Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site.

What type of breakfast is offered?

A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM to 1:00 AM, and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but it is subject to availability and may incur additional charges.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers a stair-free path to the entrance and a well-lit path to the entrance. However, it is not wheelchair accessible.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located a 2-minute walk from Carlsbad Museum & Art Center and 11 minutes by foot from Carlsbad Dog Park. It is 20.4 miles from Carlsbad Caverns National Park and 0.8 miles from Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area.

Are children allowed to stay at the property?

Children are allowed to stay at the property. The minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

Post Time Inn - Carlsbad Motel

Average nightly price at Post Time Inn by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$85
February	$82
March	$97
April	$99
May	$82
June	$84
July	$93
August	$95
September	$95
October	$102
November	$91
December	$82

What guests think

Across recent reviews of Post Time Inn, travelers note freshly renovated, comfortable rooms and a handy in-town location, but also report limited breakfast, spotty Wi-Fi/TV, and occasional cleanliness or maintenance lapses.

Service feedback ranges from friendly and helpful to disorganized, with reports of occupied or unready rooms and recurring key-card issues. Rooms are generally spacious and comfy, though some guests experienced loud HVAC or street noise. Parking can be tight, ice and laundry facilities vary in reliability, and hair dryers aren’t always provided. Overall, expect modern rooms at a budget property with variable service and amenities.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic with notable gaps: parking is often tight, hair dryers aren’t guaranteed, and ice machines and the free laundry can be unreliable.

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10

Kent

Mar 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff, good location although just off the strip. Clean with comfortable bed. You could see that they had recently did some updates. Finding it was a little challenging at first and parking was a little challenging depending on where your room was. Good restaurant options within walking distance.

8

Grace

Jul 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was large and very comfortable. We took advantage of the free laundry😀. The free breakfast was not what we expected for a hot breakfast but was just microwaveable items…No fruit or cereal. Both ice machines were not working, but the attendant filled our cooler for us.

10

Valisha

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean and comfortable

6

Melissa

Nov 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No hair dryer. Cream cheese spoiled for cream cheese. Shower had no shelves to put shampoo and stuff on. No TV because they were changing services. Never stay there again!

10

Morgan

Jan 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel and newly renovated! The place was quiet and room was large. The only cons is that the parking limited and for some reason the deadlock did not work.

8

Genesis

May 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The front staff was kind & helpful. The room was clean, had everything, & working AC. Parking was kinda limited. The key to the room did not work so I needed to have the front staff help me unlock it with her keycard to enter each time I went out. If it wasn’t for that, I’d give it a 5/5.

10

Christine

May 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, quiet place with free washing machines.

8

Tri

Apr 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Staff was nice. Laundry usage was free. Ice machine did not work; had to go to the office to get ice. Complementary breakfast was minimal

8

Nancy

Apr 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No hair dryer

8

Marjorie

Apr 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel. No hair dryer.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many found rooms very clean, but others reported dirty floors, stained linens, hair in bathrooms, leftover food, and occasional odors or pests.

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Yadira

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The restroom in the room we rented was dirty (it had hairs) and the floor was not swept good. The breakfast area was very dirty and it had no variety of items. The juice drinks were all out of order. The place was dirty with dirty tables. The lady who was in the front desk smelled like she just had a joint. I don't know how else to describe my experience. I hope this hotel improves to others can have a better experience. Thank you.

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Vic

Aug 30, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The carpets we’re disgusting, the first room we was checked into was dirty with hair on the floor and trash in the cans, the place has some very shady looking people going from room to room and car to car at all hours of the night and strong odors of weed smoke

10

Reece

Aug 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean!!

10

Kim

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect location! Super small, very convenient! The rooms were very clean and the beds are super comfy!

2

Gabriel

Apr 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very loud. Used condoms in the room and one of the beds was filthy.

