Dutch Bros Secret Menu: 115+ Delicious Drinks and Growing

Updated December 9, 2024 by Kyle James
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The “regular” menu at Dutch Bros is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what you can order at Dutch. The “hidden” Dutch Bros secret menu has become a legend unto itself in recent years. On it you’ll find some really creative, and incredibly tasty hot and cold drinks.

Dutch Bros Secret Menu

Most Dutch employees know exactly how to make these “secret” drinks so you won’t feel like a fool for ordering a Bob Marley and having the barista stare at you with a blank look.

Here’s how the secret menu at Dutch Bros. currently breaks down. I’ll keep adding to it as new drinks are discovered. Thanks to ALL the Dutch Bros employees, past and present, for helping me keep this article as updated as possible.

PRO TIP: ADD ANY FLAVOR TO ANY DRINK

I had a great suggestion from Dutch employee, Hope, who wanted everyone to know, that when considering a secret menu drink, you can add any flavor to any drink base, that includes coffee, tea, rebels, chai’s, or sodas.

Dutch Bros “Coffee” Secret Menu

It’s worth noting that you can get all these coffee drinks served hot or cold.

B52 Latte: This is made with orange syrup and Irish cream, strange combo but quite popular. I think you can get it as a freeze as well.

Ba-Nay-Nay (or Chunky Monkey): This is a dark chocolate and banana mocha with whipped cream on top.

Banana Bread: This breve is made with hazelnut and creme de banana syrup and is suppose to be out of this world. Wondering what a breve is? Apparently it’s similar to a latte, but instead of milk, it’s steamed with half-and-half. It’s delicious, no doubt, but also rich and loaded with fat.

Billy Jean: Order this cult favorite and you’ll get a breve with coconut and dark chocolate flavoring.

Bob Marley, AKA “Bob”: Order this cult-favorite and get a Cocomo (dark chocolate and coconut) with a banana thrown in. It’s a heavenly combination that would make the Rasta legend proud.

Candy Cane: As you can probably imagine, this is basically a peppermint mocha. Sure to be a holiday favorite for years, heck, enjoy it year round if you really dig it. (Note: If it’s ordered as a frost, they’ll add dark chocolate to it)

Caramel Nog: This is simply a caramel eggnog latte and it’s suppose to be heavenly on a cold winter’s day.

Chai Nog: This seasonal cult classic is an eggnog chai latte.

Chuck Norris: I ordered the Chuck as a mocha and it came with white chocolate and Irish cream. Highly recommend.

Cookie Monster (or just “Cookie”): This is a breve with chocolate macadamia nut and white chocolate added. It’s basically a fresh chocolate-chip cookie in a glass.

Crazy Hawaiian, AKA “Wallaby”: This is a caramel, chocolate macadamia nut, and dark chocolate mocha. Go nutty peeps.

The Cure: This is a shot of espresso with chocolate milk and cinnamon added.

PRO TIP: UNOFFICIAL “SECRET MENU”

I found a really cool Reddit thread where a DB employee shared a picture of the unofficial “Secret Menu” that was hanging in the cleaning room.

What’s interesting to me is the “Do Not Promote” section found at the bottom. They all seem to either have risqué drink titles or their might be some copyright issues like “Fruity Pebbles” or “Skittles”.

But it’s save to assume that most Dutch Broistas will know how to make all these drinks by name which is handy.

See Also: The Chick-Fil-A Secret Menu: Fun Ways to Spice Up Your Next Meal

Dirty Macchiato: Order this and you’ll get a breve with English toffee and caramel.

The Fleck: This is a breve with white chocolate, hazelnut, and coconut. Thanks to Ashlea for the tip, she got the drink from a Broista at the Blackstone location in Fresno, CA. She says it’s “SO GOOD!”

French Toast Breve: This breve tastes just like the breakfast favorite and is suppose to be delicious. You can also order it as a mocha.

German Chocolate: I love mixing coconut and chocolate together and this one doesn’t disappoint. It’s simply caramel, coconut, and dark chocolate. Yum.

Golden Eagle (Caramel Macchiato): This cult favorite is a breve made with espresso, caramel and vanilla syrup, milk, and topped off with caramel drizzle and whipped cream.

