2011 Entertainment Book Coupons – Up to $20,000 in Savings for Less Than $30

The new Entertainment Book is here and as I have discussed below, I think that it is one of the best coupon books going around. It pays for itself after only using 2 -3 coupons and last year I saved over $500 with it. I gave it to a number of friends, who will all be buying the book again this year.

Endorsed by The Coupon Mom on Good Morning America The premium 50% off and 2-for-1 coupons found in the book are available for over 200 local areas and provides savings on restaurants (family and fine dining), shopping, movie tickets, groceries, travel and even home furnishings. Plus, with each book purchase you get on-line access to hundreds of additional local printable coupons and incredible on-line shopping discounts. So take advantage of this special offer and buy yourself hundred’s of dollars in savings – something we can all use in the current economy.

The proceeds from the book also go towards a good cause which helps schools and groups across North America. Over $90 million was raised last year through their fund raising efforts.

One money saving book I buy every year without fail is the Entertainment book. Contained in this hugely popular book are hundreds of money saving coupons that provide real savings at a number of well known dining, retail and merchandise stores. Best of all it has about 100 different editions, based on zip code, so you can get area specific savings and avoid getting tons of coupons you can never use. The book costs less than $30 for most locations.

You only need to go out to dinner once or twice or buy a couple of things from listed vendors to have the book pay for itself. Trust me, it is worth it even if you like to eat out only a few times a year.

The reason I like it better than most other coupon type books is that it contains significant discounts at top quality restaurants and merchants not found elsewhere. For birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions when I take my family and friends out to a fine dining restaurant we can save up to 20% (of a preset limit) on the bill. On a $150 bill, this is equivalent to $30 – which more than covers the cost of the book (or the bottle of wine depending on how you look at it). You can even get some decent savings at many of the leading casual/family and fast food restaurants. Check out the Entertainment.com website to see a full listing of restaurants and potential savings on offer in your area.

The other useful savings you can get in the book are from sporting and family attractions. I am a golfer and it contains a number of coupons for golf courses in my area, and some of the 2-for-1 specials mean that I can play a number of new courses and share the cost of playing a course with a friend. And last but by no means the least, is the AMC theatres discount where you can get movie tickets for $8 (compared to the regular $12 in the area I live). A 30%+ saving, and one that I have always taken advantage of.

So do yourself a favor, check out the merchant coupons on offer and save some money by buying this book. It also makes a great gift idea for clients and co-workers. I gave each of my team members a copy last year and they loved it.

Entertainment.com Local Coupon Books

Entertainment Coupon Books offer discounts at merchants located in more than 100 mid-sized and large cities in the the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Each book contains hundreds of coupons for restaurants, cinemas, sports teams, attractions, shopping and everyday services. It also has coupons from national retailers such as auto rental companies and muffler chains. The coupons are updated annually, so each spring Entertainment has a blow-out liquidation sale where it sells any remaining books for about $10 -- many of the coupons expire in the fall, so don't stick it in a drawer.

Coupon Book To check for availability and purchase a book online, click through to the Entertainment site and enter your zip code. You can then browse some of the coupons available for the book from your area. The books, which range in price from $22 to $45 each, make great gifts, because they can be purchased for whatever city the recipient lives in. They're also useful if you're traveling on vacation to a mid-sized or large U.S. or Canadian city, e.g. the Las Vegas book. When you order online, the book(s) will arrive in five to seven days. One nice thing about the site is that once you enter your zip code, you can browse some of the coupons that will be in your local coupon book. Here are some of the coupons you'll find in each local edition:

# Coupons for dozens of local casual and family restaurants (typically for two-for-one lunches and/or dinner entrees) and chains (e.g., TGIF). The book also reproduces many menus.

# Coupons for dozens of fast-food restaurants (e.g. McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, Arby's, Boston Market, Domino's, KFC, Dunkin Donuts, Pizza Hut, Nathan's, Auntie Anne's).