10

Jessica

Feb 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

the room was excellent and clean

6

Jessica

Mar 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Checkin was delayed until 7:30pm due to shortstaffing and no employees to clean rooms. When I opened the door, the room was not clean. The linens had been changed but there was food debris on the counter and coffee stains on the table. The outer comforter had stains as well. Very poor cleaning and hygeine. I checked the bed for bugs but did confirm new linens, thankfully. The kitchette was in working order which was good. The shower took 5 whole minutes to retrieve hot water (I almost thought it was cold water only and I'm glad I waited). Very limited parking/ arrival after 7pm probably means no parking available. There is no street parking as an alternative. Lights on motel's outside stay on all night and there are no blackout curtains. AC unit is loud. Probably not a good idea to stay here more than one night as a road stop and only if you really need a discount. Bed was comfy despite the light and noise. Will stay elsewhere when I drive back home.

6

Jessica

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was dirty and had old food in it

2

Tabatha

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The floors were nasty. The room was not clean. All out a bad stay.

10

Cynthia

Apr 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean. Reasonably priced.

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Rooms

Rooms are recently updated, generally spacious and comfortable, but some guests faced loud HVAC or street noise and unstable Wi-Fi/TV, plus minor maintenance quirks.

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Dave

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice and remodeled. Loud heater…had to unplug it to sleep. But, it was clean and lit up at night made it safe.

10

Miglena

Jul 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great value motel. Seems to have been recently renovated, with spacious and clean rooms and overall facilities.

8

Noe

Aug 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Large, remodeled rooms with surprisingly comfortable bed. Friendly front desk staff, fridge, coffee maker, great a/c, good tv and clean. Could use another set of lamps and a better shower head, but for the price point it’s an excellent deal.

6

Daniel

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The rooms were newly renovated and looked nice. Very poor internet connection and the breakfast was minimal. Fresh fruit would be a great offering.

6

Julia

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had to change rooms 3 times due to squealing air conditioners, then the tv in the third room stopped working! The staff was helpful, the room was spotless, and the location was safe!

8

Juan

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Stayed with wife and son for two nights. Carpet had some stains. Beds were really comfortable. Overall stayed was good.

10

Carla

Apr 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Unexpectedly fantastic experience. The room was well designed, spacious and well kept with all the modern coveniences.

2

Cullen

May 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Place looked good, updated motel however there was a smoke alarm bagged up and taped and never got an answer if I should remove it or not; I don’t know seemed kind of hazardous to me. Hdmi/tv didn’t work nor did the coffee maker, WiFi was so slow it was unusable and the fridge was set so warm to save money yet spoiled all of our food. Sheets were dirty when we arrived and housekeeping never stopped by to tidy up. or clean the sheets.

6

Raeda

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was recently upgraded and of good quality. When we checked in we were first given a room that other people were using. Our second room’s door wouldn’t open. Our third room worked out well, but a bit unnerving to work through multiple rooms. Breakfast was poorly stocked both mornings. We ate earlier in the breakfast time, so not sure what the issue was there. No room service between nights.

8

Jaime

Sep 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It would have been 5 stars except no TV because their Internet was down and so were their phones and Wi-Fi. But still a nice hotel.

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Service

Service is inconsistent—several guests praised friendly, helpful staff, but many cited disorganized check-in, rooms not ready or occupied, recurring key-card problems, and occasional billing or refund issues.

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4

Karen

Oct 27, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Room not ready at 3:00 check-in time. Returned to check in at 4:00 and were given key to an occupied room. There was no soap in the room and we were told the hotel was out of soap. They sent someone to the store to buy us a bar of soap. Returned to room at 8 Pm and still no soap. Tried to call front desk but the phone was dead. Picked up a bar of soap from front desk and told them our tv wasn't receiving any signal. They were going to send someone to fix it. Nobody ever showed up. The next morning we left the room for the day. Returned at 6 PM and the room hadn't been cleaned. Complimentary breakfast was worthless....they didn't even have any coffee going. Overall not a bad room, but the hotel is a hot mess.