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon (aka Dutch Canyon): I’ve heard of people ordering this and loving it, just not sure what’s in it yet. If you know, leave a comment, thanks! Update from reader Taylor: It’s simply “a white chocolate Annihilator with caramel and cut with chocolate milk.”

The Grasshopper (aka Thin Mint): This is simply a crème de menthe mocha with mint and dark chocolate.

Harley Kickstart: Order this as a mocha or breve and you’ll get it with Irish cream and dark chocolate.

Michael Jackson (or the “Tuxedo”): Yep, you guessed it, it comes with dark chocolate and white chocolate. “It don’t matter if you’re black or white.”

Molten Lava (aka “The Cure” or “Mexican Chocolate”): This is a yummy mocha or breve with cinnamon and dark chocolate added.

Ninja Turtle (or “Ninja”): Order this and you’ll get a crème de menthe and white chocolate mocha.

Nirvana: Kurt would love this one I’m guessing. It’s caramel, Irish cream, and dark chocolate.

Nutella: If you’re a Nutella fan you should give this one a try. It’s almond, chocolate macadamia nut, and dark chocolate.

Nutty Irishman: This is a regular breve with Irish cream and hazelnut.

Picture Perfect: Ask for any coffee drink “Picture Perfect” and you’ll get caramel and dark chocolate drizzle on top of whipped cream.

Pocahontas, AKA “Trifecta”: This sucker includes caramel, white chocolate and dark chocolate. If you would like it the way it used to be made, order a “Caramel white mocha” and everyone will know what you want. Why it’s called “The Pocahontas”? I have no idea. Help me out peeps. Update: Thanks Tay…”The Pocahontas is named that because she’s the caramel and John Smith is the white chocolate.”

Pumpkin Pie Breve: It’s basically a slice of warm pumpkin pie in a cup.

Reese’s: Order this and you’ll get salted caramel, hazelnut, and dark chocolate. Let me know if you try this and if it tastes like Reese’s peanut butter cups.

Bob Marley

S’more Breve Latte: This campfire favorite is made with dark chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate macadamia, and some brown sugar/cinnamon syrup. Update: Dutch no longer has brown sugar cinnamon…so the solution is to substitute with black sugar syrup and cinnamon syrup.

Snickers: I love a Snickers bar. This drink tastes incredibly similar to the candy bar favorite and is made with dark chocolate, caramel, and of course some hazelnut.

Sugar Cookie: This is a white coffee breve made with almond roca, vanilla, and white chocolate. It’s suppose to be amazingly delicious.

The Vader: According to a comment, one taste of The Vader and you’ll be scared you might die. It’s made with dark chocolate, double mint, 3 shots of espresso (wow!), and blue rebel for good measure.

White Chocolate Lavender Oat Milk Latte: Thanks to Catherine for this one as it’s one of her favs. Apparently you can only get it during the Spring when other lavender syrup drinks make an appearance.

White Coffee Cookie Breve: This white chocolate and macadamia nut sensation will offer you the same taste of freshly baked cookies.

White Coffee S’mores Breve: This one sounds amazing. It’s a breve with black sugar syrup, cinnamon syrup, chocolate macadamia, and both white and dark chocolate.

White Russian: Fan of the “Kicker” at Dutch Bros? Well, then order a White Russian and they’ll throw in some white chocolate to make it that much better.

White Zombie: This bad boy is made of white chocolate and vanilla breve.

See Also: Starbucks Secret Menu: 50+ Delicious Coffee and Frappuccino Drinks

Also, keep in mind that each Dutch is different and many stands have drinks specific to their geographical area…so be sure to ASK what popular secret drinks they might have.

Dutch Bros “Frost” Secret Menu

If you’ve never had a Frost from Dutch Bros, they’re delicious creations that’ll remind you of a tasty milkshake. In addition to the Frosts on their regular menu, they’ll happily make you one of these “secret” cold-creations.

Birthday Cake Frost: This cool treat is made with vanilla ice cream, whipped almond roca, white chocolate, an topped with confetti. Throw a candle on top and you’re good to go.

Bubble Gum Frost: This is made with vanilla, banana, strawberries, and ice cream. I wonder if you can go blow a bubble with it?