# Coupons for discount admissions to local museums and amusement parks

# Cruise coupons worth $100 to $200 each

# Coupons from Alamo, Avis, Budget, National and Hertz (free upgrades, $10 to $20 off, or 10 percent to 20 percent off)

# Coupons for national computer and electronics retailers such as Brookstone, Radio Shack, CompUSA and Tiger Direct

# Coupons for national book and media retailers such as Borders and Barnes & Noble

# Coupons for national clothing retailers such as Fashion Bug, Lane Bryant, Rainbow, Wet Seal, Arden B., Alloy, New York & Company, Christopher & Banks, Catherine's, Garnet Hill, Woman Within, Shoes.com and Blair

# Coupons for glasses at Pearle Vision and Lens Crafters (e.g., $75 off new glasses)

# Coupons for 1-800-Flowers, FTD and Flowers USA and (e.g., $10 off $30 order)

# Coupons for Meineke and CarX muffler and brake shops (e.g., 25% a new muffler) as well as local shops

# A list of hundreds of U.S. hotels, motels, inns and resorts that offer 50 percent discounts on their full-rate prices when you show your discount card, or 10 percent off promotional rates

# Discount movie tickets from local theater chains

# Coupons that allow you to buy two-for-one tickets to see local sports teams, both professional and college

# Two-for-one theater tickets (smaller theaters)

# Passes to local health clubs

# Coupons for 50 percent off bowling at local lanes

# Two buckets of balls for the price of one at local golf clubs and driving ranges

# Coupons for $5 off $50 purchases at local grocery stores

# Coupons for 50 percent off at local car washes

# Coupons for 50 percent off at local dry cleaners

# Monthly two-for-one rentals at local movie rental shops and chains such as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video

Online Entertainment Coupon Book

Shopping can be fun especially when you buy something for less than its original cost. But getting something for less is not possible all the time. There might be times when you might end up with an expensive deal. One of the best ways to save your hard earned money is by using entertainment coupon book.

Entertainment coupon book is a book of discounts. This coupon book offers discounts on various entertainment stuffs like books, sports, vacations, restaurants, leisure activities and lots more. The basic idea of an entertainment coupon book is to help you save more money when you go out to enjoy with your dear ones. Most of the coupons in the coupon book are entertainment related and are good at restaurants, theme parks, theaters and more.

How to apply for an entertainment book
Entertainment coupon book has made online shopping far easier and cheap. There are number of sites that offer the service of an entertainment coupon book. All you have to do is simply input your zip code and the service will display the entertainment coupon book for your area.

Features of entertainment coupon book
o There is 00 in local savings in every book, to use these coupons, just present these coupons to participating business and get the discount. Save up to 50% and get 2-for-1 deals at top restaurants, shops, attractions, sporting events and more.

o Every Entertainment® Book comes with a complimentary membership card. Simply present your card at select restaurants, hotels and more to receive 20% savings.

o In addition to Entertainment Book coupons, you’ll find members-only online deals and printable coupons. You can print coupons right from your computer and get special online shopping discounts from top retailers. Plus, you can get unlimited movie ticket discounts, dining discounts, hotel discounts of up to 70% off rates, online coupons for travel discounts and much more.

Is An “Entertainment” Coupon Book Worth It?

One of the more common fund raisers for youth groups around here is the “Entertainment” book. It’s essentially a rather thick book of coupons (the Des Moines area one we have has about 300 pages) with a lot of “buy one, get one free” offers – and some straight-up discounts – on items from local businesses. For us, the book cost $20 and most of the coupons last through the following November.

At first glance through the book, it seems like a spectacularly good deal. Not only is your $20 helping out a local youth group or civic organization, you also get an enormous book of coupons for items from a lot of local businesses and chain stores. For me, the real value comes in the coupons for buckets of balls at a local driving range – you can buy one and get a bucket for free. This means that my $4 or $5, which would normally buy a single bucket of balls and thus provide me about an hour’s worth of entertainment suddenly becomes two hours’ worth, or else it lets me go bash some balls around with a friend for free (assuming of course my pal buys a bucket).

