor at Taqueria Los Jaliscienses or a $3.50 chopped beef sandwich at Texas Rib Kings.
Forced to make a fast-food choice, it would probably be the junior bacon cheeseburger and a baked potato from Wendy's or a set of three egg rolls from Jack in the Crack or a Chicago dog from Sonic.
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:09 am
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Oh yeah!
My latest ringer for under $5: a peanut butter-pickle-bacon burger w/bottomless basket of handcut fries, Happy Hour priced at $4.50 from Killer Burger.
My latest ringer for under $5: a peanut butter-pickle-bacon burger w/bottomless basket of handcut fries, Happy Hour priced at $4.50 from Killer Burger.
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:59 am
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The Happy Hour menu from McCormick and Schmicks is hard to beat as well.
1/2 lb cheeseburger and fries for $2.95 among other things.
1/2 lb cheeseburger and fries for $2.95 among other things.
Dec 8, 2011 | 6:18 am
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Our cheapest "eats" while traveling have been free coconuts in Fiji. I would husk the coconut the day before and chill it in the hotel room mini fridge.
The chilled coconut milk and meat was so good the next morning. ^
Other than that, we've had cheap oatmeal plenty of mornings while traveling to save money and also time. I love having a quick meal of oatmeal in the room and getting out to the beach / park / hike early in the morning.
The chilled coconut milk and meat was so good the next morning. ^
Other than that, we've had cheap oatmeal plenty of mornings while traveling to save money and also time. I love having a quick meal of oatmeal in the room and getting out to the beach / park / hike early in the morning.
Dec 9, 2011 | 11:50 pm
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Popeye's Tuesday $1 Special
Our local Popeye's Chicken offers a Manager's Special: leg and thigh $1, Tuesday only! I have seen this special at other Popeye's as well. This is my secret fast food vice!
Dec 11, 2011 | 3:52 pm
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+1 on the Costco hot dog and drink if I'm traveling solo
otherwise it's a Costco rotisserie chicken for $4.99 to be shared
Somehow their rotisserie chicken is always moist, not dry like the ones in supermarkets.
If I'm in the UK, M&S sandwiches
otherwise it's a Costco rotisserie chicken for $4.99 to be shared
Somehow their rotisserie chicken is always moist, not dry like the ones in supermarkets.If I'm in the UK, M&S sandwiches