Cake Batter Frost: This is a cake-inspired frost made with almond rocha and white chocolate.

Capt’N Crunch Frost: This has the feel of the crunch berries as it’s made with strawberries and hazelnut.

Cinnabon Frost: Order this and you’ll get a tasty cold beverage with black sugar syrup, cinnamon syrup, and salted caramel. Gotta have way fewer calories that an actual Cinnabon cinnamon roll.

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Frost: This is made with white chocolate, black sugar syrup, and cinnamon syrup. If it’s a frost there will be no espresso added. If it’s a freeze, there will be espresso added. It’s bound to wake you up and keep you going until nap time.

Cotton Candy Frost

Coral Reef, The: Thanks to MCat for this one, she calls it “a classic shake with a citrus twist. Try out this orange and vanilla dream, topped with a blue raspberry drizzle.”

Cotton Candy Frost: Not sure exactly what’s in it, but it’s guaranteed to be on the sweet side of the street. Scratch that, thanks to reader Ethan, it’s made with white chocolate and blue raspberry.

Creamsicle Frost: As you might guess, this is made with orange and white chocolate and will undoubtedly take you back to your youth.

Freedom Frost: This is a vanilla frost topped with red and blue raspberry drizzle.

Green Monster: Order this cult favorite and get a frost with kiwi, lime, and creme de menthe.

Molten Lava: This is made with cinnamon and dark chocolate and is suppose to be really freaking good.

Ninja Frost: This frost sounds awesome. It’s made with white chocolate and creme de menthe. Apparently, it’s pretty much the same as the thin mint frost listed below.

Orangesicle: Order this and you’ll get an orange and vanilla treat.

 

Peppermint Bark: This yummy treat features dark chocolate, white chocolate, and of course…peppermint.

Pink Flamingo Frost: This is made with white chocolate, strawberry and peach and is the “BOMB” according to reader Nicole. Also, apparently this use to be called Skittles frost.

Pumpkin Pie Frost: Sure to be an autumn favorite, this frost is made with spices and pumpkin flavoring.

Toasted Mellow Frost: No marshmallow sticks required for this one. It’s simply made with vanilla and chocolate macadamia nuts.

Vanilla Bean Frost: Similar to Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino, this frost is made with vanilla and chocolate macadamia syrup.

See Also: The Ultimate In-N-Out Burger Secret Menu (Some of Which Will Save You Money)

Dutch Bros “Rebel” Secret Menu

FYI: You can order these secret Blue Rebel energy drinks either blended or on ice.

You can ALSO get these as an iced tea, lemonade, Dutch Soda, or Dutch Frost.

Aftershock: Thanks to Moe for this one…it’s made with strawberry, red raspberry, blackberry, and lime syrups.

Bugatti Berry: This tasty rebel is made by infusing grapefruit and blackberry into your Rebel.

CapriSun: This comes with blackberry, cherry, almond, and vanilla.

Cowboy Sunset: This drink includes peach passion and grapefruit and is supposed to be REALLY good.

Daydream Rebel: According to commenter Sabrina, this is a seasonal rebel (typically in the Spring) that consists of passion fruit and elderflower.

Dino Egg Rebel

Dinosaur Egg Rebel: If you love raspberries, you’ll like a Dino egg rebel. It’s a Blue Rebel energy drink with blue raspberry and a unicorn blood drizzle. (Which means there is no blue raspberry in the drizzle)

Dirty Girl Rebel: Thanks to commenter Crystal for dropping the 411 on this one. If they don’t know what it is, ask for a Rebel with blackberry and almond.

Dirty White Girl: The same drink as above but with white chocolate added as well.

Double Rainbro: Strawberry, peach, and coconut all infused into a Rebel. Sounds good, eh bro.

Electric Berry Rebel: This is a rebel infused with lime and blue raspberry.

Fuzzy Navel Rebel: This is a blue rebel infused with peach flavoring. Update: Apparently this isn’t on their secret menu, order a Peach Rebel instead.

Galaxy Fish: Thanks to Tina on this one, it contains lime, strawberry, and passion fruit syrups.

Gummy Bear Rebel: It’s a rebel with white chocolate, kiwis, and lime mixed in. I love gummy bears so I’m going to have to order this one from the Dutch Bros secret menu soon.

