Life is short, and college is even shorter. So why waste your precious, hard-earned summer funds on basic items like panty hose and razor blades? Everyone knows that all that glitters is not gold, so go ahead and scrimp on the necessities-we won’t tell. After hours of scouring and de-shelving, we’ve found the best deals on goods in the greater Syracuse area. Who knows, maybe you’ll save enough money to buy that beer pong castle you’ve always dreamed about.

ONE FROZEN COFFEE:

Starbucks Tall Coffee Frappuccino $2.75 Dunkin’ Donuts Small Vanilla Bean Coolata $2.19 CVS Mocha Frappuccino Coffee Drink $1.49

ONE PITA:

Pita Pit Chicken Pita $4.67 Aladdin Chicken Pita $4.35 El Saha Chicken Pita $3.99

ONE PIZZA SLICE:

Cosmos One Slice of Cheese Pizza $1.50Acropolis One Slice of Cheese Pizza $1.30Varsity One Slice of Cheese Pizza $1.25

ONE BAR OF SOAP:

Quickway Zest Bar Soap $0.99 P and C Coast Soap $0.62 CVS Brand Bar Soap $0.45

ONE LOAF OF BREAD:

CVS Large Loaf White Wonderbread $2.29 Price Chopper Loaf $0.90 P&C Brand Loaf $0.79

ONE NO. 44 JERSEY

Manny’s no. 44 Jersey $50.00 Shirt World’s no. 44 Jersey $30.00 (clearance rack) University Bookstore Jersey $50.00

ONE HAIRCUT

Garbo’s Regular Trim (Women) $25-35, (Men) $15 Studio FX (Women) $23, (Men) $16 Supercuts (315) 432-1358 (Women) $12, (Men) $12

ONE MOVIE RENTAL

Movie Gallery One-Night Rental $1.00 Blockbuster $3.18 Super Video $1.59

ONE 30-RACK OF BEER

Student Shorts Milwaukee’s Best $13.00 P&C Natty Light $10.99 Price Chopper Budweiser, Coors or Labatts $10.99

Published on August 30, 2005 at 12:00 pm