10

David

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff, very helpful and friendly. Room was clean and well maintained.

6

Emory

Jul 7, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Door key problems too frequently

2

Becky L

Oct 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

No one was there to check us in. We had to wait an hour and two others had been waiting longer. Cold leftover coffee from last night. Breakfast, well see.... my pictures. While waiting I used the bathroom there was no paper in the stall, no soap in the dispenser. This place has a lot of potential but is very poorly run. ☹️ The 4 of us will not stay here again.

8

Genesis

May 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The front staff was kind & helpful. The room was clean, had everything, & working AC. Parking was kinda limited. The key to the room did not work so I needed to have the front staff help me unlock it with her keycard to enter each time I went out. If it wasn’t for that, I’d give it a 5/5.

2

Rhiannon

Aug 29, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Do not stay here. I have stayed a few times through out the summer for work. My last 2 stays I have been double charged. Resolution does not come promptly. Both times I have paid on Hotels.com before my stay then once again charged for the same stay on my debit card, once during my stay and another the day after I have already checked out. I have receipts of payments made prior to my stay and I am continued to be double charged. This is such a disappointment and frustrating situation this hotel continues to put me in. Save yourself the frustration and DO NOT STAY HERE.

8

Eddy

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was a very confusing. The hotel had me checked in the previous day of my reservation, and someone was already in my room. However, I was accommodated with a room. Extending my stay was attempted by a staff member who obviously had no business behind the desk. Couldn’t answer any questions and only response was “That’s just how they do it.” Who is they? You’re at the desk! It was extremely inadequate. However, the room was good. Spacious somewhat clean. Cleaning staff wasn’t very thorough and inconsistent. I’d say overall 5/10.

2

Ronnie

Oct 7, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Do not recommend. We showed up with a prepaid reservation to be told they were full. No rooms and no help to solve the problem. They wouldn't issue a refund on site. With no manager on duty, they took our name and the name of another they were turning away and said they maybe issue refunds the next day. Bad way to do business.

6

Jessica

Mar 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Checkin was delayed until 7:30pm due to shortstaffing and no employees to clean rooms. When I opened the door, the room was not clean. The linens had been changed but there was food debris on the counter and coffee stains on the table. The outer comforter had stains as well. Very poor cleaning and hygeine. I checked the bed for bugs but did confirm new linens, thankfully. The kitchette was in working order which was good. The shower took 5 whole minutes to retrieve hot water (I almost thought it was cold water only and I'm glad I waited). Very limited parking/ arrival after 7pm probably means no parking available. There is no street parking as an alternative. Lights on motel's outside stay on all night and there are no blackout curtains. AC unit is loud. Probably not a good idea to stay here more than one night as a road stop and only if you really need a discount. Bed was comfy despite the light and noise. Will stay elsewhere when I drive back home.

6

Raeda

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was recently upgraded and of good quality. When we checked in we were first given a room that other people were using. Our second room’s door wouldn’t open. Our third room worked out well, but a bit unnerving to work through multiple rooms. Breakfast was poorly stocked both mornings. We ate earlier in the breakfast time, so not sure what the issue was there. No room service between nights.

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Location

Convenient spot near downtown restaurants and the river, with several reviews using it as a base for Carlsbad Caverns; a few noted street noise at night.

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Kent

Mar 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff, good location although just off the strip. Clean with comfortable bed. You could see that they had recently did some updates. Finding it was a little challenging at first and parking was a little challenging depending on where your room was. Good restaurant options within walking distance.

8

Jessie Mae

Oct 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This property was conveniently located right in the middle of town so close to restaurants and grocery stores. Check-in and parking were both really easy. The room was clean, quiet and spacious with a refrigerator and microwave. Would definitely recommend if you're passing through town.

8

Michael

Feb 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and nicely updated. Staff is friendly and helpful. Conveniently located just a block off the main street through Carlsbad.