There are two reasons why a book of such coupons might not pay off – here they are along with strategies for overcoming them.

The first possibility is that you’ll end up spending more because you have the coupons. One good way to fend off this possibility is to go through the entire book of coupons soon after you get it, pull out all of the coupons that you’re pretty sure you’ll use, then get rid of the book so you’re not tempted to use some of those other “coupons” to spend money you shouldn’t be spending. I went through our book and pulled out somewhere around 50 coupons, then I proceeded to give the book to friends to pull out more coupons that they might use – I didn’t even want the temptation to “buy one, get one free” at a local coffee shop.

Another possibility is you might forget all about the book. The best way to do this is to keep the book out in a place where you’ll often see it. We do this by keeping the coupons we already pulled out in our coupon box, which we go through so often that we regularly see the ones we decided to keep. I also keep about three of them in my wallet at all times – almost always, I’ll carry one around to bat a bucket of balls at a driving range.

Here’s the bottom line on such books: if you look at it as a way to participate in a group’s fund raiser, it’s definitely worthwhile. I’d much rather have one of these books that could potentially save me some money rather than an overpriced item out of a catalogue that I don’t want at all. From a strictly frugal standpoint, it’s questionable as to whether it saves money – for example, I’m more likely to go out and whack away at a bucket of balls for $3 than for $6, but would I have gone anyway without the coupon? Still, if an “Entertainment” book is an option for you as a fundraising purchase, it’s likely a much better option than some of the other overpriced things you could be asked to buy.

Entertainment Coupon

I'm sure most of you have heard of The Entertainment Book and I know you'll be excited that I've just been approved to offer the 2011 Book to my readers and with FREE SHIPPING !!

If you haven't heard about The Entertainment Book yet, READ ON...this is a HUGE resource to save you money ALL YEAR LONG!

The Entertainment Book is a discount book that helps you save money on all of your entertainment purchases. Think of it as a GIANT coupon book, personalized for your local area!

There are over 150 different Entertainment Books published annually that offer discounts on local goods and services. The Entertainment Book can also be used for online shopping and at national chains throughout the United States and can save you 50% on just about any purchase that you make!


Online printable coupons
With your book purchase you get access to Printable Entertainment Coupons. You also get access to online printable coupons to obtain additional discounts and offers for online shopping.

Membership card
Every book comes with a membership card. The membership card can be carried with you and used to save money while dining out at restaurants and for discounts on traveling.

The cost to sign up for Entertainment Book is $35.00. This gives you complete access to the entertainment website and all discounts for 1 year. The book can be renewed each year and right now, for taking advantage of the early purchase for the 2011 Book, SHIPPING IS FREE !

2011 Books have not been widely released yet, and you can get yours NOW and also get FREE SHIPPING! The 2011 coupons will be valid for your the day you get your book!

Below are just some of the categories of Coupons included to save money all year long!

Attractions & Family Fun
Save you money on local attractions, sporting events, special events and live events. This includes movies, museum visits, amusement parks, bowling, golf, skating, rock climbing, cruises and theatre productions. Savings can range from free admission to several dollars off of regular pricing, as well as discounted concession purchases.

Car Care
Discounts apply for automotive services such as oil changes, car washes, repair services, and general automotive services. The Entertainment Book can be used to lower your bill on your brake and muffler service as well. The coupon book can be used at national chain franchises such as Jiffy Lube, Mr. Tire, Midas and more.

Dining
Fast food, casual dining, and even fine dining - Baja Fresh, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Boston Market, Burger King, Ben & Jerry’s, and Auntie Anne’s are just a few of the places where Entertainment Book is accepted. There are thousands of dining establishments where these coupons will save you some serious cash!