Frugal Family: Shoe Shipping, Cranberry on the Cheap

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 is 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, FF was on it, and found online versions of direct-mail coupons. We rounded up some good steals like how to pay a lot, lot less for that DVD your little girl wants. Check it out:

CARPET CLEANING WIZARDS

Deal: $99 for a whole-house carpet cleaning with a special printable Val-Pak coupon.

Good through: April 5

CHEAP CRANBERRY

Deal: $1.95 for Ocean Spray Cranberry drinks at Safeway.com, with downloaded coupon

Good through: Saturday

STUDIO GROW BIRTHDAY PARTY SALE

Deal: Save $25 on two-hour parties (regular price $400, on sale for $375)

Save $100 on three-hour parties (regular price $600, on sale for $500)

Good through: Oct. 1

DISNEY’S TANGLED ON DVD

Deal: Pay only $16.96 for the DVD, out March 29, when you pre-order  online from Walmart. Save more than $13!

Good through: Ongoing

LOW SHIPPING ON SHOES

Deal: Flat-rate shipping of $5.95 on any online order from Payless Shoe Source.

Good through: Ongoing