Best discount coupons for East Bay hounds?

[lexdevil]

I recently purchased an EcoMetro East Bay coupon book. The book is designed to encourage shoppers to find and use merchants who promote sustainable living. It has a wide range of coupons, many of which are for East Bay Chowhound favorites:

Baron's Meat & Poultry
Feel Good Bakery
Andronico's
Piedmont Grocery
Whole Foods
Farmer Joe's
Monterey Market
Star Grocery
Cole Coffee
Adagia
Cafe Colucci
Gregoire
Riva Cucina
Tamarindo
Venus
Andy & Cindy's Thai Cuisine
Gioia Pizzeria
La Estrellita
Arizmendi
Charles Chocolates

Coupons are good through November of 2008.

I haven't seen the 2008 Entertainment Book yet, but I'm betting EcoMetro has a much more Chowhound friendly collection of coupons. The only items I found of much Chowhound interest in the 2007 Entertainment book were coupons for Cafe Colucci, Holy Land, and Champa Garden (of course the Champa Garden coupon paid for the book and more, as it was an e-coupon that you could print and use once each month).

I bought my EcoMetro book at Crackerjacks off of Piedmont Avenue. At $20, it should be easy to come out far ahead, given the almost uniformly useful coupons. It looks like you can also buy the book on-line at: https://secure.celilo.net/store/produ...

[nicedragonboy]

as of 11:08 this morning, they only have 3 left at Crackerjacks.

[lexdevil]

Glad to hear that you got one. I imagine that many of the businesses listed in the book also carry it. If they're out of stock at Crackerjacks, one might try the food vendors I listed. I remember there was a Pendragon coupon, so they might be a good bet.

[oaktowngirl]

Purchased mine at Pegasus on Solano today. The clerk mentioned that there was a 20% off Pendragon coupon in the book that I might be interested in using for my purchase. Saved $4.79 before I opened the book or left the building. They are in a display rack on the counter. Much nicer presentation than the Entertainment books. I think I will keep it in my car. Many Whole Foods and Andronicos dollars off coupons.

[sydthekyd]

You can reach these nice folks (Carla) locally at 510-550-8280.

[dordogne]

According to the distributors, here's a list of places selling the coupon book:

Alameda Natural Grocery
Berkeley Natural Grocery
Body Time (College Ave, Shattuck Ave)
Cactus Jungle
Crackerjacks
Cole Coffee
Earthsake
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
East Bay Hydrogarden
Ecology Center
El Cerrito Natural Grocery
Elephant Pharm
Berkeley and Walnut Creek
Farmer Joe’s
Flooring Alternatives
The Food Mill
The Food Mill Farm'acy
Head Over Heels Gymnastics
Lawrence Hall of Science
Laurel Ace Hardware
Maribel
Mosaic Supply Studio
Namaste Yoga
Pegasus Books
Pendragon Books
Piedmont Grocery
Rocky's Market
Savemore Market
Star Grocery
Tumble & Tea
UC Botanical Gardens
Walden Pond Books
Waterlilies
Whole Foods Market
Berkeley, Walnut Creek, San Ramon