Five Great Deals To Stretch The Family Budget

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars.

This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money.

You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box.

Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together.

This week, our Frugal Family expert scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on affordable ways to save on baby items, dine with local celebrities, beautify your home, back up your files and stock up on sweets.

1. Baby Deals: CVS (www.cvs.com)

702 Chestnut St., Emmaus, 314 W. Emaus Ave., Allentown, 958 S. Krocks Rd., Allentown

Deal: FREE Stroller when you spend $25 on select baby products.

(A $17.99 value with CVS card. Limit 1.)

Select products include:

• Huggies Snug & Dry or Little Movers Diapers (on sale for $20 for 59-96 ct.)
• Huggies or Pampers wipes (2 for $5 for 64-72 ct.)
• Johnson’s baby powder, oil, lotion, wash or shampoo (on sale for $3)
• Desitin cream (on sale for $3)
• Gerber Good Start formula (on sale for $20 for 24-25.7 oz.)
• Select Playtex baby accessories (on sale for $4.50)
• CVS brand women’s prenatal vitamins + DHA (on sale for $7.50)

Good through: Saturday, March 12

2. Dining Out: The Meadows (www.themeadowsgrove.com)

1770 Meadows Road, Hellertown

Deal: All-You-Can Eat Buffet for just $6. Fun food that even the kids love.

• While there, meet your favorite players from the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks every Monday from 5-7pm and get their autographs.
• Every Monday in March, “Magic Mike” will be there with magic for all.
• Kids under five eat free!
• Older kids who come with the family on Mondays and wear their boy or girl scout uniform eat FREE from 5-7pm.

Good through: Every Monday and Tuesday (11am – 8pm); also Wednesdays from 4-8pm starting March 16.

3. Home Decor: Kim’s Kountry Kreations (www.kimskountrykreations.com)

6 S. 4th Street, Emmaus

Deal: Moving Sale. Kim is relocating from her current spot on the Triangle to 312 Main St., Emmaus. She will be open until April 17th and will re-open at her new location on April 30th. Some highlights of the sale include:

• Furniture, Century paints, berry garlands, and Judy Condon books at rock bottom prices (up to 30%)
• Everything else in the store, with the exception of new spring merchandise, is 50% off regular price.
• Please note: Customer Appreciation Punch Cards nor Gift Certificates will be honored during this sale. However, they will be honored at the new location.
• Payment methods: Cash or Credit only. All sales are final. No refunds, returns or store credit will be issued during the sale.

Good through: March 4 – April 17

4. Computer Supplies: Office Depot (www.officedepot.com)

 480 SO Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown

Deals:

• Toshiba 1TB External Desktop Hard Drive – Just $59.99 (reg. $99.99 – Save $40!)

While supplies last. No rainchecks.

• This week only get 50% back in rewards on select paper, storage and binders.

Includes: Office Depot Copy Paper, Letter & Legal Storage Totes, Bankers Box Recycled Stor/File Storage Boxes (10-pk), and Wilson Jones 1” Single Touch Locking D-Ring View Binders

Good through: Saturday, March 12 or while supplies last

5. Sweet Deals: Redner’s Warehouse Market (www.rednersmarkets.com)

2323 Lehigh St., Allentown; 7150 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown.

Support Tastykake! Tastykake, a local favorite desserts, was recently close to shutting down. Now that it’s been saved, show your support and stock up while Redner’s offers this great sale.

Deal: Select varieties of Family Pack Tastykake Snack Cakes – Get 5 for just $10 (save $9.95 on five)!

Excludes Sensables & Doublicious varieties.

Good through: Saturday, March 12