Irie Rebel: This Jamaican-inspired Rebel is infused with coconut and banana.

James Dean Rebel (Now called the Double Rainbro): Best name of any item EVER found on a secret menu. It’s a rebel energy drink with strawberries, coconut, and peach and it’s magically delicious.

Jolly Rancher: The Jolly Rancher comes with green apple smoothie mix and strawberry flavoring.

Jungle Love: This one is made from pomegranate and passion fruit syrups.

Kick In Da Face: I was told by a Dutch employee that this one comes with cherry, passion fruit, pomegranate, and peach.

Kings of Leon: Thanks again to Moe for this one…it’s made with orange, kiwi, and lime syrups.

Laser Cat Rebel: It’s a rebel, with some raspberries and coconut mixed it.

Midnight Rebel: Cool name for a Rebel infused with blackberry and pomegranate.

Ocean Water Rebel: Rebel infused with blue raspberry, coconut, and lime.

Oil Spill: I’m curious what this one looks like, it contains blue and red raspberry syrup.

OPP: Are you down with OPP? It’s orange, pomegranate, and passion fruit.

Otterpop: If you’re a child at heart try this bad boy. It’s passion fruit, orange, and almond.

Peach-O: If you’re feeling a little peachy try the Peach-O. It comes with peach, watermelon, and coconut.

PBR: No, it’s not pro bull riding….it’s a rebel with pomegranate, blackberry, and raspberry.

Pixie Stick Rebel: Apparently, according to Ethan, this one is discontinued. See Trixie Rebel below.

Push Pop: The Push Pop is mixture of wild berry smoothie mix, orange, and lime. I have a friend who swears by this rebel so you might want to give it a try.

Sex on the Beach Rebel: Similar to the popular cocktail, this rebel is infused with peach, orange, and pomegranate.

Shark Attack Rebel: This one debuted during Shark Week a couple years ago and has been on the secret menu ever since. It’s simply Ocean Water with pomegranate drizzle on top. Funny.

Sour Patch Rebel: This is made with green apple and pomegranate. I’m gonna have to have my wife try this one as she loves Sour Patch candy.

Starburst Rebel (Now the Unicorn Blood Rebel): I love Starbursts. This is a rebel with strawberry, white chocolate, and almond. Gonna have to try this one as the white chocolate twist sounds interesting.

Starry Night Rebel: This beauty comes infused with blackberry and blue raspberry.

Stop Light Rebel: This one is quite refreshing and made with kiwi, pomegranate, and passion fruit.

Trixie Rebel: Use to be the Pixie Stick Rebel. This new addition to the Dutch Bros secret menu is a rebel infused with almond, orange, and pomegranate.

Turkey Trot Rebel: If you like fruity blended rebels, give this one shot. It’s made with an orange & peach rebel with strawberry drizzle. Throw some whip on it and you’ll be in heaven.

Unicorn Blood Rebel

Unicorn Blood Rebel (or the “Mile High”): Apparently unicorn blood is made from strawberry, white chocolate, and almond flavoring. Good to know.

Vampire Slayer: Great name for a rebel that comes with strawberry and pomegranate.

Wookie Spice: This one is a steamed Rebel and Oregon Chai. According to reader Aalisa, it’s amazing and “tastes like apple cider with a kick! Sooooo good!”

Dutch Bros “Italian Sodas” Secret Menu

Shirley Temple: Order this and they’ll throw in some cherry and almond flavoring in your soda. Update: This isn’t on the secret menu, order it and you’re likely to get something different every time. Also, they no longer have cherry flavoring, but red raspberry is a great substitute.

Surprise Soda: Order this soda and get “a random combination of flavors — usually the particular worker’s favorite.”

“Odds & Ends” Secret Menu Drinks

Christmas Morning: This is an Oregon Chai with white chocolate added. The barista will also use half-and-half instead of 2% milk.

Dirty Caterpillar: This is a smoothie made with green apple and of course, caramel.

Ocean Water

Ocean Water: No, it’s not salty. It’s an Italian soda with blue raspberry, coconut, and lime mixed in. Suppose to be terrific.

