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2020 Halloween Freebie Round-Up

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2020 has been a whirlwind! We all know Halloween is going to be a bit different this year, so a lot of companies are offering special events and freebies to help make Halloween fun! Here is a round-up of all the restaurants and stores that are offering some special freebie this Halloween!

2020 Halloween Freebie Round-Up:

Krispy Kreme – On October 31st, 2020 (Halloween), you can get a FREE doughnut just for stopping by in your costume. No purchase required.

Chipotle – Follow Chipotle on Social Media to Trick-Or-Treat October 29th-31st for a buy one, get one free offer code. Redeem your code in the Chipotle app or on Chipotle.com any time on October 31st.

Arby’s – Now through October 31st, 2020 (Halloween) you can score a FREE small dessert! Valid on cookies, turnovers, and 16oz shakes. No costume or purchase required.

Steak n’ Shake – On Halloween, October 31, 2020, Kids 12 and under can get a FREE Milkshake when they show up at the restaurant in a costume.

IHOP – Starting October 26th – 30th, kids 12 and younger can get a FREE Mr. Mummy Pancake! For dine-in orders, kids receive one free pancake. For online orders, use code FREEMUMMY at checkout. Purchase must be $20 or more.

LaMar’s – Get a FREE donut at LaMar’s on October 31, 2020 (Halloween) when you come into one of their locations wearing a costume.

Target – On Saturday, October 31, 2020 (Halloween) from 10 AM to 1 PM, select Target stores will have a FREE Boo Avenue Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treating event for kids

Stater Bros – On Saturday, October 31, 2020 (Halloween) from 10 AM to 1 PM, visit any Stater Bros. Market location from 12 pm to 6 pm for a FREE kid’s goody bag including candy, stickers, and a small toy. Goody bags available while supplies last.

How to Plan the Perfect Going Away Party

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Know someone moving away or are you planning on moving soon?  You might need to know just how to plan the perfect going-away party…

Goodbyes are never easy.  Even in these wonderfully technologically advanced days, where a connection with another person is just a couple of clicks away, watching someone you care about moving away can be painful!  A great way to curb that pain, and turn it into joy and fun, is to throw a going-away party for the person leaving. If you’re throwing the party for yourself, then you’re losing a lot more than just one person, and you must enjoy yourself as well.

Here are some tips for throwing the best going away party ever:

1. Don’t Party In The Soon-To-Be Vacant Home

It might seem cute to throw the party in the house the person is leaving behind, to celebrate it as well, but this is the biggest mistake you can make.  If a person is renting, a last-second party might lose them their deposit in repair fees. If they’re selling their home, the last thing you want to do is complicate things between them and the future buyers looking for that real estate in Calgary based on how it looked before the party.

Not to mention this puts a lot of the cleanup and work on the person getting celebrated!

The best options for where to party are at a different friend’s home- where people will help clean, or a venue that charges for cleaning.  Don’t complicate things for the person who’s about to move out!

2. Guests Can Be Complicated

Everyone who knows, and likes, the person will want to say goodbye.  Unfortunately, not every venue or home has room for the hundreds of people the person leaving knows in the area.  You’ll have to pare it down to people they want to see most. If it’s a surprise party, do a little internet sleuthing and figure out which people they cherish.

If it’s not a surprise party, ask!  Surprise parties can be stressful, and it’s better to have more than everyone they want at the party than for them to miss someone important.

3. Timing Is Everything

Don’t throw the party the night before your friend leaves the city.  It’ll tire them out for moving, and might make them late if they stay up and miss their alarms.  In that same line of thought, please don’t throw the going-away party six months early because then when it’s time to say goodbye, they’ll feel like they didn’t get to tie off every loose end.

Best rule of thumb is to do it around a week before they leave.  Give your friend time to enjoy themself and celebrate, this also allows for wiggle room after for them to say goodbye personally to people.  If you’re unsure about timing, or schedules, ask the person leaving what would make them happy!

The most critical thing to remember is that you should take this time to make memories.  Even if you can still be friends online, this will always change so many things. The person leaving impacted the lives of everyone around them, so celebrate them and make sure they’re excited about taking this next big step in life.


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