10

Flordeliz

Aug 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly host . Only 20 minutes to Carlsbad Cavern. Clean and spacious room.

10

Elizabeth

Apr 28, 2025

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Clean, comfortable, quiet night’s stay in a stylish room a reasonable drive from the Caverns (about 35min). Front desk staff was friendly and helpful. Breakfast was simple but did the job. Would stay here again.

8

Chad

Oct 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was close to downtown

8

James

Apr 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Newly renovated. Right downtown. Don’t let first impressions influence you.

8

Kenneth

May 1, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Conveniently located

10

Jonathan

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice rooms, good location.

10

Patrick

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I was surprised how clean and bright was the room. Very comfortable. Only a block to the main street and able to walk around downtown. A few minute drive to Albertson's grocery store. Convenient location for doing things in town and driving to Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

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Dining

Breakfast is very limited and frequently understocked or unavailable, often not matching what’s advertised; a few guests found it acceptable but most were disappointed.

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Yadira

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The restroom in the room we rented was dirty (it had hairs) and the floor was not swept good. The breakfast area was very dirty and it had no variety of items. The juice drinks were all out of order. The place was dirty with dirty tables. The lady who was in the front desk smelled like she just had a joint. I don't know how else to describe my experience. I hope this hotel improves to others can have a better experience. Thank you.

6

Willie

Sep 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room and staff nice and professional. Breakfast was very disappointing.

2

Tim

Jan 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Stayed two nights for business. Chose this hotel because of the "hot breakfast" was advertised. Not only was there no hot breakfast, but there was nothing at all. Not even coffee was made either morning. There were some pre-toasted bread slices in ziplock bags that I guess you could eat. The room appeared clean and the shower/bathroom worked well. The electronics in the room strangely were all unplugged (lamps, TV, etc.) WiFi was simple to connect to, but WiFi was not connected to the internet, so it was worthless. Very noisy road noise is clearly heard in the rooms, as well as occasional shouting from walkers by. Would not stay here again.

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Dolores

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A few things were off … no toilet paper holder, no soap dish in the shower, door stop was broken, tv was a challenge. To get working. The hot breakfast was some frozen stuff to microwave without instructions, and an empty coffee pot… we went to Macdonalds.

8

Stephen

Jan 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The rooms were nice, clean, and looked like they were recently updated. Location is good within walking distance to many restaurants. Receptionists were nice and friendly. 2 complaints: 1) The inn was advertised as having "free breakfast" but the breakfast left much to be desired. For example, there was cereal with no milk and a single package of store bought pancakes for everyone to share. 2) You can hear the cars with loud exhausts very clearly at night when they are racing down the streets.

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Daniel

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The rooms were newly renovated and looked nice. Very poor internet connection and the breakfast was minimal. Fresh fruit would be a great offering.

8

Susan

Mar 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

More variety at the breakfast bar would be nice.

10

Pamela

Jun 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is a beautifully updated hotel. Friendly staff, soft bed. No skimp on towels. Breakfast included a waffle machine. Great deal for the price. Love the window coverings with a blackout shade.

8

Charles

Mar 19, 2025

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It was ok. The property looks like it has been renovated in recent years and the rooms look nice. The breakfast was almost nothing, just a waffle maker, hostess mini muffins, instant oat packets, and some almost gone cheerios. They did have hot coffee though. Sheets on one of the beds looked unclean but other than that it was ok.

10

Kathy

Sep 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A very nice place to stay. No complaints! A real good Mexican Restaurant down the road. Breakfast had a few options with Waffles, bread, pastry, hot & cold cereal.

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 $88	2 $87	3 $87	4 $87	5 $86	6 $103	7 $106
8 $86	9 $90	10 $88	11 $87	12 $89	13 $107	14 $104
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		1 $86	2 $87	3 $91	4 $120	5 $122
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20 $92	21 $92	22 $90	23 $91	24 $89	25 $104	26 $106
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