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Have they got a deal for you! How a visit to Algonquin can save a bundle

Everyone likes to save money. But not everyone knows about how Algonquin College can be one of Ottawa's best-kept secrets when it comes to finding bargains.

College offers massages, meals, makeovers and more at a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere

CBC Radio's Giacomo Panico shows us the various deals to be found at Algonquin College

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Massages, meals, makeovers and more available at Algonquin College at a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere

Everyone likes to save money. But not everyone knows about one of Ottawa's best-kept secrets when it comes to finding bargains: Algonquin College.

As part of their course work, students provide all sorts of services at cut-rate prices: A consultation and full massage for about a third of what you would pay elsewhere. Half-price facials. The list goes on and on. What's more, all of the services are supervised by faculty.

In the video above, Giacomo Panico, host of CBC Radio's In Town and Out, gives us a first-hand taste of what's on offer and the sort of big savings to be found.

Giacomo Panico, host of CBC Radio's In Town and Out, enjoys the refreshing benefits of an avocado facial at the Algonquin College Salon & Spa. Experience a range of spa and hair treatments at discount prices. (Danny Globerman/CBC)

So, just how do you take advantage of all these bargains? Here are the links. Enjoy.