Electric Berry Green Tea: This delicious beauty is a green tea drink, infused with lime and blue raspberry.

Dutch Mojito Iced Tea: It’s an iced tea with lime, coconut, and mint. The result? A classic Caribbean treat without the alcohol.

Horchata Chai Freeze made Picture Perfect: This is caramel, white chocolate, and cinnamon with caramel and dark chocolate drizzled on top of whipped cream. If a Chai or freeze is not your thing, you can also get this added to coffee, hot chocolate, or a frost.

Iced Paris Tea: This sweet tea will make sore a lovely hot weather treat.

London Fog: This cult favorite is Earl Grey tea with honey and steamed milk. Order it “Old School” and it will also come with vanilla.

Pup-a-ccino: According to a recent comment, this is “A dog treat covered in whip cream. What Dutch pup wouldn’t love that! Our dog gets so excited when we are in the drive-thru!” So awesome.

Sexy Love Potion Iced Tea: I might throw in a #9 when I order it. It’s green tea infused with lime, passion fruit, and strawberry.

Sweet Sunrise Tea: This popular Iced Paris Tea is made with peach, passion fruit, orange, and banana.

Thanksgiving Morning: This is basically a Christmas Morning only they add pumpkin spice to it. “Yummalicious” according to Jos, thanks for the tip!

The Bob Freeze: Named after the Jamaican bobsled team, this freeze is made with chocolate, banana, and coconut.

The “Why Bother” or “The Just Stay Home”: This is decaf espresso with nonfat milk and no sugar. Stay home and save money if this is your coffee drink of choice.

Trifecta Freeze: A perfect treat on a hot day, the Trifecta freeze is made with caramel, white chocolate, and dark chocolate.

Wallaby Freeze: This freeze is made with chocolate, caramel, and chocolate mac.

Whip Stix: This one is fun for the kiddos in your car. It’s simply a straw with a dollop of whip cream on the end.

Wookie Spice: Order the Wookie Spice and you’ll get a drink that’s 1/2 Rebel and 1/2 Chai Tea.

Ask the Reader: Am I missing any drinks from the Dutch Bros secret menu? Let me know in the comments and I’ll investigate. It’s hard work, but somebody’s gotta go it.


By Kyle James

Photo credit to Erica Wheelan.c

The Ultimate Chipotle Secret Menu is Awesomely Delicious

Updated October 23, 2024 by Kyle James
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Let’s admit it, secret menus are really fun and often VERY tasty. The only thing more fun than researching Chipotle’s secret menu was placing an order for something that wasn’t on their regular menu and feeling like a total bad ass in the process. Items that are kinda wacky, highly customizable, and definitely delicious. Here’s how the secret menu at Chipotle currently breaks down.

Chipotle Secret Menu

Quesarito

This super burrito, known as a Quesarito, is the thing of legend.

It’s basically everything that comes in a standard Chipotle burrito wrapped inside a cheese quesadilla.

Think of it like a regular Chipotle burrito but with an extra tortilla with melted cheese between it and the tortilla that came with your regular burrito.

It comes in at about 1,500 calories and can easily feed a family of 4.

If you love the Mexican cheese mix that Chipotle uses, you’re going to be a HUGE fan of this sucker.

While not every Chipotle employee knows how to make the Quesarito, they’ll typically make it for you if you just tell them what it is.

See Also: Chipotle Menu Hacks: How to Score a 86% Bigger Burrito for Free

PRO TIP: MAKE YOUR OWN QUESARITO TACOS

A buddy told me about this Chipotle hack. He orders a standard burrito bowl then gets 3 soft taco shells and cheese on the side. He takes it home and makes his own Quesarito tacos, three HUGE ones to be exact. He says that by doing it this way he gets the cheese melted perfectly and gets a lot of bang for his buck.

Keithadilla

The Keithadilla is a tasty mashup of Chipotle’s steak, fajita veggies, honey vinaigrette dressing, and sour cream.

Created by TikTok influencer Keith Lee, the Keithadilla is a steak quesadilla with fajita veggies and extra cheese.

Then ask for sour cream and their honey vinaigrette and mix it together for a tasty dip for your quesadilla.

Burritodilla

The name of this one is really stupid.

When you hear “Burritodilla” you think of something that looks a burrito.

