EVERYONE loves a bargain. The rise and rise of the buffet meal is one example and happy hours pack the punters in as though Prohibition was about to be introduced.
And, it is the sharp-eyed who will benefit most from the cut-price offers around town. At the New York Deli in Causeway Bay, a small sign in the window quietly informs passers-by that all desserts are half price between 3.30 pm and 5 pm.
That makes American cheesecake and apple pie $17.50 and two scoops of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream $22.50.
The idea, according to manager William Leung, was to catch the fall-out trade from the Lee Gardens Hotel.
Reading the small print on advertisements can also be fruitful. But have a pair of scissors on hand as presentation of the advertisement is often required before any freebies can be claimed.
The Maharaja Indian restaurants in Granville Circuit and Wan Chai Road and Trio's in Wo On Lane, Central, offer a free glass of wine, and Denny's Cake Shop in Central has a 20 per cent discount on everything at weekends.
