Menus, Specials & Advertised Prices in Free Press Houston
Ads in Free Press Houston often printed a price: a $7.50 burger and a beer, 75¢ drafts on a Wednesday, $190 for fifty printed T-shirts. This list sets those offers out with the words, quantities and conditions the ads gave, each tied to its page.
Food and drink
- Offer — Free. As printed: “FREE TOUR EVERY SATURDAY AT 1PM”. Conditions: Brewery tour, every Saturday at 1pm..
- Absolut peach flavored drinks — $5. As printed: “New Absolut Peach flavored drinks $5 all month”. Conditions: All month, August 2005 issue. Drink size and recipe are not stated..
- Selected boutique wines — $5. As printed: “$5 Select Boutique Wines”. Conditions: Serving size is not stated..
- Sushi lunch specials — Under $10 (not inclusive). As printed: “sushi lunch specials under $10”. Conditions: Lunch offer; no meal package or weekday conditions are printed for the lunch offer..
- Margaritas — 2 for 1 (no dollar amount). As printed: “2 for 1 Margaritas”. Conditions: All day, everyday in June (no year in the offer text). A 2-for-1 promotion is not a dollar price. The source running header says Issue81 | 07/07. Keep the July2007 holding date and printed June campaign separately.
- Draft beer — 75¢. As printed: “75¢ drafts”. Conditions: Les Boom! Wednesday weekly starting 11.12.08 as printed; 18+ event entry and no cover.
- Lone Star beer — $2. As printed: “$2 Lone Stars”. Conditions: Les Boom! Wednesday weekly starting 11.12.08 as printed; 18+ event entry and no cover.
- Kamikaze drink — $2.50. As printed: “$2.50 Kamikazes”. Conditions: Les Boom! Wednesday weekly starting 11.12.08 as printed; 18+ event entry and no cover.
- Minimum delivery order — $10 or more. As printed: “$10 minimum”. Conditions: Free delivery within two-mile radius; not burger price. Delivery-order eligibility threshold, not a burger price.
- Burger and beer lunch special — $7.50. As printed: “Burger and a beer only $7.50”. Conditions: 11:30am–3:00pm.
- Well drink — $1. As printed: “$1 wells”. Conditions: Sunday BBQ promotion; free BBQ from 5pm, 21+; free karaoke from 10pm.
- Draft beer — $2.50. As printed: “$2.50 drafts”. Conditions: Sunday BBQ promotion; free BBQ from 5pm, 21+; free karaoke from 10pm.
- Bloody Mary — $3. As printed: “$3 bloody marys”. Conditions: Sunday BBQ promotion; free BBQ from 5pm, 21+; free karaoke from 10pm.
- Minimum delivery order — $10 or more. As printed: “$10 minimum”. Conditions: Free delivery within two-mile radius; same offer at later held issue. Delivery-order eligibility threshold, not a burger price.
- Cheeseburger with handcut fries — $5. As printed: “$5 cheeseburgers”. Conditions: Monday nights; 1/2 lb Angus or 4x minis; massive pile of handcut fries as printed.
- Night Owl Menu plates — Under $10 (not inclusive). As printed: “ALL PLATES UNDER $10”. Conditions: Thursday–Saturday, 10:30pm–1am. Under $10 is not an exact $10 price or an inclusive maximum.
Admission and entertainment
- Under-21 admission — $5. As printed: “$5 for under”. Conditions: September 23, 2010 opening-night event; free for21+.
- Unlimited pool — $5. As printed: “$5 unlimited pool”. Conditions: $5 per person to play all day; Wednesdays 11am–2am; limited-time offer; select stores on Sun. & Tues. as printed.
Printing, recording and services
- Cds — $799 for 500. As printed: “500CDS FULLY PACKAGED $799”. Conditions: Fully packaged..
- Cds — $999 for 1,000. As printed: “1000CDS FULLY PACKAGED $999”. Conditions: Fully packaged..
- Cds — $295 for 100. As printed: “100CDS FULLY PACKAGED $295”. Conditions: Fully packaged..
- Cds — $125 for 100. As printed: “100CDS DISC PRINT & CASE $125”. Conditions: Disc print and case..
- 12 x 18 color posters — 99¢. As printed: “12X18 COLOR POSTERS $.99”. Conditions: Quantity basis not stated..
- Shipping — Free. As printed: “FREE SHIPPING* Shipping code HFP20”. Conditions: Shipping code HFP20. Asterisk is printed; additional terms are not visible..
- Rehearsal room — $275 or more. As printed: “$275.00 and UP”. Conditions: Private soundproofed rooms; 24 hour access; A/C - heat; located downtown; private parking. Billing interval is not stated..
- Studio time — Free. As printed: “look for our flyer or download it @ www.sugarhillstudios.com & get FREE studio time”. Conditions: Find or download the flyer. Quantity and further terms are not visible..
- 5,000 4×6 postcards — $99.99 for 5,000. As printed: “$99.99”. Conditions: 5,000 4×6 postcards; 100LB cover / 12PT / full color / double-sided / 24–48HRS / UV coated or non coated as printed.
- 50 printed T-shirts — $190 for 50. As printed: “$190.00”. Conditions: Any-color tee shirts; one-color design, one side; artwork excluded; $190 for the 50-shirt bundle. Calico 50-shirt bundle; no printed per-shirt price.
- 24 T-shirts — $150 for 24. As printed: “24 T-shirts $150”. Conditions: 24 T-shirts $150; *$25 per color as printed.
- 1,000 CDs — $999 for 1,000. As printed: “1000 CDs $999”. Conditions: Fully Packaged; optional 50 buttons + 50 posters add $49.
- 50 posters — $50 for 50. As printed: “50 posters $50”. Conditions: 12×18 Full Color printing; Free Shipping.
- 1,000 business cards — $49 for 1,000. As printed: “1000 business cards $49”. Conditions: 2 Day Turnaround.
- 100 postcards — $28 for 100. As printed: “100 POSTCARDS - $28”. Conditions: Full Color Printing.
Retail
- Selected styles — 10%–40% off. As printed: “10% - 40% OFF SELECTED STYLES”. Conditions: Selected styles. Qualified merchandise tax free August 5, 6, & 7..
- Scooter — $1200 or more. As printed: “FROM $1200.00”. Conditions: Starting price, not mean scooter price. FROM $1200; preserve 2005.10b proof-holding provenance.
- PYRA wok — $7.99. As printed: “PYRA wok $7.99”.
- DESSERT measuring cups, set of four — $3.99 for 4. As printed: “DESSERT measuring cup $3.99/set of 4”. Conditions: Set price. IKEA DESSERT measuring cups, price for set of 4, not each.
- GRUNDTAL toilet roll stand — $9.99. As printed: “GRUNDTAL toilet roll stand $9.99”.