In actuality, the Burritodilla is a quesadilla with more toppings in it than just cheese.

Ask for steak, chicken, or carnitas, and any other toppings you want, and they’ll throw it into the cheese quesadilla before they grill it.

Sounds delicious and like something straight outta Napoleon Dynamite.

Double-Wrapped Burrito

Politely order a double-wrapped burrito and they’ll wrap your burrito in 2 flour tortillas instead of one.

The key here is to ask if they can warm up both of the tortillas.

The result is a burrito that delivers the warm and chewy inner goodness that a flour tortilla provides.

Also, the extra tortilla keeps the thing from falling a part on you.

Heck, you can even use it to deconstruct your burrito and make two separate burritos.

One for now, one for later, remember these things are huge.

The best part? They typically won’t charge you for the 2nd tortilla.

See Also: 3 Clever Ways to Score Free Chipotle Burritos and Bowls

PRO TIP: FREE DIPPING SAUCE

This one comes from my daughter who’s in college and eats at Chipotle at least twice a week and I consider a Chipotle menu expert. Order a little cup of sour cream and a cup of the Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette and then mix them together and dip your burrito in it. Absolutely delicious and absolutely FREE.

Nachos

When I was a kid I had a love affair with the Nachos Supreme at Taco Bell.

So when I heard you can ask for nachos at Chiptole, I was very excited to say the least.

Ask for it and they’ll serve you a bowl anchored by their yummy tortilla chips (instead of rice) topped with cheese, beans, choice of meat, vegetables, sour cream, guac, salsa and more.

I tried it on a recent trip to Chipotle and it’s now my favorite thing to order.

Taco Salad

Instead of the famous burrito bowl, many Chipotle locations will serve you a taco salad with the bowl being a crispy flour tortilla that you eat as well.

Pretty resourceful and definitely delicious.

While I have yet to see a taco salad at the Chipotle that I frequent, they are said to still exist.

Fresh Cilantro

While you won’t see cilantro mentioned anywhere on their menu, all you gotta do is ask for it and BAM, it’s added to your burrito or burrito bowl for free.

See Also: Jersey Mike’s Secret Menu: Time to Find Your New Favorite Sub

Extra Cheese

I remember like it was yesterday.

The guy in front of me at Chipotle was ordering a burrito bowl and politely asked for “extra cheese”.

I was like, “What now? You can do that?”.

The answer is an unequivocal YES!

This goes way beyond cheese too.

You can pretty much ask for extra anything other than meat and guacamole.

Get in the habit of doing this and you’ll consistently end up with more food for free.

Single Taco

If you’re not super hungry, you can order a single taco instead of the usual 3-pack.

Good to know, especially if you’re only at Chipotle to grab a beer or margarita with friends.

Plain White Rice

If you’re like many and think cilantro taste like dish soap you can order white rice WITHOUT the nasty green stuff if you like.

This was a tip from my brother-in-law who told me they always have white rice without cilantro hidden in the back.

You just gotta ask for it.

Ask the Reader: What’s your favorite thing to order at Chipotle Mexican Grill? Have you ever tried something off their secret menu?

Have fun and eat healthy my friends.


By Kyle James

Photo credit to Mike Mozart.

The Painless Ways to Lower Your Monthly Verizon Bill

Updated March 21, 2024 by Kyle James
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Verizon Wireless is ridiculously expensive. There, I said it, now let’s move on with life and find some ways to lower your monthly Verizon bill. Ways that won’t require much work on your end, which if you’re like me, are some of the best ways to save some cash. Let’s do this…

The Painless Ways to Lower Your Monthly Verizon Bill

Go With a Verizon Pre-Paid Plan

Are you even aware that Verizon offers a pre-paid smartphone plan?

I wasn’t until recently and I’m here to tell ya that it can save you a bunch of money.

Plus, there’s no activation fee and NO contract required.

You can either buy one of their phones, or bring your own.

Here’s how their 3 pre-paid plans (Auto pay required) currently breakdown:

  • $35/month – Unlimited U.S. talk and text, 6 GB high speed data, mobile hotspot. Cheapest plan you’ll find with Verizon.
  • $45/month – Unlimited U.S. talk and text, mobile hotspot, 16 GB of data. Most popular. $5/month less than their similar unlimited plan.
  • $65/month – Unlimited Data, talk and text to U.S., Mexico, and Canada, mobile hotspot.

