Frugal Family: Sears, Home Depot, Americana Diner

This week's Frugal Family has deals galore at your favorite stores, as well some favorite local restaurants where you can bring the whole family.

Check out the hottest specials in Monmouth County and make sure to visit your local family-run businesses as well; they are the heart and soul of our neighborhoods and what makes each local area unique.

If you know of any great deals in your town, post them in the comments section.

• 300 Trotters Way, Freehold
• 3700 Route 35, Hazlet
• 1334 Lakewood Road, Toms River

Get 10 percent off your first in-store purchase when you open a Home Depot credit card, as well as 10 percent off all appliances $397 or more with free delivery and haul away included.

Select appliances are also now up to 25 percent off, with big savings on refrigerators! Home Depot is also offering $5 off a gallon and $20 off a five-gallon can of paint on brands like Glidden, Behr and Martha Stewart Living.

• 495 Prospect Avenue, Little Silver

Go to giannispizzeria.com and print out a coupon for $2 off a purchase of $15 or more for this place of all things fabulous and pizza-filled. Check out their Neopolitan and Sicilian pizzas, and don't forget their amazing Grandma's Pizza (thin crust Sicilian with homemade tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, garlic and basil).

Remember when an Italian ice was all it took to make everything okay in the world, despite the heat? Feel like a kid again! Go to Gianni's Pizzeria to enjoy some Uncle Louie G's Italian Ice.

• 3710 Hwy 9, Freehold
• Routes 35 and 36, Eatontown

Men's screened and solid tees, two pairs of flip-flops, and St. John's Bay tanks are each on sale at JCPenney for $4.99.

Get Junior's Arizona swim separates for $7.99 and kids mix and match bottoms for $3.99. Take a step out of the clothing department to check out standard and queen Hunk pillows for $4.99.

You can also save up to 40 to 60 percent on furniture and mattresses. While you're making your way through the store, Be sure to check out their red-zone clearance, with an extra 80 percent off already marked down items.

• 3710 Route 9, Freehold
• 1500 Route 35, Middletown

Sears is now offering 30 percent off all Kenmore appliances. All patio and decor is also on sale, with free shipping on orders over $249. Take an extra 15 percent off shoes and jewelery.

Sears is now offering a Come Back Cash Promo, featuring $10 off your next purchase when you spend $50 or more on apparel and home fashions. Get an extra 30 percent off clearance family clothing, accessories and intimates.

You can also earn $20 off your next purchase when you spend $100 or more in fine jewelry and household goods. 

• 1160 Route 35, Shrewsbury

Head over to the beautiful Americana Diner in Shrewsbury. Open seven days a week, they are there to give you the best food to satisfy your hunger.

The restaurant is a classic styled diner, with a large neon sign and a glass block vestibule. The menu offers a wide array of plentiful choices, so you will never be bored with the same old offerings.

There are also mouth-watering pies cakes and pastries that are baked daily in their own ovens, on the premises. (Hint: check out the cheesecake, fruit pies and strudel — YUM!)