August Freebies.

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Back on the myVegas train again, back with some freebies to tally up. not the haul of past years as there's no Freeplay/resort credit on this trip, but...

-5 nights comped in a Jubilee Strip View room at Bally's: $800 value on Caesars site as of today. Only paying $164 resort fees/taxes so $636 saved.

-Jetblue flight: used all points, paid $6 for a $150 round trip flight so $144 saved.

-myVegas: $35 Nine Fine Irishmen credit, $75 Tender Steakhouse credit, $20 off of $40 at Public House = $130 value.

-$25 Restaurant.com coupon for Senor Frog's, paid $2 so $23 value.

Also have a couple coupons for Lettuce Entertain You eateries that I may or may not use, could end up saving me another $50 or so if I use them.

Altogether the savings/comped value comes out to $933. Pretty tidy, definitely a huge reason why LAS is still the airport I type into the vacation finder every few months.

I honestly don't know how I'm going to be able to swing all that if I have to do it all un-comped like a normal shlub next year. Please Jeebus let me get on a run the next two trips somewhere so I can still have comp status next year.

But for this trip...all is well.

2 weeks.


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