All three of these plans are solid options.

See Also: Lower Your Bill with DishNetwork, DIRECTV, AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast

Deal Only With an Authorized Verizon Retailer

I recently read something that really surprised me about Verizon.

Apparently their customer service reps and corporate store employees get paid a commission when they talk you into raising your data plan.

To fight this, you’ll want to ONLY deal with authorized Verizon retailers, also known as Verizon premium retailers, as they don’t make a cent from upgrading your GBs.

Instead, they only recommend a data plan upgrade if it makes sense for you and your situation.

A couple of the more visited authorized Verizon retailers in my town include Costco and Best Buy.

On a personal note, my wife has always had a very good experience dealing with the Verizon reps at our Costco and it’s the only place she’ll visit when she needs to talk to someone about her account.

She absolutely hates going to the Verizon store as the employees have always blown her off and been quite rude because she has a lot of questions BUT was not a big spender.

A combination they apparently have very little time or patience for. Visit here to find all the local authorized retailers in your area.

So the takeaway here is to visit an authorized retailer and ask for their help to get your bill lowered.

Since they aren’t getting paid to raise your bill, they’re much more likely to tell you about ways to save some money each month.

The truth of the matter is that Verizon always has new promotions and specials and it’s often hard to understand them and keep them straight.

So let them help you and have them explain your options.

See Also: Are You a Teacher? Go Get the Verizon Teacher Discount and Save

Find a Cheaper Alternative That Uses Verizon Towers

Did you know that there are some cell providers who “buy space”, at a big discount, on Verizon’s network of cell towers?

These no-contract providers make for fantastic alternatives to Verizon as they’ll save you a bunch of money every month.

They use the same exact cell towers that Verizon customers use.

So if you’re concerned about switching to a new provider, and then not getting the same coverage you’re currently getting with Verizon, worry no more.

Here are the up-and-coming discount providers that access Verizon cell towers.

  • Page Plus Cellular: By far their best value is the $39.95/mo plan that scores you unlimited talk and text along with 3GB of data at 4G LTE (2G thereafter).
  • Straight Talk Wireless: Their most popular plan costs $45/month and gets you unlimited talk, text, and 5GB monthly data at 4G speed (2G after you use 5GB).
  • Tracfone: Check out their $35 a month plan which gets you 750 talk minutes, 100 texts, and 1 GB of data.
  • TotalWireless: Available through their website and at Walmart, they have a killer $35/month plan which offers unlimited talk and text and 5GB of data.

The biggest complaint that usually surfaces with these companies is a lack of customer service.

But if you can put up with that, and have even the slightest knack for tech, you should be just fine and save big in the process.

Have you had any success with any of these discount providers? Let me know in the comments section.

Check for Employer Discounts

Verizon discount

Many workers across the country are eligible for a monthly discount from Verizon. This is especially true with teachers, military/vets, corporate workers, and many state worker.

My wife is a teacher at a public school and she gets a flat 15% taken off her Verizon bill each and every month.

All you have to do to get your discount is verify your employment with Verizon. I’ve found the easiest way to do this is to take proof of your employment, pay stub, job contract, or something similar, to an actual Verizon store location.

I’ve tried to do it online but it’s a total pain in the butt and ended up not working.

So I ended up just visiting our local Verizon and they hooked us up with a 15% monthly discount.

Here’s the online form if you want to give it a try and get more info.

Move Your Plan Down a Notch

Let’s face it, the most expensive item on your Verizon bill is always gonna be your data package.

Be sure you analyze just how much data you use every month and see if you can cut-back and survive.

Verizon has a pretty decent deal that gives you 2GB of data, with unlimited talk/text, for just $35 a month.

If you’re worried about those summer or vacation months when you tend to suck up more data, just pay the incremental fee for more data and you’ll still come out way ahead at the end of the year.

Ask the Reader: Are you sick and tired of paying a ridiculous amount of money each month to Verizon? I think it’s officially time to lower your Verizon bill or move on to a company that can.

Happy savings.


By Kyle James